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Tinicum moves to advertise permit and special‑event ordinance changes to curb commercial use of temporary exemptions
Summary
The board voted to advertise an ordinance tightening permit issuance (including escrow replenishment rules) and directed the solicitor to draft an amendment clarifying that special-event exemptions are intended for noncommercial, one-off events, not recurring commercial activity. Solicitor to incorporate staff comments before advertisement.
On June 2 the Tinicum Township Board of Supervisors advanced two ordinance efforts: (1) to advertise new language clarifying permit issuance procedures and escrow enforcement and (2) to direct the solicitor to draft and advertise an amendment clarifying which events and properties qualify for special-event permits and exemptions (for example, exemption from the noise ordinance).
Solicitor and staff told the board the proposed permit ordinance aims to ensure applicants with outstanding violations or insufficient escrow balances cannot repeatedly obtain new permits, and to provide a mechanism for requiring escrow replenishment if amounts fall below a threshold. The board asked the solicitor to incorporate a recommended escrow-replenishment trigger and solicitor comments before formal advertisement.
Separately, the board directed the solicitor to prepare an amendment to clarify that the special-event exemption (often used for nonprofit, one-time community events and tied to noise-exemption language) should not be used by commercial businesses to skirt zoning restrictions. The board noted related language elsewhere in the code (use table and event-center definitions) may also need cleanup; staff will coordinate the drafting and table updates for consistency.
Both motions were made to move forward with drafting/advertising; no final ordinance text was adopted on June 2.
