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If any provision or Subsection of this Section shall be held to be invalid, such provision or Subsection shall be considered separately and apart from the remaining provisions or Subsections of this Section, which shall remain in full force and effect.
(CBC 1985 12-4.8; Ord. 1987 c. 13, § 2)
(A) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to expand accessible communication in places of public accommodation.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CLOSED CAPTIONING. A transcript or dialog of the audio portion of a television program that is displayed on the bottom portion of a television receiver screen when the user activates the feature.
CLOSED CAPTIONING TELEVISION RECEIVER. A receiver of television programming that has the ability to display closed captioning, including, but not limited to, a television, digital set top box and other technology capable of displaying closed captioning for television programming.
PUBLIC AREA. Any part of a public facility that is open to the general public.
PUBLIC FACILITY. The same meaning as “public accommodation and service”, as defined in Subsection 12-9.2.
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT VENUE. A place that is open to the public for mass gathering for entertainment, regardless of whether or not a ticket or payment of any type is required for admission. The term includes, but is not limited to, cinemas, theaters, concert halls, sports centers and festivals.
REGULAR HOURS. The hours of any day in which a public facility is generally open to members of the general public.
(C) Activating Closed Captioning.
(1) Any person owning or managing a public facility in the city must activate closed captioning on closed captioned television receivers in use in any public area during regular hours.
(2) Exception: This Section does not require public entertainment venues to activate closed captioning on closed captioned television receivers.
(3) This Section does not require a public facility to make closed captioning available in a public area of the public facility if:
(a) No television receiver of any kind is available in the public area; or
(b) The only public television receiver available in the public area is not a closed-captioning television receiver.
(4) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to imply an, exemption from commonwealth and federal requirements, such as those for effective communication and reasonable accommodations required under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.
(D) Enforcement.
(1) If a violation of this Subsection occurs, individuals can file a complaint with the Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities (“Disabilities Commission”).
(2) The Disabilities Commission shall have the authority to investigate complaints brought before it, including, but not limited to, conducting unscheduled inspections of public facilities, holding mediation sessions with public facilities and other interested parties and providing guidance for bringing public facilities into compliance.
(CBC 1985 12-4.10; Ord. 2022 c. 11)
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