* Require owners to have manufacturer's instructions for each ride on file and to operate rides according to those guidelines.
* Establish more specific requirements for ride inspections.
* Outline "patron responsibilities," including requirements to exercise the judgment "of an ordinary prudent person" and not participate on a ride while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
* Require businesses to report any serious injury to emergency officials, ride manufacturers and the city.
* Increase penalties and fines for violations.
"There was not a lot of operator requirements previously, or operating standards," said Kurt Schroeder, Wichita's superintendent of central inspection. "This is an awfully good start and a big step forward."
Wichita's current ordinance covers only companies that rent inflatable rides or operate them at festivals, carnivals or a permanent facility.
Under the proposed changes, churches or other groups that own bounce houses, slides or obstacle courses and use them for special events would have to be licensed and insured and have the rides inspected.
"I imagine we'll do some spot checks of companies to insure that yes, their operators are trained," Schroeder said.
Last month, council members suspended the license of Pure Entertainment, an inflatable-amusement facility near Kellogg and Tyler, saying the owner did not have his rides properly inspected. The business was the site of 5-year-old Matthew Branham's fatal fall March 22.
Over the past several weeks, city inspectors, police, attorneys and representatives of inflatable ride companies met to develop the tougher requirements.
Items specifically exempted from the proposed ordinance include playground equipment, trampolines, coin-operated rides and rides "used solely for private residential use."
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