(A) No person shall have, hold, sponsor or cause to be had, held or sponsored or allow to be had, held or sponsored any special event without having first applied for and received a permit from the town, except as provided in § 95.04 of this chapter.
(B) All applications for special event permits must be made through the town’s Planning Department. A completed application must be submitted for each event proposed. No application shall be considered submitted until all information required on the application form has been provided.
(C) Applications for special event permits shall be submitted no less than 30 business days prior to the date of the special event. The Town Manager or his or her designee shall have the authority to reduce this time period for good cause shown. The appropriate fee in certified funds must accompany the application for it to be considered to have been considered submitted.
(D) The town’s Planning Department will forward special event applications for review by the Town Police Department, Town Fire Department, Town Public Services Department and/or other departments and agencies as needed based on the event parameters.
(E) Review comments on the application are due within seven days. If no comments are received within seven days, the application may be approved and the permit may be issued.
(F) For informational purposes, the following organizations may also be notified and/or require their own permits:
(1) State Department of Transportation (NCDOT);
(2) State Highway Patrol;
(3) Duplin County Health Department; and
(4) Duplin County Inspections.
(G) The town may set conditions for permit approval. The applicant may be required to pay for fire/medical standby and security/law enforcement for a permit to be approved. The applicant may be required to pay additional fees if town facilities/services are being used. The town may also require the rental of portable bathrooms, lighting, trash receptacles and/or other facilities based on the size and scope of the event.
(H) All special events must comply with any other local, state or federal laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the State Building Code, National Electric Code and ADA requirements.
(I) Any person or business that routinely has 1,000 or more persons in attendance must have a permanent special events permit issued for general operating conditions as well as an emergency operations plan filed with the Planning Department, except as provided in § 95.04 of this chapter. Any additional event that increases the attendance more than double shall require a new special event permit for that specific event or date, except as provided in § 95.08 of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 8-12-2021) Penalty, see § 95.99