3.72.020 Definitions and interpretations.
In construing the provisions of this chapter, save when otherwise declared or clearly apparent from the context, the definitions and interpretations found in Chapters 5.04, 5.08 and 5.20, and the definitions that follow, shall apply to the terms and phrases found herein:
"Admission charge," in addition to its usual and ordinary meaning, shall include:
1. A charge made for season tickets or subscriptions;
2. A cover charge or a charge made for use of seats and tables, reserved or otherwise, and similar accommodations;
3. A charge made for food and refreshments in any place where any free entertainment, recreation or amusement is provided;
4. A charge made for rental or use of equipment or facilities for purposes of recreation or amusement, and where the rental of the equipment or facilities is necessary to the enjoyment of the privilege for which a general admission is charged, the combined charge shall be considered as the admission charge;
5. A charge made for automobile parking where the amount of the charge is determined according to the number of passengers in an automobile.
"Place" includes, but is not restricted to, theatres, dance halls, amphitheaters, auditoriums, stadiums, athletic pavilions and fields, baseball and athletic parks, circuses, side shows, swimming pools, outdoor amusement parks, and such attractions as merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, dodge 'ems, roller coasters, and observation towers.