§ 8-254. License required

(a) Any establishment offering or holding outdoor entertainment shall apply for a license for outdoor entertainment in the office of the town clerk.

(b) Only the owner of the property to be licensed or the authorized agent of the owner may apply for and hold a license for outdoor entertainment.

(c) The fee for such license shall be on file in the town clerk's office.

(d) All licenses are issued for a period of no more than one year and shall be renewable on December 1 of each year.

(e) The holder of a license is entitled to have the license renewed, provided the license renewal application is complete and timely and submitted by October 1.

(f) The board of license commissioners must advertise the hearing once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of local circulation with the cost paid by the applicant, as per G.L. 1956, § 3-5-17. The initial advertisement must appear 14 days or more before the scheduled hearing date.

(g) Prior to the board of license commissioners hearing to consider issuing any new outdoor entertainment license, notice of the application must be given by regular mail to all owners of property within 200 feet of the premises seeking the application. The notice is to be given by the town clerk's office and the cost paid by the applicant. The notice must state that remonstrants have a right to be heard and specify the time and place of the hearing.

(Ord. of 4-6-2005(1), § 8-254)