§ 27-1. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.

A.

Any person or organization desiring to hold any event, i.e. concert, race, walkathon, fair, carnival, festival, celebration, show, or other similar event in or upon any public grounds or private property, park or road of the Borough must first apply for, and obtain a permit from the Borough Clerk in accordance with the requirements of Section 27-2 of this chapter. Any such concert, race, walkathon, fair, carnival, festival, celebration, show, or other similar event, which is likely to require the expenditure of Borough resources in the form of the Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Public Works, Recreation Department and/or Emergency Medical Services salaries, wages, or other expense, shall constitute a special event. To obtain a permit for a special event, the applicant shall also satisfy the requirements of Section 27-3 of this chapter.

B.

In order to further define "a special event" the following shall be inclusive: closing of a public street; the blocking or restriction of public property; the sale of merchandise, food, or beverages on public property or on private property where otherwise prohibited by ordinance; the installation of a stage, band shell, trailer, van, portable building, grandstand, or bleachers on public property, or on private property where otherwise prohibited by ordinance; the placement of portable toilets on public property, or on private property where otherwise prohibited by ordinance; or placement or temporary "no parking" signs on a public right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 162-11, 7-25-2011; Ord. No. 192-12, 9-24-2012)