As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CARNIVAL or CIRCUS
Any assembly, exhibition or display of shows, Ferris wheels,
merry-go-rounds, whips, shooting galleries or similar amusements,
legal games or contests of chance or skill; any exhibitions or feats
of horsemanship, acrobatic performances or display of animals, together
with such exhibitions, which exhibitions, performances, displays or
devices are grouped together and carried on for a short period of
time in the open air or under temporary structures or elsewhere. An
identification number shall be required for legal games of chance.
CONTROLLED GAMING DEVICE
Any gaming device which is controlled in any manner and operated
in connection with a carnival, traveling circus or other similar enterprise.
INDECENT PERFORMANCE
In connection with the operation of a carnival, traveling
circus or other similar enterprise, consists of any act which may
tend to corrupt the morals of the public or any act which is of a
revolting nature.
[Amended 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. O:21-2019]
A. No carnival, traveling circus or other similar enterprise shall be allowed to operate within the Township of Monroe without first having filed an application with and obtained a permit from the Township Clerk as hereinabove set forth. The fee for each such permit shall be as set forth in Chapter
74, Fees, which sum must be paid to the Township Clerk upon the making of the application hereinbefore mentioned. There shall also be collected a fee of $75 for the Construction Code Official's inspection plus any applicable NJDCA training fees.
B. All application fees, construction fees and other associated permit
fees are to be waived by Township Council or the Director of the Department
who will report to Mayor and Township Council 30 days prior to the
event regarding the exemption of fees, if it can be demonstrated that
the entity applying for said permit under this chapter has been determined
to be a nonprofit entity, pursuant to the regulations of the Internal
Revenue Service and/or the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporations Act.
The applicant, upon applying for said permit under this section, is
required to provide the Township Clerk with a certified copy of the
current document which establishes the nonprofit status.
C. The zoning permit will be the first step in the process and will
not be approved without a safety plan that has been reviewed by the
Chief of Police and/or his designee and written approval given to
the Zoning Officer for review along with the application and fee.
All recommendations made by the Chief of Police shall be a condition
of the zoning permit.
D. If the Chief of Police deems it necessary during the event to utilize
special duty police presence, the applicant will abide by such recommendation
and pay the foregoing rate of pay per officer to have the police personnel
in place prior to any zoning permit issuance. The applicant, upon
approval of the Zoning permit, shall apply for any other permits necessary,
including but not limited to construction, fire, county and state
permits applicable to the event.
No indecent performances shall be allowed to operate or take
place in connection with the operation of any carnival, traveling
circus or other similar enterprise. Each such act shall be a separate
violation of this chapter.
No controlled gaming device shall be allowed to operate in connection
with any carnival, traveling circus or other similar enterprise. The
operation of each such device shall be a separate violation of this
chapter.
All carnival, traveling circus or other similar enterprise operations
shall close daily at 12:00 midnight. No carnival, traveling circus
or other similar enterprise shows, performances, games, etc., shall
be permitted to operate at any time on Sundays.
In the event that a situation necessitating an interpretation
of this chapter shall arise in connection with the operation of a
carnival, traveling circus or other similar enterprise, the members
of the Township Council or a majority thereof shall determine whether
said situation is a violation of this chapter. Police officers shall
be notified promptly of any such decision or interpretation and shall
be given necessary authority to act under the provisions of this chapter.
Any person or persons violating any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both; such fine
and imprisonment to be in the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal
Court or the County District Court of the County of Gloucester. Any
conviction under this chapter shall be assumed to be good and sufficient
cause to close the concession.