(A) Applicants for a license to conduct an outdoor assembly must submit a complete application to the Township Clerk at least 45 days prior to the date of the proposed assembly. Each application must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $1,000.
(B) At any point during the application review process, the township may require that the applicant place money into an escrow account with the township. If the township determines the escrow account needs replenishing and the applicant refuses to do so promptly, the township may suspend the application review and approval process until the applicant makes the required escrow deposit. If the applicant fails to replenish the escrow deposit as set forth above and the township continues the application review and approval process, then the applicant shall pay the township an amount equal to the costs in excess of any escrow amounts deposited by the applicant that the township incurred in the application and review process. Any moneys paid or deposited by an applicant which are not used or spent by the township shall be refunded to the applicant. Each application must minimally include the following:
(1) The applicant’s name, age, residence and mailing address; (Where the person making the application is a partnership, corporation or other association, this information must be provided for all partners, officers and directors, or members. Where the person is a corporation, a copy of the articles of incorporation must be filed, along with the names and addresses of all shareholders having financial interest greater than $500.)
(2) A statement of the kind, character and type of proposed assembly;
(3) The address, legal description and proof of ownership of the site at which the proposed assembly is to be conducted. Where ownership is not vested in the prospective licensee, the prospective licensee must submit an affidavit from the owner indicating consent to the use of the site for the proposed assembly;
(4) The date or dates and hours during which the proposed assembly is to be conducted;
(5) An estimate of the number of attendants expected at the assembly for each day it is conducted, along with a detailed explanation of the evidence of admission that will be used and of the sequential numbering or other method which will be used for accounting purposes;
(6) A map or maps of the overall site of the proposed assembly;
(7) A detailed explanation, including drawings and diagrams where applicable, of the prospective licensee’s plans to provide for the following:
(a) Police and fire protection;
(b) Food and water supply and facilities;
(c) Health and sanitation facilities;
(d) Medical facilities and services, including emergency vehicles and equipment;
(e) Vehicle access and parking facilities;
(f) Camping and trailer facilities;
(g) Lighting facilities;
(h) Communications facilities;
(i) Noise control and abatement;
(j) Facilities for clean up and waste disposal; and
(k) Insurance and bonding arrangements.
(8) Such other information identified by the township in writing.
(Prior Code, Ch. XXXVI, § 4) (Ord. 1-2014, passed 6-23-2014)