Sec. 19a-437. (Formerly Sec. 19-551). Information required of applicant.
Sec. 19a-437. (Formerly Sec. 19-551). Information required of applicant. Before the issuance of a license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the
applicant shall first:
(1) Determine the maximum number of people which will be assembled or admitted
to the location of the assembly, provided the maximum number shall not exceed the
maximum number which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly in
consideration of the nature of the assembly and provided, where the assembly is to
continue overnight, the maximum number shall not be more than is allowed to sleep
within the boundaries of the location of the assembly by the zoning or health ordinances
of the municipality;
(2) Provide proof that food concessions will be in operation on the grounds with
sufficient capacity to accommodate the number of persons expected to be in attendance
and that he will furnish at his own expense before the assembly commences: (A) Potable
water, meeting all federal and state requirements for purity, sufficient to provide drinking
water for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one
gallon per person per day and water for bathing at the rate of at least ten gallons per
person per day; (B) separate enclosed toilets for males and females, meeting all state and
local specifications, conveniently located throughout the grounds, sufficient to provide
facilities for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one
toilet for every two hundred females and at least one toilet for every three hundred males,
together with an efficient, sanitary means of disposing of waste matter deposited, which
is in compliance with all state and local laws and regulations. A lavatory with running
water under pressure and a continuous supply of soap and paper towels shall be provided
with each toilet; (C) a sanitary method of disposing of solid waste, in compliance with
state and local laws and regulations, sufficient to dispose of the solid waste production
of the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least two and one-half pounds of solid waste per person per day, together with a plan for holding and a
plan for collecting all such waste at least once each day of the assembly and sufficient
trash cans with tight fitting lids and personnel to perform the task; (D) a written plan
reviewed by the primary service area responder, as defined in section 19a-175, in the
location where the assembly is to be held, that indicates that the applicant has satisfactorily planned and arranged for the on-site availability of an emergency medical service
organization, as defined in section 19a-175, during the duration of the assembly; (E) if
the assembly is to continue during hours of darkness, illumination sufficient to light the
entire area of the assembly at the rate of at least five foot candles, but not to shine
unreasonably beyond the boundaries of the location of the assembly; (F) a free parking
area inside of the assembly grounds sufficient to provide parking space for the maximum
number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one parking space for every four
persons; (G) telephones connected to outside lines sufficient to provide service for the
maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one separate line and
receiver for each one thousand persons; (H) if the assembly is to continue overnight,
camping facilities in compliance with all state and local requirements, sufficient to
provide camping accommodations for the maximum number of people to be assembled;
(I) security guards, either regularly employed, duly sworn, off duty policemen or constables or private guards, licensed in this state, sufficient to provide adequate security for
the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one security guard
for every seven hundred fifty people; (J) fire protection, including alarms, extinguishing
devices and fire lanes and escapes, sufficient to meet all state and local standards for
the location of the assembly and sufficient emergency personnel to operate efficiently
the required equipment; (K) all reasonably necessary precautions to insure that the sound
of the assembly will not carry unreasonably beyond the enclosed boundaries of the
location of the assembly; and (L) a bond, filed with the clerk of the municipality in
which the assembly is to gather, either in cash or underwritten by a surety company
licensed to do business in this state at the rate of four dollars per person for the maximum
number of people permitted to assemble, which (i) shall indemnify and hold harmless
the municipality or any of its agents, officers, servants or employees from any liability
or causes of action which might arise by reason of granting the license, and from any
cost incurred in cleaning up any waste material produced or left by the assembly; (ii)
guarantee the state the payment of any taxes which may accrue as a result of the gathering; and (iii) guarantee reimbursement of ticketholders if the event is cancelled.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 3; P.A. 08-184, S. 45.)
History: Sec. 19-551 transferred to Sec. 19a-437 in 1983; P.A. 08-184 made technical changes and amended Subdiv.
(2)(D) by substituting requirement that applicant submit a written plan reviewed by the primary service area responder re
on-site availability of an emergency medical service organization during duration of assembly in lieu of former provision
that required on-site availability of physicians, nurses, a medical treatment center and at least one emergency ambulance.