§ 8-4-1. General amusements.

A.

Licenses. It shall be unlawful to conduct or operate any amusement which is open to the public and for admission to which a fee is charged without having secured a license therefor; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not be held to apply to those amusements which are specifically licensed by any other Article or Chapter of this Code.

B.

Street Shows. No permit shall be granted for any carnival, circus, exhibition show or other amusement to be given on any public street or sidewalk or in such a place that the only main accommodation for the public or audience will be in a public place, except on order of the Village Board.

C.

Circus and Carnivals. The Village Board shall not approve a circus or carnival unless there shall be given 30 days notice to assure a proper review, a $5,000.00 cash bond to assure proper cleanup and a certificate of insurance for injuries and accidents naming the Village as an additional insured and providing a minimum rate of $1,000,000.00.

D.

Inspections. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief to see that every exhibition, amusement, theatrical or other public show or amusement is inspected by a member of the Police and Fire Departments and to ensure conformity with provisions concerning such amusements. To promote and protect the public health and safety of the residents of Hoffman Estates and to remove and prevent fire hazards and to ensure that all mechanical equipment and structures are in conformance with the building and electrical code of the Village; all circuses, carnivals, exhibitions, and other amusements operating in the Village shall be inspected by the Director of the Department of Code Enforcement or his designated representative, and by the Fire Safety Officer. Upon the satisfactory inspection, the Department of Code Enforcement shall issue a certificate of inspection. Fees for said certificate of inspection shall be $15.00 per hour of inspection.

E.

Indecent Shows. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to present, exhibit, conduct or take part in any indecent show, theatrical, play, motion picture exhibition or other form of public amusement or show.

F.

Smoking . It shall be unlawful to smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe on or beneath the stage or in a dressing room of any building used as an assembly hall with seating accommodations in which theatricals, shows, amusements, lectures or other entertainments are offered, operated, presented or exhibited.

G.

Signs. It shall be the duty of the owner of such premises, or of the occupant in charge, to provide and place printed signs on which the words "NO SMOKING" shall appear in letters at least four inches high, in conspicuous places, at least two such signs being upon the stage or in the wings thereof and one in each dressing room.

H.

Exit Lights. It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant in charge of any building or hall used as an assembly hall in which theatricals, shows, amusements, lectures and other entertainment is offered, operated or presented to provide and place a sign, on which the word "Exit" shall appear in letters at least six inches high, over ever door or other opening from such hall to every means of egress therefrom, and a light shall be provided with a red globe and placed at or over such sign, which light shall be kept illuminated during the entire period that the hall is open to the public and until the audience has left the hall.

I.

Restrictions. No amusement shall be produced, offered or presented in any building not now devoted to said purpose within 200 feet of any church, hospital, or building used exclusively for educational purposes, said distance to be measured between the nearest point on the building within which it is proposed to produce, offer, or present such amusement and the nearest point in such church, hospital or building used exclusively for educational purposes.

(Ord. No. 4238-2011, § 3(Exh. A), 5-2-11)