[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Woodridge 5-4-1992 by L.L. No.
1-1992 (Ch. 52 of the 1992 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements — See Ch. 136.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any temporary or traveling shows or exhibits held in any
building, tent, enclosure or on any lot where the following forms
of amusement or entertainment are or may be conducted: riding devices,
such as Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, carousels, whips, roller coasters
or similar devices; illusion shows; animal acts; trapeze acts; feats
of daring; clowns; mechanical shows; freak shows; sideshows; funhouses;
or active games of skill, such as ball-throwing games, pitch-till-you-win
games, swinging-ball games, hoop-throwing games or games of like character.
Seven consecutive days or less, including Sundays and legal
holidays.
A.
No person shall hold or conduct a carnival, circus, traveling show,
festival, fiesta or exhibit in the Village of Woodridge unless such
person shall first obtain a permit from the Village of Woodridge.
B.
No permit shall be issued by the Village of Woodridge to any person
to conduct a carnival, circus, traveling show, exhibit, festival or
a fiesta unless the applicant first shall:
(1)
Furnish the Village of Woodridge with information, in writing, as
to the proposed date and place of the carnival, circus, traveling
show, exhibit, festival or fiesta; the organization, society or club,
if any, for whose benefit the carnival, circus, traveling show, exhibit,
festival or fiesta is to be held; the nature of the structures and
the devices to be used; the nature of entertainment to be given or
permitted; and the location, by Tax Map parcel number, of the place
where the carnival, circus, traveling show, exhibit, fiesta or festival
is to be held.
A.
Any person permitted to conduct a carnival, circus, traveling show,
exhibit, fiesta or festival in the Village of Woodridge shall, as
a condition to retention of his/her permit:
(1)
Close the carnival, circus, traveling show, exhibit, fiesta or festival
not later than 12:00 midnight.
(2)
Comply with all the requirements of all Village of Woodridge codes
and ordinances and the statutes of the State of New York.
(3)
Take all necessary action which is required to prevent the use of
loud or noisy devices or activities or the occurrence of any disorderly
conduct by patrons or employees of the permittee.
Each permittee, as a condition for the issuance of any permit,
shall first supply the Village of Woodridge with a valid, prepaid
policy of liability insurance, insuring the permittee and the Village
of Woodridge from bodily injury liability, including death, in an
aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and property damage liability in an
aggregate amount of $5,000,000.
The applicant shall post with the Village a performance bond
with a surety company approved by the Village in the amount of $10,000.
The condition of such bond shall be that the applicant shall at all
times follow and comply with all the Village's ordinances and
regulations. Such bond shall be subject to forfeiture in the event
that there is not compliance with all the Village's ordinances
and regulations.
The applicant shall agree to indemnify and save harmless the
Village of Woodridge, its Board of Trustees and any and all Village
employees or agents, in a form suitable to the Village Attorney, from
any claim for damages resulting from the operation of the carnival,
circus or other special event for which a permit has been issued.
Any offense committed against this chapter is hereby declared
to be a violation, punishable by a maximum fine of $250 or by imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both.
