Cross Reference — Licenses, Ch. 600.
[CC 1971 §21-1; Ord. No. 51 §15, 7-1-1940]
No permit for any circus, fair, carnival, menagerie, equestrian
performance or other public exhibition shall be issued to the applicant
therefor until a deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00) has been filed
with the City Clerk to cover any expense the City may incur in cleaning
the grounds where said exhibition or performance was located and for
paying for any extra police the City may hire during the operation
or performance of said exhibition. Provided however, the Clerk shall
return to such permittee the amount that remains of said deposit after
the payment, if any, of said expenses.
[CC 1971 §21-2]
No person shall conduct, operate, manage or sponsor any ferris
wheel, merry-go-round or other amusement ride operated for hire, or
for the purpose of promoting or advertising any trade or business,
without first filing with the City Clerk a bond or certificate of
liability insurance, in the amount of at least two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000.00) indemnifying the public against damages sustained
by reason of the operation of any such ride. Such bond or certificate
of insurance shall be subject to approval by the City Attorney. This
Section shall apply to all persons, whether or not such persons are
exempted from any other provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1971 §21-3]
It shall be illegal for any person to operate any carnival,
side show, amusement ride, or public games of skill usually operated
in connection with carnivals at any place in the City within one thousand
(1,000) yards of any residence, or within five hundred (500) yards
of any public road; provided however, that this Section shall not
be applicable to public educational, nonprofit educational or religious
organizations conducting such activities on their own properties,
not oftener than once in any one (1) calendar year.
