As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BOROUGH COUNCIL
The Council of the Borough of Crafton, or its authorized designee.
PERSON IN CHARGE OF PROPERTY
An agent, occupant, lessee, contract purchaser or person other than
the owner having possession or control of property.
PUBLIC GATHERING
All assemblies of people for the purpose of public amusement reasonably
anticipated to number more than 1,000 for a continuous period of four hours
or more, more than 10% of whom will assemble outdoors or in structures specially
constructed, erected or assembled for the gathering, whether or not an admission
fee is charged.
SPONSOR
Any natural person, association, partnership firm, corporation, joint
venture, or any other legal entity whatsoever, who initiates, organizes, promotes,
permits, conducts or causes to be advertised a public gathering.
The applicants shall submit with their application financial security, in a form and amount acceptable to the Borough Solicitor and in compliance with the requirements of Chapter
107, Financial Security, hereof, to save and protect Borough streets, pavements, bridges, road signs and all other Borough property from any and all damage that might be caused by vehicles, employees, or participants in the public gathering, and to be used, if necessary, to restore the premises where such public gathering is held to a sanitary and neat condition and pay all charges and losses to the Borough for damages to the streets, pavements, bridges and all other Borough property.
A. Should the permitted public gathering necessitate that
the Borough deploy or employ additional personnel as a direct result of the
public gathering, such added expense shall be recoverable from the principals
and/or their indemnitor. Any cash deposit or its balance provided as financial
security will be returned to the applicants upon final audit of the Borough
as to what damages, if any, occurred and what deployment and employment of
personnel, if any, was necessitated.
B. The property owner or person in charge of the property
making application shall sign as an additional indemnitor, to insure against
damage to streets, pavements, bridges, road signs, and all other Borough property,
to meet costs of the Borough for deploying or employing personnel directly
attributable to the conduct of the public gathering, and to insure that the
property will be restored to a sanitary condition.
All facilities, including stage, to be specially assembled, constructed,
or erected for the public gathering must be in place at least 24 hours before
the commencement of the public gathering and be approved by the Borough Code
Official/Building Inspector.
This chapter shall in no way be a substitute for, nor eliminate the
necessity of, complying with any and all state laws, rules and regulations,
county and Borough ordinances which are now, or may in the future be, in effect
which pertain to the conduct of public gatherings.