§ 16.010. Additional requirements.  


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  • Sec. 10. In processing an application the Township Board shall, as a minimum, require the following:

    (a)

    Security personnel. The licensee shall employ at his own expense such security personnel as are necessary and sufficient to provide for the adequate security and protection of the maximum number of attendants at the assembly and for the preservation of order and protection of property in and around the site of the assembly. No license shall be issued unless the Township Board in cooperation with the county sheriff and the director of state police is satisfied that such necessary and sufficient security personnel will be provided by the licensee for the duration of the assembly.

    (b)

    Water facilities. The licensee shall provide potable water, sufficient in quantity and pressure to assure proper operation of all water using facilities under conditions of peak demand. Such water shall be supplied from a public water system, if available, and if not available, then from a source constructed, located, and approved in accordance with Act 294, Public Acts of 1965, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in a manner approved by the Kalamazoo County Health Department.

    Cross reference— Public water and sewer, Pt. 113.

    (c)

    Restroom facilities. The licensee shall provide separate enclosed flush-type water closets as defined in Act 266, Public Acts of 1929, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and in accordance with any other applicable state or local law. If such flush-type facilities are not available, the Township Board may permit the use of other facilities which are in compliance with Act 273, Public Acts of 1939, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and in a manner approved by the Kalamazoo County Health Department.

    The licensee shall provide lavatory and drinking water facilities constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with Act 266 of the Public Acts of 1929, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in accordance with any other applicable state or local law. All lavatories shall be provided with hot and cold water and soap and paper towels.

    The number and type of facilities required shall be determined, on the basis of the number of attendants, in the following manner:

    Facilities:

    Toilets,  Male - 1:300
    Female - 1:200

    Urinals, Male 1:100

    Lavatories,  Male 1:200
    Female - 1:200

    Drinking fountains - 1:500

    Taps or faucets - 1:500

    Where the assembly is to continue for more than 12 hours, the licensee shall provide shower facilities, on the basis of the number of attendants, in the following manner:

    Facilities:

    Shower heads,  Male - 1:100
    Female - 1:100

    All facilities shall be installed, connected, and maintained free from obstructions, leaks and defects and shall at all times be in operable condition as determined by the Kalamazoo County Health Department.

    Cross reference— Public water and sewer, Pt. 113; sewerage, Pt. 114.

    (d)

    Food service. If food service is made available on the premises, it shall be delivered only through concessions licensed and operated in accordance with the provisions of Act 269, Public Acts of 1968, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in accordance with any other applicable state or local law. If the assembly is distant from food service establishments open to the public, the licensee shall make such food services available on the premises as will adequately feed the attendants.

    (e)

    Medical facilities. If the assembly is not readily and quickly accessible to adequate existing medical facilities, the licensee shall be required to provide such facilities on the premises of the assembly. The kind, location, staff strength, medical and other supplies and equipment of such facilities shall be as prescribed by the Township Board.

    (f)

    Liquid waste disposal. The licensee shall provide for liquid waste disposal in accordance with all rules and regulations pertaining thereto established by the Kalamazoo County Health Department. If liquid waste retention and disposal is dependent upon pumpers and haulers, they shall be licensed in accordance with Act 243, Public Acts of 1951, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in accordance with any other applicable state or local law, and, prior to issuance of any license, the licensee shall provide the Township Board with a true copy of an executed agreement in force and effect with a licensed pumper or hauler, which agreement will assure proper, effective and frequent removal of liquid waste from the premises so as to neither create nor cause a nuisance or menace to the public health.

    Cross reference— Public water and sewers, Pt. 113.

    (g)

    Solid waste disposal. The licensee shall provide for solid waste storage on, and removal from, the premises. Storage shall be in approved, covered, fly tight and rodent proof containers, provided in sufficient quantity to accommodate the number of attendants. Prior to issuance of any license, the licensee shall provide the Township Board with a true copy of an executed agreement in force and effect with a licensed refuse collector, which agreement will assure proper, effective and frequent removal of solid waste from the premises so as to neither create nor cause a nuisance or menace to the public health.

