INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FLORAL PARK
2012 BLOCK PARTY RULES
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REGULATIONS FOR USE OF PUBLIC PLACES FOR
1. Block parties have become a tradition in Floral Park and to
ensure the safety and well being of all concerned the Regulations listed
below
must be strictly adhered to. Additionally,
there may be the need to curtail the number of block parties on the same date in
heavily
traveled areas to eliminate congestion and hazardous situations.
This determination will be made by the Police Department.
2. The person(s) signing the application for any of the above
events is responsible for ensuring that all conditions are
fulfilled and that
all
residents of the block are made aware of them.
3. Applications for approval by Board of Trustees must be
received in Village Hall at least thirty (30) days prior to event as
applications
have to be reviewed by Assessment Department and Police Department
before presentation to Board of Trustees at Board meetings held
the 1st
and 3rd Tuesday of the month except, July and August, when there is
only one Board meeting held on the 3rd Tuesday of those
months.
4. Obtain the signatures of all residents on the block involved
whether they are/or are not in favor of the block party (at least 75% of
residents must be in favor in order to qualify for approval from the Board of
Trustees).
5. Block parties are primarily for the benefit of the residents
of the block and their families. It
is the responsibility of the
person(s)
designated “responsible for the
party” to ensure that minors are supervised at all times and that no uninvited
guests are allowed to crash
the block party.
6. Person(s) designated responsible for Block Party must provide
every household on the block with copy of letter of approval from Village
whether they are/or are not participating in function, prior to date of the
block party.
7. All block parties may begin no earlier than 10:00 a.m. and
shall end no later than 11:00 p.m. at which time all music must end.
8. Remind neighbors of the block party date and the time it will
start so as to provide ample time for them to park their vehicles in an
accessible location other than alongside
police barricades at intersections.
9. Police barricades used to prevent through traffic should not be moved or
removed until the end of the event. At
the end of the event, place the barricades on the grassy area between the curb
and sidewalk for pickup by the Public Works Department.
Please note, it is imperative that no vehicles park
alongside the barricades, blocking the intersection, in case fire or emergency,
vehicles need to get through. Also,
no tables or chairs should be placed in the vicinity of fire hydrants.
The roadway must have at least a fifteen (15) foot wide lane free of
obstruction to allow emergency vehicles access to the entire block.
10.
No more than one block party a year is permitted.
11.
Fireworks of any kind are prohibited (display or otherwise). Bicycle riding
is prohibited within the confines of the block party. Use of
mechanical rides
and inflatable devices is permitted provided the vendor files a certificate of
insurance with the VILLAGE which
provides liability coverage with minimum limits
of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00)
per occurrence and lists the VILLAGE as an
additional insured.
Further, any such inflatable device or mechanical ride must be situated
to one side of the street and in the middle of
the block to ensure that the
roadway has at least a fifteen (15) foot wide lane free of obstruction to allow
emergency vehicles access to
the entire block.
12.
Please refrain from very loud music and entertainment.
13.
Do not serve alcoholic beverages
to any person under 21 years of age or who appears intoxicated.
All alcoholic beverages must
be supervised and served by a responsible
adult. We encourage the
availability of non-alcoholic beer and soft drinks.
14.
Adhere to local regulations concerning recycling and garbage disposal.
REVISED JUNE 21, 2002