Ordinance No. 0042 05-19-1952•
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ORDINANCE NO. 42
AN ORDINAMCE TO PRE-
VENT OR LICENSE ANO REG-
ULATE THE EXH161TION
AND OPERATION OF THEAT-
R 1 C A L P E R FORMANCES,
AMUSEMENTS ORSHOWS,�IN-
CLUDING THE OPERATION
OF DRIVE-IN THEATERS IN
THE VILLAGE OF FRIDLEY
AND PROVIDING A PENAL7V
FOR VIO�ATION THEREOF
ANQ PROVIDING FOR RE-
PEAL OF ORDlNANCE NO. ��
3L
The Council of the Village of
Fridley does ordain as follows:
Section 1. The maintaining and
operation oP a theatrical perfor-
ma:ice, sta€e shows, moving pic-
tares, and drive-in theaters are
hereby declared to be a public
nuisance and are prohibited from
operation within the Village of
Fridley except as hereinafter
procided Yor.
Section 2. Theatrical perfor-
mances, stage shows, moving pic-
tures, and drice-in theaters are
defined as forms of entertain-
ment to whicl� two or more per-
sons are im�ited to ciew an e�i-
bition of acting or the screen pro-
jection of moving pictvms with
accompanying sound broadcasb
ing for a profit or in the course
of a business enterprise.
A dxive-in theater is defined as
hacing a location or place forthe
parking of motor vehicles � in
front of a screen projection of
moaing pictures.
Section 3. Nathing contained
herein shall prevent theatrical
presentations and motion pictures
by a religious or educational
non-profit association or corpor-
ation �cithin the confines of a
church m� religiaas education
edifice or within a public school
building �i�here the preaentation
is sponsored by Uie religious or
educational group.
Section 4. That any operator or
owner of a drive-in theatre shall
conduct said premises and said
operations in a lawful manner.
He shall comply �t�ith all regula-
tions and statutes oY the State of
Minnesota. He sl�all not maintain
any nuisancc or noise on said
premises, and shall at all times
equip and maintain said drive-in
theatre so that the sound is dir-
ected to the individual vehicles,
and so that the sound does not
carry beyond the premises of the
ProPerty. He shall not permit
any intoxicating liquors or any
unmoral conduct or practices to
exist on said premises.
Section 5. That any operator
or o�vner of a drive-in thcater
shall control and direet the traf-
fic and �notor cchicles entering
and lea��ing its premiscs so that
it does not interfere and block
the orderly flow of traffic on the
pC.blic highways adjacent to said
drice-in premises. That tralfic
contiol decises shall he installed
and maintained at the places of
ingress and egress from said pub-
lic high�vays to the drive-in tnea-
ter pcemises during the hours the
business is in operation unless
the police department of the Vi}-
lage of Fridlcy has specifically
waiced such requirement.
That no trash, paper cups, pa-
pers, or wrappers shall be al-
lo�ced to be scattered on said
drivc-in premises.
That no 6ottles, bottle-caps, or�
metalic articles shall be deposited
or allo�eed to lay on the drive-
�cays and parking arcas in said
theater.
Thzt no motor vehicles shal]
stop, or perk on the sha:lders of
the public highway in the imme-
diate viclnity of the said drive-in
the,ater during the l�ours tl�e
theater is in operation
Section 6. Any drive-in theafrc
located within the Village Iimits
must have its business o'_fice on
property zoned as commercial ar
industrial, in accordance with
the zoning ordinancc now in ex-
istence in the Viilage. However,
a�y such drice-in theatre located
on sach commercial or industrial
property may extend itself for
not mcrc than two Uiousand feet
onto propertY �oned as residen-
tial.
Section 7. That no drive-i�
theater shall be erecked, main-
tained, or operated within the
Village of Fridley �cithout a li-
cense therefore l�aving been o6-
tained from thc � illagc Council
hy the owner or proprictor Uiere�
of. Such license shall in all cascs
expire on thc 31st day of Suly,
next aftcr the date of iscue.
Applications for such license=
must be made in wrifing to the
Village Clerlc, and be accompan-
ied by a license fee of y-300.00.
Sectia� S. Whocver in any
manner violates or fai:s to mmply
with any of Uie terms of Yhis
Ordinancc shall be punished hy a
fine of not more than $100.00, or
be imprisoned for not more thxn
ninety days, together with the
costs and prosecution in either
case.
Section 9. Thc procisions of Ord-
inance No. -233 �assed hy this
council on August 4, 195D in so
far as it is inconsistant is ex-
pressly repeale�i�._�.,,.,
Passed - hy- the:. tlilla�e'�C�ouncil
[his 18th riay. oE -NYay,' l9'$/: �
�' ` CARL F. FIeI{T.'FN�AN
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ATTEST: WAS�D i:ORLI�-�
Clerk - �
Published� in Uie Colvmi>ia
Heights Record May 29, � 1952.
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