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CHAPTER 1 CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 3 PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 4 LICENSING
CHAPTER 5 PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC NUISANCE [Chapter 5, retitled by Ord. No. 88-2, effective July 1, 1988.]
CHAPTER 6 STREETS
CHAPTER 7A GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7B SIGN REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7C WETLANDS ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7D STORM WATER MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7E SHORELAND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7F FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9 EXCAVATION, MINING AND FILLING
CHAPTER 10 QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 11 THE MINNESOTA STATE FIRE CODE
CHAPTER 12 LIFE SAFETY CODE
CHAPTER 13 BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 14 PUBLIC HEALTH, WELLS, SEWERS, AND UTILITIES
CHAPTER 15 PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 16A COLUMBUS HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 16B DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE
CHAPTER 16C VIOLATIONS ABATEMENT CODE
CHAPTER 17 LODGING TAX
CHAPTER 18 REGULATION OF UTILITIES
CHAPTER 19 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
CHAPTER 20 FORESTRY REGULATIONS
ARTICLE II
ASSEMBLIES
SECTION 4-200.   APPLICATION OF ARTICLE I.
The provisions of Chapter 4, Article I, apply to the issuance of permits hereunder except that § 4-105 shall not apply.
SECTION 4-201.   DEFINITIONS.
   A.   “Assembly” means the gathering of persons at any location at any single time for any purpose.
   B.   “Large assembly” means a gathering of fifty (50) or more persons at any location at any single time for any purpose.
   C.   “Admission charge” shall mean any charge for the right or privilege to any entertainment or amusement and shall include, among other things, the following: All charges for seats, chairs, tables, benches, reserved or otherwise and other similar accommodations; all charges made for food and refreshments or any free entertainment as provided; all charges made for the use or rental of equipment or facilities for purposes of entertainment and amusement; and all automobile or vehicle parking charges which gives one admission to an entertainment, amusement or social event.
   D.   “Entertainment” or “amusement” or “social event” shall include among other things the following: motion picture shows, circuses, shows of all kinds, stage exhibitions, all sporting contests and athletic events, including exhibitions, concerts, lectures, side shows, amusement parks, and all forms of recreation therein, races, motor vehicle competitions of any kind, outdoor concerts, operatic performances, theatrical performances and other form of diversion, sport, pastime or recreation.
   E.   “Person” shall include an individual, firm, corporation, company, partnership, association, and unincorporated association and any person acting in a fiduciary capacity.
SECTION 4-202.   LICENSE REQUIRED.
No person shall permit a large assembly or operate a temporary business for which admission is charged and which provides entertainment, amusement, or a social event to any assembly within the City of Columbus without having first secured a license to operate the same. The license shall be issued by the City Clerk after approval of the same by the City Council.
[§ 4-202 amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]
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