(A) Licenses. A convention center license shall be required only for convention centers that hold or sponsor flea markets, garage sales, fairs, festivals, carnivals, farmer's markets, or sales events involving sales by hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants, itinerant vendors or similar merchandisers.
(1) Convention centers requiring a license must secure a license as set forth in § 110.15.
(2) Subject to licensure, each exposition and convention center owner shall pay, as set forth in § 110.21(N), an annual fee to the city of $250 for each such center owned within the municipal limits.
(3) Except as otherwise provided herein, each license may be renewed upon proper application and payment of the required fee. The requirements and procedures for granting and issuing a license renewal shall be the same as the requirements and procedures for granting a new license.
(B) Convention centers.
(1) Except as authorized herein and as provided for in §§ 110.35 and 110.36, it shall be unlawful to hold, sponsor or cause to be held a flea market, garage sale, fair, festival, carnival, circus, farmer's market; or sales event involving sales by hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants or itinerant vendors or similar merchandisers at convention centers.
(2) Under no circumstances shall this section allow for the sale of junk or the transaction of business by junkers.
(C) Miscellaneous regulations.
(1) Hours of operation. No exposition or convention center shall be operated between the hours of 1:00 a .m. and 6:00 a.m.
(2) Nuisances prohibited. No business or activity authorized under this chapter shall be so conducted or operated as to constitute a nuisance in fact, or to be considered dangerous to life or detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the citizens or the general public as a whole.
(3) Posting licnese. An approved license for the event must be posted in a conspicuous place, at or near the main entrance to the convention center, and shall be in plain view at all times the event is taking place. If applicable, all vendor permits must be displayed in plain view at each individual vendor's area.
(4) Inspections. Whenever inspection of a private convention center is reasonably necessary to assure compliance with the provisions of this section or any other regulation of the municipality, or to detect violations thereof, it shall be the duty of the licensee, or the person in charge of the premises, to admit thereto for inspection, any city officer or employee duly authorized to make such inspection at any reasonable time that such admission or entry is requested.
(D) Suspension or revocation of license or permit. All licenses and permits issued hereunder shall be subject to suspension or revocation pursuant to § 110.17.
(Ord. O-00-35, passed 11-27-00) Penalty, see § 110.99
Cross-reference:
Nuisances prohibited, see § 110.04