The following minimum requirements shall be met:
(A) Security personnel. The licensee shall employ at his or her own expense such security personnel as are necessary and sufficient to provide for the adequate security and protection of the maximum number of attendees at the assembly and for the preservation of order and protection of property in and around the site of the assembly.
(B) Restroom facilities. The licensee shall provide lavatory and drinking water facilities constructed, installed, and maintained in accordance with applicable state and local law. All lavatories shall be provided with hot and cold water and soap and paper towels. The number and type of facilities required shall be determined, on the basis of the number of attendees, in the following manner:
Facilities | Male | Female |
Toilets | 1:300 | 1:200 |
Urinals | 1:100 | |
Lavatories | 1:200 | 1:200 |
Drinking Fountains | 1:500 | |
(C) Food service. If food service is made available on the premises, it shall be delivered only through concessions licensed and operated in accordance with the provisions of Act 269 of Public Acts of 1968, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in accordance with any other applicable state or local law.
(D) Liquid waste disposal. The licensee shall provide for liquid waste disposal in accordance with all rules and regulations pertaining thereto established by the Thumb District Health Department.
(E) Solid waste disposal. The licensee shall provide for solid waste storage on, and removal from, the premises. Storage shall be in approved, covered, fly-tight and rodent-proof containers, provided in sufficient quantity to accommodate the number of attendants.
(F) Access and traffic control. The licensee shall provide for ingress to and egress from the premises so as to insure the orderly flow of traffic onto and off of the premises. Access to the premises shall be from a highway or road which is a part of the county system of highways or which is a highway maintained by the State of Michigan. Traffic lanes and other space shall be provided, designated, and kept open for access by ambulance, fire equipment, and other emergency vehicles.
(G) Parking. The licensee shall provide a parking area sufficient to accomodate all motor vehicles, but in no case shall he or she provide less than one automobile space for every two attendees.
(H) Camping and trailer parking. A licensee who permits attendants to remain on the premises between the hours of 2:00 a.m, and 6:00 a.m. shall provide for camping and trailer parking and facilities in accordance with applicable provision of state law.
(I) Illumination. The licensee shall provide electrical illumination of all occupied areas sufficient to insure the safety and comfort of all attendants. The licensee’s lighting plan shall be approved by the Township Building Inspector.
(J) Insurance. Before the issuance of a license, the licensee shall obtain public liability insurance of not less than $300,000 and property damage insurance of not less than $25,000.
(K) Bonding. Before the issuance of a license, the licensee shall obtain a surety bond in an amount set by the Township Board, not in excess of $50,000, conditioned upon the licensee’s faithful compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter and all applicable provisions of state or local law, and which shall indemnify the township, its agents, officers, and employees and the township against any loss, injury, or damage whatever arising out of the assembly and which shall indemnify the owners of property adjoining the assembly site for any costs attributable to cleaning up and/or removing debris, trash, or other waste resultant from the assembly.
(L) Fire protection. The licensee shall, at his or her own expense, take adequate steps as determined by the Fire Chief, to insure fire protection.
(M) Sound producing equipment, including but not limited to, public address systems, radios, phonographs, musical instruments and other recording devices, shall not be operated on the premises of the assembly so as to be unreasonably loud or raucous, or so as to be a nuisance or disturbance to the peace and tranquility of the citizens of the township.
(N) Any program at an outdoor assembly shall terminate no later than 2:00 a.m.
(O) Miscellaneous. Prior to the issuance of a license, the Township Board may impose any other conditions reasonably calculated to protect the health, safety, welfare and property of attendants or of citizens of the township.
(Ord. 2, passed 6-13-1979)