[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Caledonia 10-6-1981
by L.L. No. 2-1981 as Ch. 33 of the 1981 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Amusement Area
Ordinance of the Village of Caledonia."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any place or area to be used for money or hire, either for or as:
A.Â
An amusement park or recreation center.
B.Â
A place where sports or athletic contests or exhibitions
occur.
C.Â
Skating rinks.
D.Â
Shooting galleries.
E.Â
Racetracks for horses, motor vehicles or any vehicle
with wheels, slides or skids propelled or moved by any engine or other mechanical
device.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person
to conduct, establish or run an amusement area or to begin clearing, excavation,
construction or the erection of buildings or other structures therefor without
being licensed therefor.
To obtain such license, a person shall make application to the Village
Clerk of the Village of Caledonia, upon his own letterhead or stationery,
requesting such license.
A.Â
Such request shall be accompanied by a payment in an
amount as shall be set forth from time to time by resolution of the Board
of Trustees and as indicated on a fee schedule on file in the office of the
Village Clerk to help defray the costs of the examination and investigation
of the application as hereinafter envisioned.[1]
B.Â
Separately attached to such request, the person will
itemize the following matters:
(1)Â
What steps he will take to provide adequate highway and
parking facilities for the contemplated amusement area.
(2)Â
What steps he will take to provide adequate water supply
and drainage for the contemplated amusement area.
(3)Â
What steps he will take to provide sanitary and sewage
facilities for the contemplated amusement area.
(4)Â
A general statement as to what the amusement area will
contain.
(5)Â
What provisions will be made for supervision of areas
within the amusement area contemplated to be used by minors.
(6)Â
What provision will be made for fire protection and prevention.
C.Â
Separately attached to such request, a person will provide a preliminary plan or map, to scale, which map will accurately reflect the matters contained under § 55-4B.
D.Â
Any payment made upon application shall not be prorated
or refunded, whether the application is approved or disapproved.
A.Â
Based upon a person's application and attachments
and not later than 45 days from the date such application is received and
if the Board is satisfied that the matters required to be set forth are adequately
and reasonably provided for, the Board shall notify the person, either personally
or by mail addressed to the address given on the application, that his application
is approved or disapproved, giving its reasons therefor.
D.Â
Upon final approval, the Board shall cause the application
and plans to be marked "approved," and these plans shall be then known as
the "final plans," and it shall thereupon direct the Clerk to issue the person
his license.
E.Â
If required at any time by the Board, either prior to
or after the license has been issued, a person may be required to give bond
for the faithful performance of the work contemplated by the final plans,
such bond to be approved by the Attorney.
F.Â
A license may be revoked for failure to conform to the
final plans, upon reasonable notice to the person licensed.
The unnecessary or unreasonable emissions of smoke, noxious gases, deposits
or dusts, as specified in the amusement area permits, from the grounds, buildings,
engines or other sources within an amusement area is hereby prohibited and
declared to be a violation of this chapter.
Within an amusement area, the creation, maintenance or permitting of
unreasonably loud or disturbing noises, as specified in the amusement area
permits, is hereby prohibited and declared to be a violation of this chapter.
Any person who by himself or by his clerks, agents or employees shall
commit a violation of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty for each
violation thereof not exceeding $250 or 15 days' imprisonment, or both,
for any offense.