Title
AN ACT CONCERNING NUISANCES for the purpose of providing for certain legislative findings; adding the definition of promoter; providing for the prohibition of the operation of a public or neighborhood nuisance by a promoter; authorizing a member of the County Council to submit a certain petition to the Nuisance Abatement Board; providing for certain criminal and civil penalties; and generally regarding public and neighborhood nuisances.
Background
This bill provides that public and neighborhood nuisances exist in the County in the obstruction of the enjoyment of private property, the use of residential properties for activities that are prohibited in residential neighborhoods and zones, including commercial-style events, and other public and neighborhood nuisances. It focuses on the application of the nuisance abatement law to promoters. It provides that a promoter shall mean an individual or entity who organizes, publicizes, and facilitates events, gatherings, parties, or similar activities at a premises, including by providing essential event information such as date, time, location, and theme, even if that individual or entity is otherwise unconnected to the premises and regardless of whether they have an interest in the premises. It provides for the prohibition of the operation of a public or neighborhood nuisance by a promoter. It authorizes a member of the County Council to submit a petition to the Nuisance Abatement Board and provides for the increase of certain criminal and civil penalties.