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ORDINANCE #09-14 <br /> <br /> '~ cITY OF RAMSE¥' ( . ' <br /> , : . ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESO'I:A <br /> AN oRDINANCE, ADDING SE~CTION 7.14 <br />CoARNIVALs" TO .CHAPTER 7 OF-.THE CIT. Y <br /> DE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA, · · . <br /> The .City of Ramsey ordains: <br /> ;7.14 CARNIVALS. <br /> i~.SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS <br /> Amusement Ride. A mechanical device <br /> th,~t carries or conveys passengers along, <br /> around or over a fixed or restricted route or <br /> Course for the purpose of giving its passengers' <br /> amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement. <br /> Carnival. An aggregation of attractions, <br /> ~ Whether shows, acts, game, vending devices or <br /> amusement mach nes whethe~ conducted <br /> under one or more managements or indepen- <br /> dent, which are temporarily set up or conduct- - <br /> ed in a 'public place or on any private premises <br /> accessible to the public with or without an <br /> admission fe~ including, but not limited'to, cir- <br /> cuses, gpeed tests, endurance tests and any <br /> other attractions or devices Which, from the <br /> nature of the aggregation, attract attendance of <br /> the public for their entertainment a~d pleasure. <br /> SECTION 2: LICENSE REQUIRED <br /> No person shall operate, maint.ain, or con- <br /> duct any carnival within the City without first <br /> procuring a license as provided herein. All car- <br /> nivals am restricted to a time period not to <br /> exceed 14 days total. Any event defined as <br /> 'carnival'_herein that is regulated by a condi- <br /> tional use-permit, or any carnival for th~ pur- <br /> pose bf ./aising'Ttih-dg-fb-fi~fie'b~fie~i~c' of a irate'r- <br /> hal, religious, vete~ran or educational organiza- <br /> tion h~ving tts principal meeting place or <br /> school within th6 City of Ramsey shall not be <br /> required to obtain a licenseff no amusement <br /> rides regulated by Minn. Stat· Chapter 184B <br /> will used at the carnival. <br /> SECTION 3. APPLICATION <br /> ~ An application for such license shall be <br /> ~ad~ in writing to the City Administrator or <br /> ~Ris/h'er designee and shall state the-full name <br /> and address of the applicant, the location <br /> where the carnival is to be conducted, the <br /> owner of the premises, the days on which the <br /> carnival is to be conducted, and other such <br /> information as shall be required by the City. <br /> SECTION 4. REVIEW AND APPROVAL <br /> The information in the application will be <br /> investigated as required by the City. The'appli- <br /> cant shall provide evidence of wdtten Dermis- <br /> sion for the operation of the carnival from the <br /> owner of the location of the premises. The City <br /> Council shall require review and recommenda- <br /> tion from the Fire Chief, Police Chief and <br /> Community Development Director, and upon <br /> satisfactory recommendation the City Council <br /> will approve said license. The City Council <br /> reserves the right to requi~re a public hearing <br /> on the application and such hearings shall be <br /> held at such 'time and upon such notice as the <br /> Council may determine. . <br /> SECTION 5. CONDITIONS <br /> The Council may impose any conditions or <br /> -restricti0ns it deems necessary or-advisable to <br /> protect the public health, safety, and welfare, <br /> including but not limited to conditions relat- <br /> ing to 'the hours of operations, the lighting of <br /> the premises and the parking facilities. The <br /> Coundl may impose any conditions or restric- <br /> tions at any time after the issuance of a license <br /> hereunder. A bond may be required in such <br /> form and amount as specified by the Council <br /> to guarantee .compliance with any conditions <br /> that shall, be herein imposed. The license shall <br /> permit operation of the circus or ca'rnivbl only <br /> on' the days specified in the application. <br /> SECTION 6. LICENSE FEES .... <br /> A non~refu~drable application fee shall be <br /> itablished by Council resolution rand shall be <br /> aid at .the time the application is submitted <br /> to the City , ~: . <br /> ~. ~.~he. ~e~:fo~ t. he ti~cetls~:sha, b~.estab ished <br /> by council resolution and the fee shall be paid <br /> at the time th~ license is.issued. <br /> <br />PRINTER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss <br />County of Anoka ) <br /> <br /> Peter G. Bodley, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the managing editor of the <br />newspaper known as the Anoka County Union, and has full knowledge of the facts which <br />are stated below: <br /> <br /> (Al The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting <br />qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, <br />331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. <br /> <br /> (B) The printed ORDINANCE, (#99-14) which is attached was cut from the colunms <br />of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week for one successive <br />week; it was first