HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-2493 - Ordinance - 02/08/2001ORDINANCE NO. .24~3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4, "CARNIVALS,
CIRCUSES, MENAGERIES, SIDESHOWS, CONCESSIONS, AND SPECIAL
EVENTS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART 1:
That Chapter 4, Section 4, "Carnivals, Circuses, Menageries, Sideshows,
Concessions, and Special Events", of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached
hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2:
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be
void or unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of
the remaining provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain
in full force and effect.
PART 3:
That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be deemed guilty ora misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each day such
violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a
separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes
effective ten (10) days at~er its date of passage by the City Council, as
provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED this 8th day of February ., 2001.
ATTEST:
CONNIE HOOKS, City Secretary
APPROVED:
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L'~YNN~cILHANEY, MaYOr
APPROVED:
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 4, Section 4, of the Code of Ordinance is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"SECTION 4: CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES, MENAGERIES, SIDESHOWS,
CONCESSIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS
A. LICENSE REQUIRED
It shall be unlawful to operate or conduct within the City any carnivals, circuses,
menageries, sideshows, concessions, and special events without first securing a
license therefor.
No gated special event or gated minor event shall be allowed, and no license shall
be issued for any gated special or gated minor event on publicly owned property
in the Northgate Zoning Districts NG-1 and NG-3.
B. DEFINITIONS
(9)
Gated Event: The term "Gated Event" shall mean events which are
closed to the general public by fencing, netting or other form of temporary
barrier in order to charge a fee for attendance/entrance.
(10)
Minor Event: The term "Minor Event" as used in this ordinance shall
mean a for-profit or non-profit event to which the public is invited, held on
public property, at which less than 250 individuals attend, and held outside
the confines of a building or permanent structure. The term includes but is
not limited to any meeting, entertainment, performance, show, exhibition,
or amusement. The term does not include gatherings for athletic events
that are held in facilities designed for athletic events.
(11)
North~,ate: The term "Northgate" as used in this ordinance shall mean
areas within the city zoned NG-1, NG-2, and NG-3.