[CC 1961 §20.01; Ord. No. 1446 §1, 1-6-1964]
Every person or persons conducting or providing dances shall,
except as otherwise provided, secure a Dance Permit and it shall be
unlawful to operate, conduct or provide a dance without securing a
Dance Permit.
[CC 1961 §20.02; Ord. No. 1446 §1, 1-6-1964]
An application for a Dance Permit shall be filed with the Director
of Finance on such forms provided for this permit. Upon the filing
of an application the Police Department shall investigate and report
the applicant's good moral character, and such report shall become
a part of the application. The Director of Finance shall also secure
a report from the Department of Public Works and Fire Department relative
to their recommendation of the place where the dance is to be held.
Such recommendation shall also become a part of this application.
[CC 1961 §20.03; Ord. No. 1446 §1, 1-6-1964; Ord. No. 4730, 10-3-2022]
Such permit fee for the said permit shall be two hundred dollars
($200.00) per year. If a permit is issued for less than one (1) year,
the license fee shall be one-twelfth (1/12th) of the usual fee for
each month or fraction thereof.
[CC 1961 §20.04; Ord. No. 1446 §1, 1-6-1964]
The said permit herein issued shall be posted in or on the building
or location of the said dance and said permit is not transferable
without written approval of the City Manager.
[CC 1961 §20.05; Ord. No. 1446 §1, 1-6-1964]
The application for a permit shall be accompanied with the report
of the Police Department and recommendations of the Fire Department
and Public Works and shall be presented to the City Manager for his/her
approval.
[CC 1961 §20.06; Ord. No. 1446 §1, 1-6-1964]
A.
Such
dances conducted or provided by a person for minors shall secure a
permit as required herein and in addition to other rules provided
therefor shall also be governed by the following:
1.
No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on the premises or parking
areas.
2.
The premises shall contain two (2) separate bathrooms; one (1) for
each sex.
3.
The operator of said dance shall provide at least one (1) male and
one (1) female employee supervisors for the dance. Said supervisors
to be approved by the Police Department and be at least twenty-five
(25) years of age.
4.
All parking areas to be well lighted and the operator of the dance
to provide an adult attendant who shall be on duty on the parking
lot during the entire period of the dance.
5.
All drinks to be served in paper containers.
6.
A copy of these rules shall be posted at all teenage dances.
[CC 1961 §20.07; Ord. No. 1446 §1, 1-6-1964]
There is hereby established an Appeal Committee comprised of
the City Manager, Chief of Police, Vice President of the Council and
a Park Board member appointed by the Council. The terms of this Committee
shall be commensurate with their term in their respective office.
They shall prescribe their own rules. They shall be empowered to determine
the revocation of a permit issued hereunder upon complaint of the
Chief of Police.
[CC 1961 §20.08; Ord. No. 1446 §1, 1-6-1964]
All charitable and non-profit organizations shall be exempted from the provisions of Section 615.030 of this Chapter.
