(A) A permit to give, conduct, produce or present a carnival, circus or rodeo shall be applied for by the owner or lessee, or the agent of either, of the premises upon which the carnival, circus or rodeo is to take place.
(B) Each application shall be in writing on a printed form supplied by the City Clerk and shall contain the following information:
(1) The site or location of the proposed carnival, circus or rodeo and the zoning classification thereof;
(2) A precise description of the kinds of entertainment, exhibitions or performances to be offered and a diagram indicating wherein they are to be located on the proposed site;
(3) The name of the owner, lessee, proprietor, operator or manager of the carnival, circus or rodeo, and in addition thereto, the name of the owner, lessee, proprietor, operator or manager of each entertainment, performance or exhibition which collectively make up the carnival, circus or rodeo, and the legal relationship of each to the applicant or the proprietor of the carnival, circus or rodeo;
(4) The number and location of off-street parking spaces, as well as toilet facilities to be used by patrons of the carnival, circus or rodeo, to be indicated on the diagram referred to above;
(5) An indication of the dates the carnival, circus or rodeo is to be in operation, and the hours during which the carnival, circus or rodeo is to be open to the public. No carnival, circus or rodeo shall open before 10:00 a.m. or operate beyond 8:00 p.m. in the city Sunday through Thursday or 10:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday;
(6) Current USDA Class “C” licenses for any animals appearing at the carnival, circus or rodeo;
(7) A certificate from the County Health Department for any food concessions for the length of the event;
(8) All information required by the state’s Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act (430 ILCS 85/2-1 et seq.); and
(9) Any other information that the City Council shall from time to time determine necessary in making a determination as to whether the application shall be granted.
(1960 Code, § 40-1-25) (Ord. 7590, passed 4-2-2012)