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Town of Shapleigh, ME
York County
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New Laws (4) Index
[Amended 3-14-1981 ATM by Art. 4]
No person shall sponsor, promote, sell tickets to, permit on his property or otherwise conduct a mass outdoor gathering which may, will or is intended to attract a continued attendance at such gathering of 250 or more persons for two or more hours until a permit therefor has been obtained from the Selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen shall issue a permit for a mass outdoor gathering unless it finds the standards in this chapter are not met. When considering the issuance of a permit, the Board of Selectmen may seek advice from the Fire Chief, Code Enforcement Officer, Health Officer and such other officials or persons as it deems necessary.
The Board of Selectmen, in denying a permit, shall find that one or more of the standards set forth in this chapter have not been met.
A. 
A permit application to hold one or more mass outdoor gatherings shall be submitted to the Town Clerk at least 20 days prior to the first outdoor gathering contemplated. The permit application shall contain the information described in Article III and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable permit fee of $250. The fees specified in this chapter shall be waived in regard to fairs, exhibitions and similar events held by agricultural societies and associations, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America activities, military activities or to public school organizations.
B. 
Within seven days after consideration of the permit application, the Board of Selectmen shall either:
(1) 
Issue a permit to the operator; or
(2) 
Deny a permit to the operator, which denial shall be in writing and shall set forth with specificity the reasons for such denial, together with a list of steps which, if followed by the operator, would result in a permit being issued.
C. 
If the Board of Selectmen fails to either issue the permit or send such notice of denial, a permit shall be deemed to have been denied. A party aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Selectmen may appeal under Rule 80B, Review of Administrative Action, of the Rules of Civil Procedure.