[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Ewing 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 98-13 as Ch. 78 of the 1998
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to
all circuses, carnivals and mobile ride devices.
A.
It shall be unlawful to conduct or operate any circuses,
carnivals and any mobile ride devices which are open to the public
and for which an admittance fee is charged without having first secured
a license therefor.
B.
Applications for such license along with the fee set forth in Chapter 172, Fees, shall be made to the Municipal Clerk and must have the approval by resolution of the Township Council. The license shall permit the activity at the place described therein for a period of seven days.
C.
All applicants for such licenses shall have annexed
thereto true copies of valid permits issued by the New Jersey State
Department of Labor and Industry pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:3-31 through
5:3-54.
No license shall be granted or given for any
carnivals, circuses or mobile rides unless:
A.
Public liability policies are posted with the Township
prior to the operation of any circus, carnival or mobile ride device,
for the satisfaction of all claims for damages by reason of bodily
injury to or the death of any one person and of all claims for damages
by reason of bodily injury to or the death of all persons resulting
from an accident. Such liability policies shall be in an amount of
not less than the following:
B.
The Fire Inspector of the Township is satisfied as
to the firesafety of the type of tent or other structure to be erected
for the purpose of any show, carnival or circus.
C.
The Police Department of the Township is satisfied
that any mobile ride will not interfere with traffic or make traffic
more hazardous in a particular location where the ride is located.
It shall be unlawful to operate or permit the
operation of a circus, carnival or mobile ride between the hours of
11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day of any week.
A.
The audience of any circus, carnival or mobile ride
shall be orderly and quiet at all times. It shall be unlawful for
any person attending such show or mobile ride to create a disturbance.
B.
It shall be unlawful to permit or gather such a crowd
to witness any carnival or circus or mobile ride as to create a dangerous
condition as to fire or other safety risks.
A.
It shall be unlawful to smoke or carry a lighted cigarette,
cigar or pipe on or beneath the stage, dressing room or assembly hall
for carnivals or circuses.
B.
It shall be the duty of the owner of such premises
or of the occupant in charge to provide and place in conspicuous places
printed signs on which the words "No Smoking" shall appear in letters
at least four inches high.
It shall be the duty of the owners, operators
or occupant in charge of a carnival or circus to provide signs over
every door and exit, upon which signs the word "exit" shall appear
in letters at least six inches high and shall be illuminated during
the entire period the circus or carnival shall maintain an audience,
in accordance with state statutes and regulations.
It shall be the duty of the owners, operators
or occupant in charge of the carnival or circus to provide at their
expense adequate policing supervision and adequate supervision of
traffic control to meet the requirements of the Township Police Department.
Upon application, the Township Council may waive the license fee where carnivals, circuses or mobile ride devices are being utilized for a nonprofit organization (as that term is defined in Chapter 267, Peddling and Soliciting, § 267-2, for a charitable purpose). However, all other requirements of this chapter must be observed.
