[R.O. 2011 § 610.100; CC § 53.010]
As used in this Article 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.
Includes, carnivals, circuses and side shows, street fairs.
Any not-for-profit organization organized for civic, charitable,
benevolent or religious purposes, the majority of members 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 § 610.110; CC § 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 Article. Only a civic organization may be excluded from the
provisions of this Article.
[R.O. 2011 § 610.120; CC § 53.030]
A.
Anyone proposing to sponsor or conduct any amusement or entertainment
within the City shall apply, in writing, to the City Clerk for a permit
to operate such amusement or entertainment.
1.
All applicants shall state on their application that they will
indemnify the City and add the City as an additional insured to their
insurance policy, 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
one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for each occurrence and two million
dollars ($2,000,000.00) aggregate.
2.
All applicants shall accompany their application with a bond
in an amount as determined by the Board of Aldermen 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.
The City Clerk may refuse to issue a permit to any amusement
or entertainment, the operation of which does not comply with this
Article, 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.
Upon determination that the proposed amusement or entertainment
shall comply with this Article, the City Clerk shall issue a permit
and shall so notify the applicant.
[R.O. 2011 § 610.130; CC § 53.040]
A.
Any amusement or entertainment conducted pursuant to this Article
shall comply with the following rules:
1.
Adequate restroom facilities for both sexes shall be provided
on the premises of such amusement or entertainment.
2.
All electrical wiring and lighting must be approved by the Building
Inspector.
3.
Adequate facilities for the disposal of trash and debris shall
be provided on the premises.
4.
The premises shall be inspected prior to operation by the Mayor
or his/her designate to determine that the requirements of this Article
and any other ordinance of the City applicable to public rooms and
buildings have been complied with.
5.
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 § 610.140; CC § 53.050]
The Mayor is hereby given authority to establish and promulgate
rules and regulations consistent with the terms of this Article 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 Article.
[R.O. 2011 § 610.150; CC § 53.060]
Any permit issued pursuant to this Article may be revoked by
the Mayor upon his/her determination that the amusement or entertainment
is being operated or conducted in violation of this Article 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 § 610.160; CC § 53.070]
There shall be no fee for a permit required by this Article.
[R.O. 2011 § 610.170; CC § 53.080]
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 615.120, 615.130 and 615.140 shall apply to such amusements or entertainment.
