Unless otherwise herein expressly stated, the
following terms shall have, for the purpose of this article, the meanings
hereby respectively indicated:
AMUSEMENT
A certain manner or form of entertainment, including but
not limited to circuses, carnivals, sideshows, fairs, traveling shows,
amusement parks and like activities which may partially consist of
mechanical rides designed for use by human beings as form of amusement.
PLACE OF AMUSEMENT
Any location within the Township where the public may attend
or engage in any amusement as herein defined.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Bristol, County of Bucks, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
No amusement shall be conducted in the Township
unless it meets the following requirements:
A. All facilities, structures and equipment whatsoever used by the amusement shall meet and be in compliance with all the requirements of Chapter
106, Fire Prevention, and all other Bristol Township ordinances, all state law
and/or federal laws.
B. All seating facilities and structures, including but not limited to benches, bleachers and grandstands, shall meet and be in compliance with all the requirements of Chapter
106, Fire Prevention, and all other Bristol Township ordinances, all state laws and/or federal laws.
C. All amusement rides, if any, shall meet all Pennsylvania
state safety requirements and be certified and comply with all Pennsylvania
laws and federal laws, if applicable.
D. All amusements shall provide facilities for waste
and trash disposal during the amusement and shall be responsible for
the cleanup of the place of amusement after the amusement has ended.
A refundable payment of $2,000 shall be made by applicant and shall
be refunded if the premises is free from trash and debris after the
amusement has ended.
E. All places of amusement shall provide for or make
arrangements for on-site security personnel, on-site emergency health
care facilities, equipment and personnel and on-site fire-fighting
equipment and personnel to the satisfaction of the Township.
The Managing Director of Bristol Township and
the Bristol Township Office of Licenses, Zoning and Inspections and
the Bristol Township Fire Marshal's office as well as employees and
representatives of said offices are hereby authorized to enforce this
article and shall be known for purposes of this article as the "Enforcement
Official."
If the notice of violation is not complied with
within the time specified by the Enforcement Official or if any person
fails to comply with a stop-work order issued by the Enforcement Official
under the authority of this article, that person shall be in violation
of this article and the Solicitor for the Township of Bristol shall
bring an action in the appropriate District Justice Court or other
appropriate court to enforce compliance with this article, and upon
a verdict of a violation of this article in favor of Bristol Township,
such person shall be assessed a fine or ordered to pay damages in
an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation of this article,
in addition to any and all other relief the Court deems appropriate.
Each day any violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate violation.