[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Sagaponack 10-15-2007 by L.L. No. 24-2007. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 4-15-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013[1]]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect, to
the extent reasonable, practicable and appropriate, the expectations
of homeowners in residential areas and/or districts to customary peace
and quiet by limiting activities which are likely to disrupt the peaceful
enjoyment of one's property or produce unexpected vehicular congestion.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also amended the title of this
chapter, which was previously Outdoor Assemblies.
No provision of this chapter shall apply to
a wedding of a property owner or a member of the property owner's
family, a funeral, a bar or bat mitzvah of a member of the property
owner's family or a similar traditional family assemblage limited
to invited guests in reasonable number. In no event shall this chapter
apply to any assemblage at a school licensed to operate by the State
of New York. The Board of Trustees may by resolution enlarge, as need
or circumstance requires, the aforesaid exemptions.
Any rodeo, circus, carnival, tent show, music
festival or similar outdoor (or within a tent or temporary structure)
performance is prohibited.
[Amended 6-9-2008 by L.L. No. 10-2008; 7-15-2008 by L.L. No.
11-2008; 4-15-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013; 5-18-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015; 11-20-2017 by L.L. No. 12-2017]
A.
Any persons(s),
corporation(s), association(s), groups or other entity seeking to
hold a gathering or assemblage of 50 or more persons on private property
shall submit to the Village Clerk, without fee, a letter of intent
stating the name of the event, the date and times of the event, the
location of the event, and the organization to benefit from the event
at least 120 days prior to the expected date of the event and simultaneously
notify, in writing, by certified mail, return receipt requested, each
improved adjacent property owner within 300 feet of the perimeter
of the proposed site of said gathering or assemblage, with proof of
notice by affidavit and return receipts to be submitted prior to issuance
of any permit.
B.
At least 60 days prior to the expected date of the event, an application for an assembly permit shall be filed with the Village Clerk, with the application and notice forms to be supplied by the Village Clerk. In no event shall there be more than one such gathering or assemblage per calendar year except if the private property is nonresidential. In no event shall any gathering or assemblage occur at any private property, whether residential or nonresidential, except upon issuance of a permit under § 150-5.
Any said registration shall be referred to the
Board of Trustees for consideration and approval or denial of a permit
to conduct said gathering or assemblage. The Board of Trustees may
require review of at least the following:
A.
Proposed method of providing off-street parking for
guests, including use of parking attendants and method of identifying
persons securing cars off site.
B.
Noise attenuation details controlling bands or similar
or other noise sources.
C.
Anticipated number of persons in attendance.
D.
Hours.
E.
Security personnel on site, if any, including method
of identifying such persons.
F.
Outdoor lighting, if any.
G.
Accumulation of garbage or litter and method and timing
of disposal.
H.
Impact on available sanitary disposal systems.
I.
Names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least
two persons who shall be responsible for the event and present at
the premises.
J.
Written executed consents from neighbors within the proximity described in § 150-4 above, if available. (Unavailability is not an impediment to approval.)
K.
Such other information as is reasonably requested
by the Board of Trustees.
[Added 6-9-2008 by L.L. No. 10-2008[1]]
The application for a permit shall be accompanied
by an application fee in amount(s) established by resolution of the
Board of Trustees from time to time and paid by the applicant to the
Village Clerk. Application fees may be waived at the Board’s
discretion.
Any person who conducts a gathering or assemblage
without a permit under this chapter shall be guilty of a violation
and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of $250 for each
violation.
