[R.O. 2004 § 620.010; CC 1986 § 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.
Includes carnivals, circuses, 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. 2004 § 620.020; CC 1986 § 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. 2004 § 620.030; CC 1986 § 53.030]
A.
Every civic organization proposing to sponsor or conduct any amusement
or entertainment within the limits of this 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.
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 the Board of Aldermen.
2.
All applicants shall accompany their application with a bond
in the amount as established from time to time by the Board of Aldermen
and on file in the office of the City Clerk, 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 the 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 for 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.
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. 2004 § 620.040; CC 1986 § 53.040]
A.
Any amusement or entertainment conducted pursuant to this Chapter
shall comply with the following rules:
1.
Hours of operation shall be limited from the hours specified
on the permit and will be reviewed from time to time by the Board
of Aldermen and subject to its approval.
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.
All electrical wiring and lighting must be approved by the Building
Inspector.
4.
Adequate facilities for the disposal of trash and debris shall
be provided on the premises.
5.
The premises shall be inspected prior to operation by the Building
Inspector or his/her designee 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.
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. 2004 § 620.050; CC 1986 § 53.050]
The Mayor with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen
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. 2004 § 620.060; CC 1986 § 53.060]
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. 2004 § 620.070; CC 1986 § 53.070]
There shall be no fee for the permit required by this Chapter;
provided, however, the applicant for a permit shall pay for all inspections
that may be required before issuance of the permit in accordance with
the inspection fees applicable to building inspections as set forth
in Title V of this Code.
[R.O. 2004 § 620.080; CC 1986 § 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 and if all building inspection fees as set forth in Title V of this Code have been paid. The requirements of Sections 620.030, 620.040 and 620.050 shall apply to such amusement or entertainment.
