[Ord. 719, 2-6-1989]
A.
No permit to operate or exhibit any circus or carnival within the
City shall be issued until the applicant shall have filed with the
City Clerk a copy of a public liability insurance policy, issued by
an insurance carrier authorized to do business within the State, together
with a certificate from the company stating that the policy is in
full force and effect during the time the circus or carnival operates
or remains within the City. In addition, the certificate of insurance
or the policy shall name the City as a coinsured.
B.
The insurance policy shall provide for full and complete liability
coverage against loss imposed due to bodily injury or death of any
person and injury to or destruction of property caused by operation
of any circus or carnival. The minimum limits of coverage shall be
not less than $300,000 for injury or death to any one person, not
less than $1,000,000 for injury or death to two or more persons in
any one incident, and not less than $100,000 for injury to or destruction
of property in any one incident.
[Ord. 719, 2-6-1989]
No person shall operate, exhibit or keep open any circus or
carnival or any component part of any circus or carnival between the
hours of 11:00 p.m. of each day and 8:00 a.m. the next succeeding
day.
[Ord. 719, 2-6-1989]
All power lines or wires used to deliver electricity to a circus
or carnival shall be buried underground no less than six inches deep;
or in the alternative power lines placed on the ground shall be covered
With "electrical duct" or similar rubberized material which will permit
the passage of foot or vehicular traffic over the wires.
[Ord. 719, 2-6-1989]
A.
Prior to the issuance of a permit to operate a circus or carnival,
the applicant shall deposit, in cash only, with the Finance Director
of the City a cash bond in the sum of $1,000. The cash bond shall
be conditioned upon the applicant's full and faithful compliance
with all the provisions of this chapter and this Code. In addition,
the cash bond shall be further conditioned that the applicant's
operation will cause no damage to be done to the streets, sewers,
waterlines, trees or any other public or private property; and that
no dirt, trash, paper, litter or other debris will be permitted to
remain upon the streets or any private property by such applicant.
B.
Upon the joint certification of the Chief of Police and the City
Inspector that all conditions of such bond have been complied with,
the cash bond shall be returned to the permit holder. In the event
the City's employees are required to clean up or remove debris
and trash from the premises used by the permit holder, the cash bond
shall be deemed forfeited and become the property of the City.
[Ord. 719, 2-6-1989]
No permit shall be issued for any carnival game or concession
booth, operating individually or as a component part of any circus
or carnival, where the game rewards the successful player with cash,
or tokens or coupons that are redeemable in cash.
[Ord. 719, 2-6-1989]
A.
Adequate toilets shall be provided for patrons and employees. The
owner or operator of any carnival or circus shall provide, at his
sole expense, adequate toilet or portable toilet facilities for his
employees and the general public. Such toilets shall not be less than
100 feet from the place where food is prepared or offered for sale
and shall be constructed to prevent surface drainage of body fluids.
Toilets shall be flyproofed or treated with disinfectants and fly repellents;
toilets shall be sterilized and covered with earth when abandoned.
B.
Adequate trash containers shall be provided, at the expense of the
owner or operator, for the disposal of trash, litter, paper and other
debris.
C.
The Health Officer shall be responsible for determining whether the
requirement of this Section has been met by the applicant. The Health
Officer shall determine the quantity of toilet and trash facilities,
and the owner or operator of the circus or carnival shall provide
the quantity as directed by the Health Officer.
