[Ord. No. 3997 §1, 12-16-2013[1]]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
Any charge for the right or privilege to any amusement or
entertainment, or admission to or entry to any area or facility where
such amusement or entertainment is conducted.
Carnivals, circuses, and side shows, for which an admission
charge is made.
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 1 of this ordinance also repealed
former Ch. 615, Amusements and Entertainment, as adopted and amended
by Ord. No. 2385 §§1—6, 4-5-1971; Ord. No. 2430 §2,
3-6-1972; Ord. No. 3474 §1, 10-15-2001; Ord. No. 3615 § 1,
2-23-2005.
[Ord. No. 3997 §1, 12-16-2013]
A permit must be obtained in order to conduct any amusement
or entertainment within the City. No organization shall conduct any
amusement or entertainment within the City without having first obtained
a permit as provided in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 3997 §1, 12-16-2013]
A.
Every person proposing to conduct or engage in any amusement or entertainment,
or a duly elected officer of any corporation or organization proposing
to conduct such amusement or entertainment, shall apply in writing
to the City Clerk for a permit on behalf of such person, and shall
complete an application form as may be established by the City Manager,
and shall obtain a business license as otherwise provided by law.
B.
No permit shall be issued to conduct an amusement or entertainment
until it is approved by the City Manager.
C.
All applicants shall state on their applications that they will indemnify
and hold the City harmless for any claim resulting from the operation
of the amusement or entertainment, and each application shall be accompanied
by a certificate of insurance, showing the City as additional named
insured, covering any damage or liability to the City which may be
caused by the operation of the amusement or entertainment with limits
of liability of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)
per occurrence.
D.
The City Manager may refuse to issue a permit to any amusement or
entertainment, the operation of which does not comply with this Chapter,
or which has in any previous operation in any other City or in this
City been unsatisfactory.
E.
Upon determination that the proposed amusement or entertainment shall
comply with this Chapter, the City Manager shall issue a permit and
shall notify the applicant.
[Ord. No. 3997 §1, 12-16-2013]
[Ord. No. 3997 §1, 12-16-2013]
Any permit issued pursuant to this Chapter may be removed by
the City Manager upon his/her determination that the amusement or
entertainment is being operated or conducted in violation of this
Chapter or in violation of rules and regulations established and promulgated
pursuant thereto, or is so conducted or operated as to endanger substantially
the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the
City.
[Ord. No. 3997 §1, 12-16-2013]
A.
Any amusement or entertainment conducted pursuant to this Chapter
shall comply with the following rules:
1.
Hours of operation shall be from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. on all
days of operation.
2.
Adequate restroom facilities for both sexes shall be provided on
the premises of such amusement or entertainment. Such facilities may
be of a temporary nature.
3.
A safety inspection must be performed by the Fire Chief and Building
Inspector. No event will be allowed to open until the safety inspection
has been made.
4.
Adequate facilities for the disposal of trash and debris shall be
provided on the premises.
5.
If there are to be food and/or beverage stands, an inspection must
be obtained from the Jefferson County Health Department and submitted
to the office of the City Clerk before a permit can be issued.
6.
The area or premises where such amusement or entertainment is conducted
shall be cleaned and policed after the cessation of such amusement
or entertainment, and all trash, litter and debris shall be removed.
[Ord. No. 3997 §1, 12-16-2013]
The City Manager is hereby given authority to establish and
promulgate rules and regulations, consistent with the terms of this
Chapter and with the laws of the City, for the purpose of carrying
out and enforcing compliance therewith, and a copy of such rules and
regulations shall be on file and available for public examination
in the office of the City Clerk. Failure or refusal to comply with
any such rules and regulations established and promulgated under this
Section shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter.
