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ORDINANCE #09-14
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<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.
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<br />PRINTER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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<br />STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss
<br />County of Anoka )
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<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:
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<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.
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<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:
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<br />Managing Editor
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<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me on
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<br />this 15th day of October, 1999
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<br />Notary Public
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<br /> RATE INFORMATION
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<br />(1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space
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<br />(2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter
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<br />(3) Rate actually charged for the above matter
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<br />$9.75
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<br />(Line, word, or inch rate)
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<br />$9.75
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<br />(Line, word, or inch rate)
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<br />$6.90
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<br />(Line, word, or inch rate)
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<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
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<br /> Published in Anoka Co. Union
<br /> " October 15, 1999
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