As used in this Chapter, and unless otherwise defined or distinctly
expressed, the following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings:
Any charge or consideration for the right or privilege to
enter or interact with any amusement or entertainment, or admission
to or entry to any area or facility, where such amusements or entertainment
acts are conducted.
Includes but not limited to independently operated, transient
and temporary festivals, carnivals, circuses and sideshows, and street
fairs, for which an admission charge is made.
Any not-for-profit organization, organized for civic, charitable,
benevolent or religious purposes, 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.
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. Civic organizations shall be required to obtain a permit, but shall have the permit fee waived; other amusements or entertainment may be conducted, but only if the same has been licensed under the provisions of Chapter 605 of this Code.
A.
Every civic or independently operated organization proposing to sponsor
or conduct any amusement or entertainment within the City shall apply
in writing to the City Clerk for a permit to operate such amusement
or entertainment.
1.
All applicants shall accompany their application with a refundable
cash deposit approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule
of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department, which shall
secure the applicant's removing all litter from the site of the amusement
or entertainment at its termination.
2.
The City Clerk may refuse to issue a permit to 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. The decision of the City Clerk to deny a permit
may be appealed to the City Manager.
3.
In the event of a denial of an application or a revocation of
a permit by the City Clerk, the applicant may file an appeal to the
City Manager. Such appeal shall be heard within forty-eight (48) hours
of the date and time the appeal was filed with the City Manager. The
City Manager shall make the decision and shall set forth the grounds
for granting or denying the appeal.
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.
A.
Any amusement or entertainment conducted pursuant to this Chapter
shall comply with the following rules:
1.
Hours of operation shall be limited from 10:00 A.M. to 10:00
P.M. Extensions of these hours must be approved by the City Manager
with submittal of the application.
2.
All electrical wiring and lighting must be approved by the Building
Official.
3.
Adequate facilities for the disposal of trash and debris must
be provided on the premises.
4.
The premises shall be inspected prior to operation by the Building
Official to determine that the requirements of this Chapter and any
other ordinances of the City have been complied with.
5.
The area or premises where such amusement or entertainment is
conducted shall be cleaned and secured after the conclusion of each
day of the event. All trash, litter and debris shall be removed.
The City Manager is hereby given authority to promulgate rules
and regulations consistent with the terms of this Chapter, for the
purpose of carrying out and enforcing compliance. 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 promulgated under this Section shall
be deemed a violation of this Chapter.
Any permit issued pursuant to this Chapter may be revoked by
the City Manager upon determination that the amusement or entertainment
is being operated or conducted in violation of this Chapter, or is
conducted or operated as to endanger the public peace, health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of this City.
The fee for the permit required by this Chapter shall be approved
by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges
maintained in the Finance Department.
