The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that special events
are conducted in a manner which promotes and protects the health,
safety, and general welfare of attendees and neighbors of special
events, and ensures that Town services are available as needed.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EVENT PLANNER
The person in authority over the event. Must be available
to make decisions on behalf of the organization throughout the event.
RECURRING SPECIAL EVENT
A.
A series of special events of the same type planned by the same
organization and all held at the same location.
B.
Examples of recurring special events:
(1)
Farmer's market (held weekly at the same location).
(2)
Eden weekly summer concert series (held at school but not sponsored
by school).
SPECIAL EVENT
A.
Any event in the Town of Eden planned by a person, business,
or organization, which is outside of normal day-to-day business, and/or
which may require community resources such as police, fire, emergency
squad, or Highway Department.
B.
Excluded from this definition: school-sponsored events and private
events held on residential property.
C.
Examples of special events:
(4)
Benefit event for an organization.
SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT
A document approved by the Town of Eden Code Enforcement
Officer to allow a special event or recurring special event to take
place.
There is no fee for a special event or a recurring special event.
This special event code shall be enforced by Town of Eden Police
Department and/or the Code Enforcement Officer.
The penalty for conducting a special event without having a
valid special event permit is up to $250 per event-day.