ARTICLE II
ASSEMBLIES
ASSEMBLIES
The provisions of Chapter 4, Article I, apply to the issuance of permits hereunder except that § 4-105 shall not apply.
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.
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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