Township of Maplewood, NJ
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2023-11-21
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 206 Public Property, Use of
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Article III Permit Procedure for Block Parties Held on Township Property
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Administration of Government
- Ch 10 Alliance Committee
- Ch 14 Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts
- Ch 17 Claims Approval and Payment
- Ch 19 Community Board on Police
- Ch 20 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Cooperative Pricing
- Ch 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Defense and Indemnification of Officials
- Ch 32 Department of Health
- Ch 34 Domestic Violence Crisis Intervention Team
- Ch 36 Energy
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 40 Green Team
- Ch 41 (Reserved)
- Ch 43 Insurance Fund Commission
- Ch 44 Maplewood Arts Council
- Ch 44A Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy
- Ch 45 Municipal Housing Liaison
- Ch 47 Open Space Trust Fund Advisory Committee
- Ch 48 Payments and Applications to Township
- Ch 49 Pool Advisory Committee
- Ch 51 Project Labor Agreements
- Ch 53 Environmental Advisory Committee
- Ch 56 Resolutions, Adoption of
- Ch 58 Retirement
- Ch 59 Seniors Advisory Committee
- Ch 60 Shared Municipal Services Advisory Committee
- Ch 62 Sustainability Committee
- Ch 63 (Reserved)
- Ch 65 Volunteer Incentives
- Ch 67 (Reserved)
- Ch 72 Youth Advisory Committee
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 75 Alarms
- Ch 79 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 83 Amusement Devices
- Ch 87 Bed-And-Breakfasts
- Ch 89 Body Art Establishments, Licensing of
- Ch 93 Building Construction
- Ch 97 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 98 Cannabis Businesses
- Ch 100 Checkout Bags
- Ch 102 Cranes
- Ch 103 (Reserved)
- Ch 107 Affordable Housing Development Fees
- Ch 110 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 113 Dogs, Cats and Other Animals
- Ch 117 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 119 Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment and Make-Ready Parking Spaces (Evse)
- Ch 123 Fees
- Ch 124 Fee Discounts
- Ch 125 Filming
- Ch 126 Firearms
- Ch 127 Fire Prevention
- Ch 133 Garage Sales
- Ch 137 Gasoline Service Stations, Repair Garages, Convenience Stores With Fueling Stations, and Fueling Stations
- Ch 141 Graffiti
- Ch 147 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 147A Health and Sanitation
- Ch 148 Heating Equipment
- Ch 149 (Reserved)
- Ch 150 Housing, Affordable
- Ch 153 Insurance
- Ch 155 Jitneys; Commuter Parking
- Ch 157 Lawn Maintenance Businesses
- Ch 158 Lead-Based Paint
- Ch 159 Leaf Blowers, Gas-Powered
- Ch 161 Licensing
- Ch 165 (Reserved)
- Ch 166 Massage Businesses
- Ch 171 Motor Vehicle Dealers
- Ch 175 Multiple-Dwelling Units
- Ch 181 Noise
- Ch 185 Obscene Materials
- Ch 187 Outdoor Dining
- Ch 189 Packaging Practices
- Ch 191 Parental Responsibility
- Ch 193 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 197 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 201 Pool- and Billiard Rooms
- Ch 203 Property Maintenance
- Ch 204 Property, Transfer of
- Ch 205 Registration of Foreclosure Mortgages and Vacant Property
- Ch 206 Public Property, Use of
- Ch 206 Art III Permit Procedure for Block Parties Held on Township Property
- § 206-10 Definitions.
- § 206-11 Permit required.
- § 206-12 Issuance of permit; conduct of event.
- § 206-13 Appeals.