    The licensee shall implement effective control measures to minimize the presence of rodents, flies, roaches and other vermin on the premises. Poisonous materials, such as insecticides, or rodenticides shall not be used in any way so as to contaminate food, equipment, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public health. Solid waste containing food waste shall be stored so as to be inaccessible to vermin. The premises shall be kept in such condition as to prevent the harborage or feeding of vermin.

    Cross reference— Public water and sewer, Pt. 113; sewerage, Pt. 114.

    (h)

    Public bathing beaches. The licensee shall provide or make available or accessible public bathing beaches only in accordance with Act 218, Public Acts of 1967, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in accordance with any other applicable provisions of state or local law.

    (i)

    Public swimming pools. The licensee shall provide or make available public swimming pools only in accordance with Act 230, Public Acts of 1966, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in accordance with any other applicable provisions of state or local law.

    (j)

    Access and traffic control. The licensee shall provide ingress to and egress from the premises so as to insure the orderly flow of traffic onto and off of the premises. Access to the premises shall be from a highway or road which is a part of the county system of highways or which is a highway maintained by the State of Michigan. Traffic lanes and other space shall be provided, designated and kept open for access by ambulance, fire equipment, helicopter and other emergency vehicles. Prior to the issuance of a license, the director of the Department of State Police and the director of the Department of State Highways must approve the licensee's plan for access and traffic control.

    (k)

    Parking. The licensee shall provide a parking area sufficient to accommodate all motor vehicles but in no case shall he provide less than one automobile space for every four attendants.

    (l)

    Camping and trailer parking. A licensee who permits attendants to remain on the premises between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. shall provide for camping and trailer parking and facilities in accordance with Act 171, Public Acts of 1970, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in accordance with any other applicable provision by state or local law.

    (m)

    Illumination. The licensee shall provide electrical illumination of all occupied areas sufficient to insure the safety and comfort of all attendants. The licensee's lighting plan shall be approved by the Township Board.

    (n)

    Insurance. Before the issuance of a license, the licensee shall obtain public liability insurance with limits of not less than $300,000 and property damage insurance with a limit of not less than $25,000 from a company or companies approved by the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Michigan, which insurance shall insure liability for death or injury to persons or damage to property which may result from the conduct of the assembly or conduct incident thereto and which insurance shall remain in full force and effect in the specified amounts for the duration of the license. The evidence of insurance shall include an endorsement to the effect that the insurance company shall notify the clerk of the Township in writing at least ten days before the expiration or cancellation of said insurance.

    (o)

    Bonding. Before the issuance of a license the licensee shall obtain from a corporate bonding company authorized to do business in Michigan, a corporate surety bond in the amount of $50,000 in a form to be approved by the Township Board which shall indemnify the Township, its agents, officers and employees and the Township Board against any and all loss, injury or damage whatever arising out of or in any way connected with the assembly and which shall indemnify the owners of property adjoining the assembly site for any costs attributable to cleaning up and/or removing debris, trash, or other waste resultant from the assembly.

    (p)

    Fire protection. The licensee shall, at his own expense, take adequate steps as determined by the state fire marshal, to insure fire protection.

    Cross reference— Uniform Fire Code, Pt. 130.

    (q)

    Sound producing equipment. Sound producing equipment, including but not limited to, public address systems, radios, phonographs, musical instruments and other recording devices, shall not be operated on the premises of the assembly so as to be unreasonably loud or raucous, or so as to be a nuisance or disturbance to the peace and tranquility of the citizens of the Township.

    Cross reference— Anti-noise and public nuisance, 90.002(a), (b).

    (r)

    Fencing. The licensee shall erect a fence completely enclosing the site, of sufficient height and strength as will preclude persons in excess of the maximum permissible attendants from gaining access and which all have sufficient gates properly located so as to provide ready and safe ingress and egress.

    (s)

    Communications. The licensee shall provide public telephone equipment for general use on the basis of at least one unit for each 1,000 attendants.

    (t)

    Miscellaneous. Prior to the issuance of a license, the Township Board may impose any other condition(s) reasonably calculated to protect the health, safety, welfare and property of attendants or of citizens of the Township.