§ 85-2. Block party permits.

Provided that a request meets the criteria set forth in this section, the Town Board hereby delegates to the Town Clerk the authority to issue block party permits:

A. 

The request must be made at least four weeks before the proposed date.

B. 

The request must be made by an individual resident of the street and include that resident's address and both home telephone number and a telephone number where the individual can be reached during regular business hours.

C. 

The request shall include the date and rain date.

D. 

No more than two requests may be granted for each block during any one calendar year.

E. 

The request shall state the hours of operation, but in no event shall a permit be granted for a block party commencing before 10:00 a.m. or terminating after 11:00 p.m. when the day following the block party is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, or terminating after 10:00 p.m. when the day following the block party is a regular workday.

F. 

The request shall indicate which intersections are to be blocked, and no request may be granted by the Clerk which requests the blocking of any state or county roads or other major thoroughfares in the Town which, in the opinion of the Town Clerk, would be severely disruptive of traffic in or about the proposed site.

G. 

The request shall specifically indicate whether any of the intersections to be blocked are controlled by traffic lights.

H. 

The request shall include a sketch of the area involved showing the various intersections.

I. 

The request shall be accompanied by a petition of the signatures and addresses of residents on the subject street. The Clerk shall not issue a permit unless the petition contains signatures representing at least 85% of the homes to be included by the permit.

J. 

The applicant shall furnish a certified check in the sum of $100 to guarantee the cleanup performance on the part of the applicant or his agent. The applicant consents to allow the Town of Babylon to apply said sum of $100 towards cleanup upon failure of the applicant to do so in the time required therefor. In no event shall any portion of said cleanup fee be refunded until the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works shall have inspected the block and approved of the release of said fee or the balance remaining.

[Added 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992; amended 9-7-1994 by L.L. No. 26-1994]

K. 

No block party shall charge a fee for any item, including but not limited to admission, food or beverage.

[Added 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]

L. 

The Police Department and any other law or code enforcement entity shall have the authority to order termination of the block party for violation of the conditions of the permit or for violation of any Town, county or state law or ordinance.

[Added 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]

Amended 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992