For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR. The Harnett County Health Director or his or her authorized representative.
MASS GATHERING. The congregation or assembly in which admission is charged in reasonable contemplation of profit of more than 500 people for a continuous period of more than six hours in an open space or open air, or in permanent buildings or structures. A MASS GATHERING in a permanent building or structure shall include only those assemblies which by reason of their size the county’s Health Director determines to be likely to pose a threat to public health, safety, or welfare through unsatisfactory provision of adequate public safety, fire, and sanitary facilities. A MASS GATHERING shall not include an event sponsored by a school or other agency of government or any private school when the assembly is of a size and scope such that there is a reasonably apparent capability to service the needs of that assembly without threatening the public health, welfare, or safety, as determined by the county’s Health Director.
PERMITTEE. Any person who is issued a permit under this chapter by the county’s Health Director.
PERSON. Any person, firm, corporation, or legal entity.
(Ord. passed 7-21-1975)