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(a) No person, firm or corporation, except a permitee under this chapter, shall operate or manage any exhibition or show within the City.
(b) Every person, firm or corporation desiring to conduct an exhibition or show shall secure permission and a permit from the City Manager.
(c) The applicant shall furnish to the City Manager a certified copy of a certificate of general liability and property damage insurance in the amounts as follows:
(1) Public liability insurance in an amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person; subject to the same limit for each person, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) on account of each accident;
(2) Property damage insurance in the amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) on account of any one accident which insurance shall protect the general public, and shall save, indemnify and keep harmless, within such limits, the City against all liability, judgments, damages, costs and expenses which may in any way accrue against the City in consequence of the granting of such permit and will in all things strictly comply with the conditions of such permit.
(Ord. 24-12. Passed 5-7-12.)
As a conditional requirement to the licensing of any exhibition or show to operate in the City the applicant for said permit shall pay to the City a permit fee in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day or part day the exhibition or show is conducted; however, if any exhibition or show is deemed to be an educational exhibit or a non-profit organization or community based organization as determined by the City Manager, then the foregoing permit fee shall be waived and in lieu thereof the applicant shall pay to the City a one time administrative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to help defray some of the time and expense in processing the application and issuing the permit.
(Ord. 24-12. Passed 5-7-12.)
(Ord. 24-12. Passed 5-7-12.)
(a) Any person desiring to conduct or operate any exhibition or show within the City limits shall make written application for a permit to the City Manager and file the same with the Clerk of Council not less than three (3) months prior to the time when it is desired to conduct or operate same.
(b) The application shall give the name and permanent address of the owner, and if owned by a company or corporation, or association, the application shall show said fact and shall also show the name of the manager or other officer in charge of said exhibition or show. In any event, the application shall show the person in active charge and control of operating or conducting the exhibition or show.
(c) The application shall provide the names and permanent addresses of all exhibit employees, including contract employees.
(d) The application shall further give a list by name and description of all proposed premise activities, events, rides, booths, tents and other temporary structures, improvements and uses operated in connection with the exhibition or show.
(e) The application shall list all days and times of operation for all proposed premise activities, events, rides, booths, tents and other temporary structures, improvements and uses operated in connection with the exhibition or show.
(f) The application shall list by genus or species the number and proposed location of all animals used in connection with all proposed premise activities, events, rides and uses operated in connection with the exhibition or show.
(g) The exhibitor shall also attest in writing that said premises will be kept in clean and orderly condition during the operating thereof and after the conclusion thereof shall be restored to the same condition it was in prior to the operation thereof, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and any trash or debris originating therefrom shall be removed from any surrounding property by the exhibitor at the exhibitor's expense.
(Ord. 8-07. Passed 2-19-07.)
(a) Within twenty-one (21) days after receipt of a complete application to conduct or operate an exhibition or show, the City Manager shall, in writing, approve, approve with conditions, defer, or deny said application.
(b) The City Manager shall only defer the application if, in his opinion, the application is incomplete or otherwise requires additional information.
(c) Upon notification of a deferred application by the City Manager the exhibitor shall have fourteen (14) days to respond in writing to the incomplete application or additional information requested by the City Manager.
(d) The exhibitor shall have seven (7) days to appeal to Council, in writing, any application approved with conditions or denied by the City Manager.
(e) Within twenty-one (21) days of the exhibitor’s appeal of an application approved with conditions or denied by the City Manager, City Council shall hold a public hearing to decide on the application. Council shall approve, approve with original conditions as determined by the City Manager, approve with modified conditions, or deny the application.
(Ord. 8-07. Passed 2-19-07.)
Upon approval of an application for a permit and payment of the fee prescribed by Section 711.03, the City Manager shall issue an exhibit permit to the applicant.
(Ord. 8-07. Passed 2-19-07.)
The permit granted to the exhibition or show shall cover and permit only premise activities, events, rides, booths, tents and other temporary structures, improvements and uses operated in connection with the approved exhibition or show. Any person obtaining a permit to conduct or operate an exhibition or show within the City limits shall have the right to operate only those premise activities, events, rides, booths, tents and other temporary structures, improvements and uses operated in connection with the exhibition or show which are under the direct charge and supervision of the owner or operator of the exhibition or show, and it shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate in connection with the exhibition or show any other premise activities, events, rides, booths, tents and other temporary structures, improvements and uses.
(Ord. 8-07. Passed 2-19-07.)
The following activities or uses are expressly prohibited as part of any approved exhibition or show:
(a) Adult uses or sexually oriented businesses as defined in Section 701.02 of the Codified Ordinances;
(b) The sale of alcoholic beverages;
(c) The sale of animals;
(d) Activities such as animal races and cockfighting, which reasonably could result in a violation of Chapter 505 of the Codified Ordinances;
(e) Any activity which permits, or reasonably could result in physical contact between a dangerous animal, as defined in Section 1171.12 of the Zoning Code, and an exhibition or show patron;
(f) Application of permanent body art, which includes tattooing, body piercing, branding and scarification, as defined and regulated by Chapter 712 of the Codified Ordinances;
(i) Circus, carnival, tent show and related activities conducted in violation of Section 1171.40 of the Zoning Code.
(j) Any other activity or use which in the opinion of the City Manager, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Chief Building Official or City Engineer, jeopardizes the health, safety and welfare of the public.
(Ord. 8-07. Passed 2-19-07.)
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