Tony's Bethany Beach Newsletter
March 19, 2010
Town Council Regular Monthly Meeting

Synopsis

This ordinance is a house-keeping amendment to clarify that Town-sponsored entertainment programs and Town-authorized concessions are exempt from all provisions of the ordinance. (As originally-drafted, such activities were identified as exempt in several sections of the ordinance but not all sections of the ordinance). Such activities do not need to be subject to the provisions of this ordinance because they are under the control of the Town either directly (the Town-sponsored entertainment programs) or indirectly (through contract with concessionaires) and the Town can impose appropriate limitations and requirements through those controls.

(Second Reading)  An Ordinance to Amend the Town Ordinance Entitled “Regulations Governing Use of the Town Bandstand and Plaza”  to Provide for “Special Events”     (Olmstead)

Synopsis

This ordinance amends the town ordinance entitled “Regulations Governing Use of the Town Bandstand and Plaza” by creating bandstand regulations for special events that occur no more than once annually and are of such a unique nature and/or will attract such a large number of participants so as to not be reasonably accommodated under the ordinance’s typical time and manner restrictions. Under this amendment, special events shall not occur between the hours of 10:00 pm and 6:00 am, shall not take place when the bandstand is scheduled for use by another person or group or Town-sponsored event or Town-authorized concession. Special events shall not use the bandstand for more than eight (8) consecutive hours in one day or for more than 1 day during a calendar year.           Additionally, amplification equipment may be used to communicate instructions, information, or music when needed due to the number of participants that it is anticipated will attend the event, provided that the volume shall not exceed that which is necessary to accommodate the participants attending the event and shall not be unnecessarily audible to those outside the bandstand/plaza. Electrical generating equipment may not be used, but amplification equipment may be run off the Town’s electricity or participants may use battery operated equipment. Artificial lighting may be used as long as it does not un-necessarily illuminate beyond the bandstand and there are no flashing, pulsing or rotating lights. No audio-visual equipment may be utilized, and a written agreement shall be required as provided in Section 4(e) of the original ordinance.

Passed