[R.O. 2011 §615.010; CC 1974 §53.010]
As used in this Chapter, and unless otherwise defined or distinctly
expressed, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
set out herein:
Any charge or consideration 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.
Shall include carnivals, circuses and side shows, and street
fairs, for which an admission charge is made.
Any not-for-profit organization, organized for civic, charitable,
benevolent or religious purposes, the majority of members of which
are residents of this City, and the purposes of which are primarily
for the benefit of the City and its citizens. Political organizations
are expressly excluded from being within the definition of such term.
[R.O. 2011 §615.020; CC 1974 §53.020]
A permit must be obtained in order to conduct any amusement or entertainment within the limits of this City, under the provisions of this Chapter. Only a civic organization shall be issued a permit; other amusements or entertainments may be conducted, but only if the same has been licensed under the provisions of Chapter 605 of this Code.
[R.O. 2011 §615.030; CC 1974 §53.040]
A.Â
Every
civic organization proposing to sponsor or conduct any amusement or
entertainment within the City shall apply, through a duly elected
officer of the said civic organization, in writing to the City Clerk
for a permit to operate such amusement or entertainment.
1.Â
All applicants shall state on their application that they will indemnify
the City 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 the named insured, covering any
damage or liability to the City which may be caused by the operation
of the amusement or entertainment, the amount of said insurance to
be as required by such rules and regulations the promulgation of which
is hereinafter provided, but in no event to be less than bodily injury
limits of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for each occurrence
and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for each person, and
property damage limits of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for
each occurrence and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) aggregate.
2.Â
All applicants shall accompany their application with a bond in the
amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00), which bond shall secure
the applicant's removing all litter from the site of the amusement
or entertainment at its termination. Should it be necessary for the
City to remove litter from the amusement site, the cost of such removal
shall be deducted from the bond, and the remainder returned to the
applicant.
3.Â
The City Clerk 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,
violated the ordinance or requirements of such other City or of this
City.
4.Â
Upon determination that the proposed amusement or entertainment shall
comply with this Chapter, the City Clerk shall issue a permit and
shall so notify the applicant.
[R.O. 2011 §615.040; CC 1974 §53.050]
A.Â
Any
amusement or entertainment conducted pursuant to this Chapter shall
comply with the following rules:
1.Â
Hours of operation shall be limited from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Midnight.
2.Â
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, other than privies.
3.Â
All electrical wiring and lighting must be approved by the City Engineer.
4.Â
Adequate facilities for the disposal of trash and debris shall be
provided on the premises.
5.Â
The premises shall be inspected prior to operation by the Chief of
Police or his/her designate to determine that the requirements of
this Chapter and any other ordinances of the City applicable to public
rooms and buildings have been complied with.
6.Â
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.
[R.O. 2011 §615.050; CC 1974 §53.060]
The Mayor is hereby given authority to establish and promulgate
rules and regulations consistent with the terms of this Chapter, 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.
[R.O. 2011 §615.060; CC 1974 §53.070]
Any permit issued pursuant to this Chapter may be revoked by
the Mayor 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 this
City.
[R.O. 2011 §615.070; CC 1974 §53.080]
There shall be no fee for the permit required by this Chapter.
[R.O. 2011 §615.080; CC 1974 §53.090]
Any amusement or entertainment which is not operated, conducted, or sponsored by a civic organization may be operated within this City, if a license for the same has been obtained under Chapter 605 of this Code. The requirements of Sections 615.030, 615.040, and 615.050 shall apply to such amusement or entertainment.
