(A) Required. No person, firm, corporation or organization shall participate in, advertise for or in any way promote, organize, control, manage, solicit, or induce participation in a block party unless a license has first been obtained from the village's Department of Parks and Recreation. No person, firm, corporation or organization shall violate any of the terms of this chapter or the terms or conditions of any license issued for a block party. No person, firm, corporation or organization may join or participate in any permitted activity under this chapter over the objection of the license holder or in any way interfere with the progress or orderly conduct of the block party.
(B) Application. An application for a license for a block party shall be made upon a form provided by the village's Department of Parks and Recreation and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, residence, business address, and phone number of each person and organization sponsoring the block party. If an organization, the application shall contain the names, residence and business addresses, and phone numbers of the president or chair thereof and all other persons:
(a) Having an interest or position of management or control such organization;
(b) Who are or will be engaged in organizing, promoting, controlling, managing or soliciting participation in such block party.
(2) The date, or dates, and beginning and ending hours of such temporary street closure;
(3) The block or intersection in which such closure will occur;
(4) The estimated number of persons who will participate;
(5) The purpose of the temporary street closure;
(6) Whether parking is requested to be restricted or prohibited during such closure;
(7) Whether any sound amplification equipment is proposed to be used, and if so, information describing such sound amplification. No sound amplification equipment shall be used in any way contrary to the applicable village ordinances on sound amplification equipment;
(8) Whether or not charity, gratuity, or offerings will be solicited or accepted, or sales of food, beverages or other merchandise will occur;
(9) Whether such temporary street closure will occupy all or only a portion of the street or intersection involved; and
(10) Such other information as the village deems reasonably necessary.
(C) Application; time of filing. All applications need to be processed at least 30 days prior to the event; accordingly, the applications must be filed at least 45 days prior to the desired date of such temporary street closure. Failure to file on time will constitute denial of a license.
(D) Conditions imposed. Any license granted under this chapter may contain conditions reasonably calculated to reduce or minimize the dangers and hazards to vehicular or pedestrian traffic and the public health, safety, tranquility, morals and welfare, including, but not limited to, changes in time, duration, number of participants, or noise levels and in the event that the event is intended to attract persons who do not reside in the immediate area, the village may also require insurance indemnification by the applicant.
(E) Standards for issuance. The village shall consider the following and all other information available when determining whether, in the exercise of the Director of Parks and Recreation, or their designee, to issue a license for temporary street closure:
(1) The applicant has not knowingly and with intent to deceive made any false, misleading or fraudulent statements of material fact in the application for a license or in any other document required pursuant to this chapter.
(2) The applicant has met the standards in this chapter and paid in advance any fee required and agrees to such conditions as are imposed by the license.
(3) The time, duration and size of the temporary street closure will not substantially disrupt the orderly and safe movement of other traffic.
(4) The temporary street closure is of a site or nature such that it will not require the diversion of so great a number of police officers of the village as to prevent normal police protection to the village.
(5) The concentration of persons will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection of or ambulance service to, areas contiguous to such street closure.
(6) The temporary street closure will not unduly interfere with the movement of firefighting equipment responding to a fire.
(7) The temporary street closure will not unduly interfere with the orderly operation of parks, hospitals, churches, schools or other public and quasi-public institutions in the village.
(F) Notice of issuance or denial. The village shall provide timely written notice of the issuance or denial of a license to the applicant. If a license is denied, the written notice shall state the reasons for denial.
(G) Appeal. Upon the denial of a license, the applicant may appeal to the Village Administrator.
(H) Waiver of time limitations. For good cause shown, the Director of Parks and Recreation or the Village Administrator may waive the time limitation established for filing an application or for filing an appeal.
(I) Revocation. Any license for a temporary street closure issued pursuant to this chapter may be revoked by the Village Administrator or his/her designee at any time when by reason of emergency, disaster, calamity, disorder, riot, extreme traffic conditions, violation of this chapter or of any license conditions or undue burden on public services, he/she determines, in his or her discretion, that the health, safety, tranquility, morals or welfare of the public or the safety of any property requires such revocation, Notice of revocation of a license shall be delivered in writing to at least one person named upon the license by personal service or by certified mail, or if the closure has commenced, orally, or in writing, by personal contact or service, or by telephone. Continuance of a temporary street closure after such notice has been delivered is unlawful.
(Ord. 2014-26, passed 6-16-14; Am. Ord. 2022-09, passed 2-22-22)