Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 368s - Mass Gatherings
Section 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 and that, for an assembly that occurs on an annual basis, the maximum number of people determined may be the average number of persons assembled each day of the assembly during the prior four years of the assembly;
(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 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 copy of a written plan for the provision of emergency medical services, prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the primary service area responder, as defined in section 19a-175, for the location where the assembly is to occur, that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances; (E) a parking area sufficient to provide parking space for the maximum number of people to be assembled; (F) 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; (G) a copy of a written plan for on-site security and for traffic control on public roads prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the local police authority that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances; and (H) a copy of a written plan for fire protection prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the local fire department that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 3; P.A. 08-184, S. 45; P.A. 10-92, S. 2.)
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; P.A. 10-92 amended Subdiv. (1) by adding provision re determining maximum permissible number of persons for assembly that occurs on annual basis and amended Subdiv. (2) by deleting “at his own expense” re applicant's responsibilities to provide certain goods and services at assembly, replacing former Subpara. (D) with new requirements re provision of emergency medical services, deleting former Subpara. (E) re illumination requirements, redesignating existing Subpara. (F) as Subpara. (E) and eliminating requirements therein that parking be free, inside of assembly grounds and at prescribed parking space rates, deleting former Subpara. (G) re telephone connections, redesignating existing Subpara. (H) as Subpara. (F), deleting former Subparas. (I) to (L) re security guards, fire protection, sound control and bond requirements, adding new Subpara. (G) re on-site security and traffic control and adding new Subpara. (H) re submission of fire protection plan, effective May 26, 2010.

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