- § 206-14 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 207 Public Recreational Bathing Facilities
- Ch 209 Rental Properties
- Ch 210 Retail Establishements
- Ch 212 Right-Of-Way and Site Construction
- Ch 213 Riparian Buffer Conservation Zones
- Ch 215 Sales, Going-Out-Of-Business and Altered-Goods
- Ch 219 School Property, Use of
- Ch 223 Sewers
- Ch 227 Shade Trees
- Ch 231 Shopping Carts
- Ch 232 Sight Triangles
- Ch 233 Skateboards and Roller Skates
- Ch 234 Smoking
- Ch 235 Solid Waste
- Ch 237 Special Improvement Districts
- Ch 237A Steep Slopes
- Ch 237B Street Address Numbers
- Ch 238 Stormwater Management
- Ch 239 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 243 Swimming Pools
- Ch 247 Tobacco, Sale of
- Ch 248 Taxation
- Ch 249 Taxicabs
- Ch 250 Telecommunications Equipment
- Ch 251 Towing and Storage Services
- Ch 253 Trailers
- Ch 254 Tree Removal Businesses
- Ch 255 Vaping Products
- Ch 257 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 258 Vehicles, Low-Speed
- Ch 259 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 261 Vending Machines, News
- Zoning and Land Use Regulations
- Ch 271 Zoning and Development Regulations
- Ch 272 Zoning Review and Permits
- Ch 273 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 274 Communication Facilities Right-Of-Way Permits
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 276 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 282 Administration and Enforcement
- Ch 290 Animals
- Ch 305 Food Establishments; Fees for Records
- Ch 313 Housing Standards
- Ch 319 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 323 Child-Care Centers
- Ch 332 Vending Machines
- Appendix
- Ch A336 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A337 Telephone Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 9-19-2006 by Ord. No. 2370-06]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A gathering of local neighborhood residents held without
charge and intended to be attended by local neighborhood residents
held not more than one time per year where the participants contribute
food and beverages and/or pay a small fee to cover the costs of same,
and which is held to foster neighborhood well being and comradery.
Any and every public street, public building, highway, sidewalk,
square, public park or playground or any other public place within
the Township of Maplewood ("the Township") which is within the jurisdiction
and control of the Township.
A.
No person or organization shall conduct a neighborhood
block party on Township property without first having obtained a permit
from the office of the Township Clerk, which permit shall set forth
the approved location of such event and the approved duration of such
event by specific reference to a date or dates, including set-up and
break-down. Said permit must be readily available for inspection by
Township officials at all times at the site of the event.
C.
A permit shall be valid to conduct events for the
period of time specified in the permit.
D.
There can be no change in the approved dates and times
once a permit has been issued.
A.
No permit shall be issued by the Township Clerk unless
applied for at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of the event;
provided, however, that the Township Clerk may waive the thirty-day
period if, in his/her judgment, the applicant has obtained all relevant
approvals.
B.
The Township Clerk may refuse to issue a permit whenever
he/she determines, on the basis of objective facts and after review
of the application and reports from the Police Department, Fire Department,
Building Department, Public Works Department, Health Department, Recreation
Department and other Township agencies involved, that the event, the
location and/or time set forth in the application would violate any
law or ordinance, unreasonably interfere with use and enjoyment of
neighboring properties, unreasonably impede the free flow of vehicular
or pedestrian traffic or otherwise adversely affect the public's health,
safety or welfare.
C.
Copies of the approved permit shall be sent to the
Township Committee, Police Department, Fire Department, Building Department,
Public Works Department, Health Department and Recreation Department.
D.
The permittee shall take all steps to minimize interference
with the free passage of pedestrians and traffic over Township property
and to comply with all lawful directions issued by the Maplewood Police
Department and Maplewood Fire Department.
E.
The permittee shall conduct the event in such a manner
as to minimize the inconvenience to neighboring property owners.
Any party aggrieved by the decision of the Township
Clerk in denying or revoking a permit may appeal said decision to
the Township Administrator.
A.
Any person or organization violating this article
or the rules and regulations promugated thereby, or the terms of the
permit, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
$1,250 per day. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each
day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
B.
Additionally, any person or organization violating
this article may be prohibited from securing an event permit in the
future.
