[Adopted 10-6-2004 as
Title 7, Ch. 9, of the 2004 Code]
The following definitions shall be applicable in this article:
AMUSEMENT ARCADE
Any premises operated by any organization, whether incorporated
or not, which is the owner, lessee, or occupant of a building whose
primary purpose or object of its existence or operation is that of
providing use of amusement devices to the public at retail, and/or
any premises operated by any organization, whether incorporated or
not, which is the owner, lessee or occupant of a building, the majority
of whose gross receipts are derived from the providing of use of amusement
devices to the public at retail.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any table, platform, mechanical device, or apparatus operated
or intended to be operated for amusement, pleasure, test of skill,
competition, or sport, the use or operation of which is conditioned
upon payment or consideration either by insertion of a coin or token
in a slot or otherwise. Such amusement device shall include, but not
be limited to, devices commonly known as baseball, football, basketball,
hockey, pinball, shuffleboard, ray guns, bowling games, bumper games,
skiball, and electronic video games, and shall also include billiard
tables and pool tables (whether coin-operated or not). Such definition
does not include a bowling alley, jukebox or other coin-operated music
machine or a mechanical children's amusement riding device.
The following general requirements shall apply to all amusement
arcades licensed in accordance with this article:
A. All amusement arcades shall have an adult supervisor on the premises
at all times in which the amusement arcade is open to the public.
B. Every amusement arcade shall provide an adequate area and number
of bicycle racks for the orderly parking of bicycles, which area shall
be separate from a required vehicle parking stall and shall be so
located as to not occupy any portion of a public sidewalk or to otherwise
obstruct pedestrian passage to and from the premises.
C. Game rooms licensed herein shall comply with all other building and
fire codes and applicable City laws and regulations.
Licenses may be revoked by the City Council after a hearing,
in the event an amusement arcade's location or operation fails to
conform to standards provided in this article, or violates any other
provision of this Code of Ordinances.
[Adopted 10-6-2004 as
Title 7, Ch. 12, of the 2004 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to operate a circus,
carnival, menagerie or any other show or exhibition of a similar nature
in the City of Amery without first having obtained a license therefor.
The amount to be paid for a license shall be as follows, for
each calendar day on which a show will be held:
A. For a circus: see the Schedule of Fees.
B. For a menagerie alone: see the Schedule of Fees.
C. For a carnival show: see the Schedule of Fees.
D. For all other shows which do not clearly fall in one of the above
categories: see the Schedule of Fees.
A license shall be issued restricting the event to the premises
described therein.
Licenses shall be issued for a maximum of four consecutive days,
and a maximum of four days within any thirty-day period beginning
the first day of the show or exhibit being licensed.
Applicants for a license shall provide proof of liability insurance
in an amount not less than $1,000,000 single limit per occurrence.
The City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, upon proper written
application and payment of the appropriate fee, shall issue a license
to the person applying for the same unless:
A. It shall appear to the Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer that the purpose,
content, method of exhibition or other aspect of such event shall
be of a nature that shall disturb the public safety, peace and quiet;
B. It shall appear to the Chief of Police or Fire Chief or Building
Inspector that the proposed site for the exhibit or show shall be
unsafe or unsanitary for the proposed event; or
C. The applicant has failed to provide adequate proof of the required
minimum liability insurance.
The Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer shall consult with the Chief
of Police, Fire Chief and Building Inspector before issuing a license
under this article.