[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Passaic 2-6-1975 by Ord. No. 288-75. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Added 7-11-1985 by Ord. No. 865-85]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
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.
[Amended 3-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2046-16]
No carnival, bazaar or fair shall be operated within the limits
of the City without a license first obtained in the manner hereinafter
described, and no carnival, bazaar or fair shall be operated in any
City park without prior approval of the governing body, after consultation
with the Department of Recreation, Cultural and Senior Affairs, Human
Resources and the Bureau of Fire Prevention, where any vendor or organization
intends to utilize propane for cooking purposes and/or where any vendor
or organization intends to utilize a generator for the purpose of
providing power or electricity.
[Amended 12-3-1981 by Ord. No. 657-81; 3-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2046-16; 1-7-2020 by Ord. No.
2240-19]
A.
Application required; fees; flag-raising permit.
(1)
Any person or group of persons or association desiring a license
to conduct a carnival, bazaar or fair shall present an application
to the City Clerk, stating his name, street, City address and purpose
for which such license is desired and the name of any group or association
he represents, if any, accompanied by a license fee as set forth below:
(2)
Any application submitted less than 30 days prior to an event shall
incur a 10% increase to all departmental fees, including application
fees. Any application submitted within 10 days of an event shall be
denied due to the excessive burdens that would be placed upon the
City in processing such an application in the given time frame. Any
person or group of persons or association applying for a flag-raising
permit for an event shall file an application with the City Clerk
not less than 30 days but not longer than six months prior to the
flag-raising date subject to the fees herein.
(3)
(4)
All departmental permits required to hold a carnival, bazaar or fair
shall be subject to the fees herein. All fees shall be uniformly collected
from all event applicants barring a fee waiver at the discretion of
the City subject to the City's internal review process on an
individual basis.
(5)
Where any vendor or organization intends to utilize propane for any
cooking purpose, there shall also be a fee of $50 per propane device.
Where any vendor or organization intends to utilize a generator for
the purpose of providing power or electricity, there shall also be
a fee of $50 per generator. Any vendor or organization shall pay $30
per hour, per inspector, for all necessary fire inspection conducted
by the Bureau of Fire Prevention and/or a certified member of the
Fire Department and shall also pay same for all necessary health inspections
conducted by the Department of Health, including for temporary events
where food is served, as follows:
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Number of Vendors
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Number of Inspectors and Minimum Hours
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|---|---|
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1 to 10
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2 inspectors, minimum of three hours
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More than 10
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Determined by the Fire Official (Not to exceed 5 inspectors)
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B.
Said application must first be approved by the Police Director or
his agent regarding permission for any games to be operated.
[Amended 12-3-1981 by Ord. No. 657-81; 11-19-2001 by Ord. No.
1529-01]
No such application shall be approved unless
it is accompanied by a cash bond in the sum of $2,000 to obligate
the applicant to care for the condition of the facility and to guarantee
general cleanup within 24 hours and a certificate of insurance covering
liability, worker's compensation and comprehensive in the amount of
$1,000,000 per occurrence. No refund shall be made of the cash bond
without approval of the City Council.
[Added 12-3-1981 by Ord. No. 657-81;
amended 11-19-2001 by Ord. No. 1529-01]
Any person, group or association shall be permitted
to hold only one carnival, bazaar or fair per calendar year on municipal
property. This carnival, bazaar or fair shall be no longer than one
twenty-four-hour period. At any given time, there shall not be more
than one carnival, bazaar or fair operating within the limits of the
City on City property.
[Added 12-3-1981 by Ord. No. 657-81;
amended 8-26-1982 by Ord. No. 701-82]
Any carnival, bazaar or fair held within the
City of Passaic shall have all rides, stands, trucks or other appurtenances
placed and situated on concrete, asphalt, macadam or other such similar
surface. There shall be no rides or carnival trucks permitted in any
parks or park areas within the City of Passaic.
