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Code of Dandridge
Title 20 Miscellaneous
Chapter 5 Special Events Policy
Title 20 Miscellaneous
Chapter 5 Special Events Policy
Dandridge
Title 20 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 5 : Special Events Policy
20-504 : Event requirements.
- Rules and regulations. Sponsors of special events must comply with all applicable town ordinances, traffic rules, park rules, and regulations, state health laws, and fire codes.
- Parking. Sponsors of events must submit a parking plan with the application. The plan must address the number of vehicles, location of parking areas, traffic control, safety and security. The plan should also provide protection for areas in which parking would be a safety or emergency access hazard as well as private property adjacent to the event in which an agreement with the event sponsor is not made for parking. Any costs associated with repair or damage from parking and driving in turf areas will be the sole responsibility of the event sponsor.
- Public street or right-of-way closures. All road closures or use of town roads as part of an event must be approved by the board of mayor and aldermen and must be maintained by the Town of Dandridge Public Works Department.
- Security and safety. For the safety of an event's participants, security personnel are a necessity. Events must have security personnel at the rate of one (1) security guard for every six hundred (600) people present. The police chief shall have the authority to modify this ratio, as they deem necessary. Police officers can only monitor public areas and will not monitor private businesses.
- Emergency management plan. For events with an expected attendance of more than three thousand (3,000), an emergency management plan must be submitted to the Dandridge Volunteer Fire Department Chief.
- Fireworks, open flames, and pyrotechnics. If fireworks, open flames, or pyrotechnics are part of an event, the Dandridge Volunteer Fire Department Chief must be contacted to obtain the necessary permits and regulations.
- Medical services. The level of medical services required for a special event will vary depending on many factors including expected attendance, time of day, time of year, demographics of attendees, alcohol, and nature of event. At the minimum, all special events shall have a first aid kit accessible on the event site. The sponsor of the event must have a plan to address medical services.
- Toilet facilities. Public toilet facilities at a ratio of one per one thousand (1 per 1000) attendees is required (twenty percent (20%) handicapped accessible). Public toilet facilities may not be sufficient for a special event. In this case, portable toilets must be secured by the event sponsor. The sponsor of the event is responsible for ensuring that the toilets are kept in clean and usable condition. Any portable toilets must be removed within seventy-two (72) hours of the event.
- Bands/amplified music. If an event will be having a band or amplified music, the sponsor shall ensure compliance with all noise ordinances established by the Town of Dandridge.
- Tents. Use and location of tents, canopies or other overhead coverings are subject to approval by the Town of Dandridge Public Works Department. The placement shall be shown on the site plan. (Ord. #14/15-06, Jan. 2015)
Date Last Updated: 09/10/2019
Codification Date: 06/01/2019
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - George Gantte
Vice Mayor - Todd Kesterson
Aldermen - Mike Chambers
Aldermen - Jeffrey Depew
Aldermen - Jessie Elder
Aldermen - Mike Nelson
Aldermen - Marianne Reese
Town Recorder - Cathy Dixon