[Adopted 11-27-1957 as Ch. 5A of the General Ordinances, approved 11-28-1957]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes amusement devices designed for and used exclusively
by children, such as but not limited to any mechanically or electrically
operated pony, horse, boat, airplane, rocket and/or equipment of similar
design which may be placed on a stationary platform within any premises
to which the public is invited, and which devices are to provide an
up-and-down, rocking and/or circular motion for the enjoyment of one
or more children.
It shall be unlawful to keep, maintain, offer to the public
or operate any such amusement device unless the person desiring to
keep, maintain, offer to the public or operate same shall, before
doing so, obtain a license from the City Clerk.
Application for such license shall be made to the City Clerk
upon such forms as he shall prescribe. Such application shall contain
the name and residence of the person, and if a partnership, the names
and addresses of the partners, and if a corporation, the names and
residence addresses of the officers of such corporation; the place
of business at which such amusement device is to be located and the
type of amusement device to be used. Upon filing such application,
the applicant shall furnish a policy or duplicate policy or certificate
of public liability insurance with limits of not less than $25,000
for injury to one person and not less than $50,000 for one accident,
which policy or certificate or copy thereof shall be approved as to
form and sufficiency by the Corporation Counsel.
Before issuing such license, the City Clerk shall request an
inspection to be made of each such amusement device by the Building
Commissioner to determine whether such device is so constructed mechanically
and electrically as to permit its operation safely and without danger
to the users thereof.
No license shall be issued by the City Clerk unless the application
shall have endorsed upon it the approval of the Building Commissioner.
Subsequent to the issuance of the license the City Clerk shall cause
periodic inspections to be made of all such devices and may, if any
such device is found defective or unsafe, revoke the license therefor.
The Building Commissioner is hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to inspect amusement devices as defined in this article and
to cause same to be inspected by the Electrical Bureau of the New
York Board of Fire Underwriters.
[Amended 12-26-1968, approved 12-27-1968; 6-10-1992, approved 6-11-1992]
The applicant for a license shall pay to the City Clerk before
the issuance thereof an annual license fee of $50 for each device
operated by him, it or them.
[Amended 12-26-1968, approved 12-27-1968; 6-10-1992, approved 6-11-1992]
All licenses shall expire on the 31st day of May in each year.
Written application for renewal shall be filed within 30 days prior
to the expiration date. No license shall be renewed by the City Clerk
without the endorsed approval of the Building Commissioner and payment
of the renewal fee of $50.
No amusement device as defined herein shall be located, placed,
maintained or operated on any public street, highway or other public
place in the City of Mount Vernon.
