[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Laurel Hollow 10-12-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
No person shall assemble, demonstrate, or conduct a parade on
any public street in the Village, except as provided in this chapter.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A group of 10 or more persons gathering at a specific location
or locations for a period in excess of 30 minutes.
The individual who has been authorized by the applicant and
has agreed to be present at the event and to be responsible for the
good order and conduct of the event.
A public display of a feeling (as of approval, sympathy,
or antagonism) by three or more persons.
An assembly, demonstration, or parade.
Any march or procession of any kind, or other similar activity
consisting of five or more persons, five or more animals, or five
or more vehicles, or any combination thereof, in or upon any public
street.
Any police department with authority to act within the Village.
Any street, sidewalk, crosswalk, or alley open to the public
within the Village.
Any property owned by the Village, other than a public street,
that is not leased to another public entity.
A.
An application for an event permit shall be made, in writing, to
the Board of Trustees and shall include the following:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the person seeking to conduct
such event.
(2)
If the event is to be conducted for, on behalf of, or by an organization,
the name, principal address, and telephone number of the organization.
(3)
The name, address and telephone number of the contact person and
the cellular telephone number of the cellular telephone that the contact
person shall carry from one hour before until one hour following the
conclusion of the event.
(4)
The date and time when the event will commence and terminate.
(5)
The place of the event and, if applicable, the route to be traveled,
the starting point and the termination point of the event.
(6)
The approximate number of persons, animals (and types thereof), and
vehicles on behalf of the applicant which will constitute or otherwise
be involved within the Village with the event. No vehicles will be
allowed to park on any public street or on Village property.
(7)
Whether any amplified speech, music, or other sounds will be made
during the event. All such sounds must conform to the Village's
noise regulations.
(8)
If the event is a parade, the application shall state the approximate
interval of space between the units of the parade and the approximate
maximum distance from the front to the back of the parade.
(9)
The purpose of the event and such other information of which the
applicant is aware as may assist the Village in estimating the number
of observers and/or counterdemonstrators that may be expected so that
the Board of Trustees and the police may adequately prepare for the
event to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the residents
and others taking part in or in close proximity to the event.
(10)
Any pertinent history of prior events by the applicant, to the
extent that such history may be helpful to the Board of Trustees and
the police in adequately preparing for the event in order to protect
the health, welfare, and safety of the residents and others taking
part in or in close proximity to the event.
(11)
The application shall be signed by or on behalf of the applicant
and by the contact person. Both of such signatures shall be acknowledged
by a notary public.
B.
Applications for an event permit shall be made at least 30 days prior
to the proposed date, unless the applicant can show good cause why
the applicant could not reasonably comply with said requirement.
C.
Each event permit shall designate the location where the event may
be held, and, if applicable, the route through which the event may
move and include such conditions as to the time, place, and manner
of the event as the Board of Trustees and/or the police, in their
respective reasonable discretion, may deem appropriate to adequately
protect the health, welfare, and safety of the residents and others
taking part in or in close proximity to the event. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in the event permit, the Mayor
and/or the police are authorized to change the location(s) and/or
route(s) if, in the interest of public safety, the Mayor and/or the
police, in their respective reasonable discretion, find it appropriate
to do so.
D.
The Board of Trustees may, in its sole discretion, waive any of the
requirements set forth herein if it finds that such waiver will not
adversely impact the health, welfare, and safety of the residents
and others taking part in or in close proximity to the event or are
constitutionally required.
E.
In granting an event permit, the Board of Trustees may impose such
conditions as it believes reasonable to adequately protect the health,
welfare, and safety of the residents and others taking part in or
in close proximity to the event.
F.
The Board of Trustees shall issue any decision to reject an application
in writing, stating the grounds for rejecting the application.
A.
No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct, impede, or interfere
with any event that is being held in conformity with an event permit
issued pursuant to this chapter.
B.
The Mayor and the police shall have the authority to prohibit or
restrict the stopping, standing, and/or parking of vehicles along
a public street or part thereof constituting a part of or in close
proximity to an event. The Board of Trustees or the Mayor may order
the posting of signs to such effect, and it shall be unlawful for
any person to stop, stand, or park any vehicle in violation thereof.
C.
The Mayor and the police are hereby severally authorized to direct
the towing of any vehicle parked in violation of this section and
to collect any and all fees associated with the towing of the vehicle
from the vehicle's registered owner.
A.
A permittee under this chapter shall strictly comply with all permit
directions and conditions and with all applicable statutes, codes,
ordinances and rules and regulations and lawful directions of the
Mayor and the police.
B.
The contact person shall have immediate access to the cellular telephone,
the telephone number of which was set forth in the application for
the event permit, from one hour before until one hour following the
conclusion of the event. The cellular telephone shall be turned on,
in good condition, and sufficiently charged, so that the Village may
have full contact with the contact person from one hour before until
one hour following the conclusion of the event.
A.
In addition to the Board of Trustees, the Mayor shall have the authority
to revoke an event permit if, at any time, facts are brought to the
attention of the Board of Trustees or the Mayor that show that an
event does not, or will not, comply with the standards for issuance
as set forth in this chapter.
B.
In the case of an unforeseen accident or other unforeseen occurrence
or condition, or a violation of the event permit or the standards
for the issuance of the event permit set forth in this chapter, the
Mayor and/or the police may postpone or cancel an event if the Mayor
and/or the police believe it is reasonable to do so in order to adequately
protect the health, welfare, and safety of the residents and others
taking part in or in close proximity to the event.
A.
If an event permit is denied or if conditions imposed in the event
permit are deemed by the applicant to be unreasonable or unlawful,
the applicant may appeal the denial, or the conditions imposed, to
the Supreme Court of the State of New York pursuant to Article 78
of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules.
B.
If a permitted event is postponed or cancelled by the Mayor, police
or Board of Trustees or an event permit is revoked, the applicant
may appeal the postponement, cancellation, or revocation to the Supreme
Court of the State of New York pursuant to Article 78 of the New York
Civil Practice Law and Rules.
