In the review of the special event permit requests, the Chief of Police shall be guided by the following considerations:
(A) The number of permits issued and the area or areas for which these permits are issued in relation to crowd density, traffic control, the ability to protect persons and property, fire prevention and control, general safety and availability of town assets and resources to ensure the reasonable protection of the general public; and the disruption of normal business for merchants in the area;
(B) In those instances in which the Chief of Police, or designee, considers town resources to be insufficient to meet the above considerations, the Police Chief, or designee, may require the applicant for the permit to provide, at the applicant’s expense, town police officer(s) for the duration of the permit; and
(C) The Chief of Police, or designee, shall have the authority to designate the boundaries of any public street festival or special event area. To accommodate such an event, the Police Chief, or designee, is further authorized to temporarily close any public streets, sidewalks or other town-owned areas within the boundaries of any proposed special event.
(Ord. eff. 6-12-2010)