§ 112.09 CIRCUSES, THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, AMUSEMENTS, SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS.
   (A)   License required. No person shall hold, promote, advertise for, or otherwise engage in offering or opening to the public a circus, theatrical performance, amusement, show, or exhibition without first obtaining from the City Council a license therefor.
   (B)   Fee. The license fee shall be as set forth in the city fee schedule per year, or per day for each day that the activity is conducted, offered, or held open for the public, whichever is lesser; provided, that any local lodge, society, or charitable organization, none of which are organized or maintained for profit, may engage in activities regulated under this section upon payment of a fee as set forth in the city fee schedule per year, or per day for each day that the activity is conducted, offered, or held open for the public.
   (C)   Application. Any person or persons desiring to engage in activities regulated under this section shall make application for the license on blanks furnished by the City Clerk/Treasurer. The application shall set forth the name and address of the person, persons, committee or organization which is to conduct the regulated activity; state the times and places where the activities are to be held or conducted, and state the nature of the activity for which the license is sought. The application shall also contain such other information as is reasonably requested by the City Clerk/Treasurer. In the event the license is issued, the same shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises at which the activity is conducted.
   (D)   Deposit required. As a condition for the issuance of a license, the applicant shall deposit with the City Clerk/Treasurer the sum as set forth in the city fee schedule, dedicated to cleaning up and restoring the area utilized to its state existing prior to the commencement of the activity licensed. The license shall have a period of 24 hours following the termination of the activity within which to clean up and restore the area or premises. The City Clerk/Treasurer or other authorized personnel of the city may examine the area to see if the conditions herein stated have been complied with. Upon compliance, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall refund the deposit. The refusal of or failure by the licensee to comply with the conditions of this section shall constitute a release of any claim to the deposited sum by the licensee, and the sum shall thereafter be forfeited to the city for the purposes of cleaning up and restoring the area or premises; any balance remaining thereafter shall be deemed liquidated damages forfeited to the city for failure to comply with this section.
(Prior Code, § 303.10)