§ 18-27. Local permit fee for amusement rides, including inflatable bounce houses.

(a)

Amusement ride shall mean any mechanical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure or excitement. The term includes rides that are mechanically inflated using a continuous airflow device and provide a surface for bouncing and jumping or sliding or, creates an enclosed space for the purpose of amusement but such term does not include:

(1)

Any coin-operated ride that is manually, mechanically or electrically operated and customarily placed in a public location and that does not normally require the supervision or services of an operator; or

(2)

Non-mechanized playground equipment including but not limited to, swings, see-saws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, playground slides, trampolines, and physical fitness devices; or

(3)

Amusement rides which are used solely by the owner of the ride, his or her family and guests for their personal enjoyment and for which no admission fee is charged.

(b)

Amusement ride operator shall mean a person, firm, company, or any other business who, for a fee, offers or provides for the use of an amusement ride to any individual, group, or organization.

(Ord. No. 2018-O-089 , § 1, 6-18-18)