published on Friday, the 15th day of October, 1999 and was thereafter <br />printed and published on every Friday to and including Friday, the day of , 1999, <br />and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which <br />is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and <br />publication of the notice: <br /> <br />abcdefghijklmnopqrxtuvwxyz <br />abcdefghijklmnopq rstuvwxyz <br /> <br />Managing Editor <br /> <br />Subscribed and sworn to before me on <br /> <br />this 15th day of October, 1999 <br /> <br />Notary Public <br /> <br /> RATE INFORMATION <br /> <br />(1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space <br /> <br />(2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter <br /> <br />(3) Rate actually charged for the above matter <br /> <br />$9.75 <br /> <br />(Line, word, or inch rate) <br /> <br />$9.75 <br /> <br />(Line, word, or inch rate) <br /> <br />$6.90 <br /> <br />(Line, word, or inch rate) <br /> <br />SECTION 7, INSURANCE <br />A. The Licensee shall obtain and keep in full <br /> force and effect proper liability insurance <br /> coverage to protect the City and said <br /> Licensee against any claims or liability for <br /> personal injury or property damage sus- <br /> rained by any persons as a result of the <br /> operation of said circus or carnival. The 1ia- <br /> bility Insurance cov~age shall home,the <br /> City as an additional insured, and s~,id <br /> ipsurance coverage shall have minimum <br /> limits of liability with respect to bodily <br /> injury of one hundred thousand dollars <br /> ($100,000.00) for each person and three <br /> hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) <br /> for each occurrence and fifty thousand dol- <br /> ,lars ($50,000.00) with respect to property <br /> damage. <br />B. Said Licensee shall obtain and keep in full <br /> force and effect proper insurance coverage <br /> against any liability for injury sustained by <br /> any persons operating said license activi- <br /> · ties as required under the provisions of the, <br /> · Workers' Compensation Act of the State. <br />C. Said Licensee shall submit to the City Clerk <br /> satisfactory certificates of insurance for the <br /> coverage required herein prior to issuance <br /> of an approved license. <br />'SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION <br /> The Licensee shall, indemnify, defend, and <br /> hold harmless the City from any claims and <br /> any liability in whatsoever manner arising, <br /> which may be brought against the m'unicipali- <br /> fy, as the result of the operation of the carni- <br /> val. Indemnification shall be provided to the <br /> City in writing prior to issuance of an <br /> approved license. <br /> SECTION 9. OPERATION <br />A. The operator or owner of the carnival reg- <br /> ulated hereunder shall conduct said oDer- <br /> ' orions, and premises in conformance with <br /> all laws and regulations of the City and <br /> the State. No alcoholic beverages shall be <br /> permitted on the premises of operation <br /> without the appropriate liquor license. <br /> B. The operator or owner shall control traffic <br /> entering and leaving said premises so that <br /> there is no interference with the orderly <br /> flow of traffic on the public streets adja- <br /> cent thereto. <br /> C. The City Council shall establish such con- <br /> ditions as is.deemed appropriate to pro- <br /> vide for the cleaning of thee premises and <br /> all other properties relating to the opera- <br /> tion within a reasonable period after the <br /> event and may require a deposit fee in an <br /> amount established by Council resolution, <br /> to guarantee such cleaning.. Said deposit <br /> will be refunded upon satisfactory cleanup <br /> as determined by the City Administrator or <br /> his/her designee. <br /> SECTION 10. PENALTY <br /> A. Misdemeanors. Unless another penalty is <br /> expressly provided in this Code, any person <br /> violating any provision of this Code, or any <br /> m~e or regulation adopted in the pursuance <br /> thereof, or any other provision of any Code <br /> adopted in this Code by reference, includ- <br /> ing any provision declaring an act or omis- <br /> sion to be a misdemeanor, shaft, upon con- <br /> viction, be subject to a fine of not more <br /> than $700 or imprisonment for a term not <br /> to exceed 90 days or both, plus, in either <br /> case, the costs of prosecution. <br /> B. Separate violations. Unless otherwise pro- <br /> vided, each act of violation and eVeryday <br /> on which a violation occurs or continues <br /> constitutes a separate offense. <br /> SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE <br /> This Ordinance becomes effective thirty <br /> (30) days after its publication subiect to the <br /> City Charter Section 5.07. <br /> PASSED by the City Council of th~ City of <br /> Ramsey this the 12th day of October 1999. <br /> Thomas G. Gamec <br /> Mayor <br /> ATrE~r: <br />I James E. Norman <br /> fCity Administrator <br /> abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <br /> Published in Anoka Co. Union <br /> " October 15, 1999 <br /> <br /> <br />