For the purposes of this chapter, words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Admission charge”, in addition to its usual and ordinary meaning, means and includes: a charge made for season tickets or subscriptions; a cover charge or a charge made for use of seats and tables, reserved or otherwise, and similar accommodations; a charge made for food and refreshments in any place where any free entertainment, recreation or amusement is provided; a charge made for rental or use of equipment or facilities for purposes of recreation or amusement and, where the rental of the equipment or facilities is necessary to the enjoyment of the privileges for which a general admission is charged, the combined charge shall be considered as the admission charge and a charge is determined according to the number of passengers in an automobile.
(b) “Place” means any enterprise permitted, conducted or operated by a person, as defined by subsection (c) hereof, for which there is an admission charge. Examples of places, but not limited to the following are theaters, dance halls, amphitheaters, museums, auditoriums, stadiums, skating rinks, athletic pavilions and fields, parks, circuses, side shows, swimming facilities, tennis facilities, tennis courts, tennis clubs, paddle tennis courts, paddle tennis clubs, handball courts, squash courts, squash clubs, golf facilities, golf driving range, fairway or putting practice facilities, outdoor amusement parks and rides and observation towers, and bowling alleys.
(c) “Person” means any individual, receiver, assignee, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, corporation, company, or any group of persons acting as a unit, whether mutual, cooperative, fraternal, nonprofit or otherwise.
(d) “Finance Director” means the Finance Director of the City of Brooklyn.
(Ord. 2003-10. Passed 1-27-03.)