(A) No person may hold, commence, or advertise a special event which is expected by the sponsors thereof to draw a crowd of more than 100 participants and/or spectators until such time as a permit is applied for and issued in accordance with this chapter.
(B) (1) Any applicant who desires to sponsor a special event is encouraged to submit a complete application for a special event permit, including a site plan depicting existing facilities and proposed temporary facilities and activities, as soon as possible prior to the scheduled start of the event but shall submit such application at least 60 days prior to the scheduled start of the event.
(2) In the event such aforementioned determination is made, application approval preference shall be granted to applicants based on the date the application was accepted by the town.
(C) The town shall review the application for completeness and notify the applicant of any incomplete items within five working days of the receipt of the application. The town shall approve, approve with modifications or conditions, or deny the application within ten working days of receipt of a complete application. The Town Manager may deny the issuance of a special event permit to an applicant when, among other things, the application contains a misrepresentation, false or misleading statement, evasion or suppression of a material fact, does not comply with all other applicable town ordinances, or when the event for which a permit is sought is unlawful or constitutes a public nuisance. A decision of the Town Manager to deny an application under this division shall be subject to appeal to the Town Council as provided in § 95.09.
(Ord. 12-04, passed 7-5-2012) Penalty, see § 95.99