Village of Elmwood Park, IL In General

[Ord. 7-17-1950, § 1]

Carnivals may be held and conducted by servicemen's organizations; provided, however, that all of such servicemen's organizations shall collaborate with each other to the extent that all of the so called servicemen's organizations, as one unit, may conduct, operate and supervise a carnival in the Village not more than once in each calendar year, and provided further, however, that such servicemen's organizations shall be jointly and severally accountable for the maintenance, operation and supervision of such carnival; and further provided, that such carnival shall receive authority and permission from the President and Board of Trustees and shall conform to all of the ordinances in effect at that time.

[Ord. 89-10, 6-5-1989, § 1]

(a)

Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

AMUSEMENT ATTRACTION

An enclosed building or structure, including electrical equipment which is an integral part of the building or structure, through which people walk without the aid of any moving device, that provides amusement, thrills or excitement at a fair or carnival, except any such enclosed building or structure which is subject to the jurisdiction of the local building code.

AMUSEMENT RIDE

Any mechanical device or combination of devices including electrical equipment which is an integral part of the device or devices which carries passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the primary purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement.

CARNIVAL

An enterprise, the principal business of which is offering the amusement or entertainment to the public by means of amusement attractions or amusement rides.

DEPARTMENT

Department of Labor.

DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

The director of the department of labor of the state of Illinois or his designee.

FAIR

An enterprise principally devoted to the exhibition of products of agriculture or industry in connection with which amusement rides or amusement attractions are operated.

OPERATOR

A person, or the agent of a person, who owns or controls or has the duty to control the operation of an amusement ride or an amusement attraction at a carnival or fair. "Operator" shall include an agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions.

(b)

Licenses and Permits — Application. It shall be unlawful to operate any amusement ride or amusement attraction at a carnival or fair in this Village without the owner or operator of such equipment first having obtained from the building commissioner, upon the approval of the President and Board of Trustees, a permit for the operation of such equipment.

(c)

Insurance; Bond. No person shall be issued a permit under this section unless at the time of application there is in force: 1) a liability insurance policy or policies in an aggregate amount of not less than $100,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, and, subject to the limit for one person, in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and in an amount of not less than $50,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident, insuring the operator against liability for injury or death suffered by a person attending a fair or carnival; or 2) a bond in like amount, the aggregate liability of the surety of which shall not exceed the face amount thereof.

(d)

Carnival. For purposes of this ordinance any carnival shall be deemed to constitute a use which entails the erection or use of a temporary building. No permit to operate a carnival shall issue from the building commissioner until the operator receives a permit issued by said building commissioner in accordance with the provisions of Subsections 1404.08C and 1411.02J of the zoning ordinance of the Village.