Burbank Municipal Code Div. 1 General Provisions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates:

ADULT SPONSORING GROUP: Shall mean a responsible nonprofit organization or association, having as one of its objects the sponsoring, regulation and control of youth activities, and which assumes full and complete responsibility for the direction of a teen-age dance, the receipts or contributions from which are to be expended only for recognized charitable or benevolent purposes.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE: Shall mean alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and which contains one-half of one percent (0.5%) or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed or combined with other substances.

BOARD: Shall mean Police Commission.

CLUB DANCE: Shall mean a dance other than a public dance conducted by any club or association of persons for its members or bona fide guests more often than twice a month in any two (2) month period, at which a fee is charged, either for admission to such dance or for dancing therein, or at which any collection or donation of money is made or received, or a dance sponsored by a club or association at which the amount of dues to be paid by each member is dependent upon attendance thereat by such member.

DANCE HALL: Shall mean a place or establishment where public dances are carried on.

DANCING ACADEMY: Shall mean a regularly established place maintained or conducted for the purpose of giving instruction in dancing, for which instructions the person maintaining or conducting the same makes a bona fide selection or choice of the persons so instructed or to be so instructed therein, and contracts specially with each such person for a specified series of lessons in dancing to be given on different dates.

DINE AND DANCE RESTAURANT: Shall mean a dance place or establishment where the general public is admitted and bona fide, complete and genuine full course meals are served at tables as a business and individual drinks of alcoholic beverages are served and public dancing is permitted.

DIRECTOR: Shall mean the City Manager of the City or their designee.

ENTERTAINMENT: Shall mean

A. Any act, play, burlesque show, revue, pantomime, scene, dance act, or song and dance act, performed by one or more persons, whether or not such person or persons are compensated for such performance, provided, however, that the playing of musical instruments, singing, or the playing of musical instruments and singing, shall not be deemed to be an “act”; or

B. Any fashion or style show, except:

1. When the same is conducted by a nonprofit club, organization or association, as part of the social activities of such club, organization or association, to which members of the general public are not invited; or

2. When the same is conducted by a person as part of a commercial business which primarily involves the sale or manufacture of clothing or wearing apparel.

NON-PROFIT DANCE: Shall mean a dance where the expenses incurred in connection therewith are reasonable, and the net receipts of any admission fees or contributions collected are expended exclusively for recognized charitable or benevolent purposes.

OWNER: Shall mean the person under whose authority the premises to be used for a dance is given, donated, leased or rented for the purpose of holding said dance.

PARTY DANCE: Shall mean a club dance held at a dine and dance restaurant.

PERMITTEE: Shall mean any person securing a permit as provided in this article and their agents and representatives.

PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT: Shall mean a place open to members of the public with or without charge, in which entertainment is offered or performed.

PUBLIC DANCE: Shall mean any dance to which admission can be had by payment of a fee or by the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket or token, or any dance to which a person may gain admission without invitation or by anyone who cannot be identified at the time of the issuance of the invitation by the sender, or any gathering of persons upon any premises where dancing is participated in, either as the main purpose for such gathering or as an incident to some other purpose to which the public is admitted; provided, that the normal activities of a dancing academy shall not be considered a public dance, nor shall occasional dancing for brief periods as an incident to some other activity constitute a public dance.

PUBLIC YOUTH DANCE HALL: Shall mean an establishment where public dances are held or conducted exclusively for persons between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty-three (23), or such other persons as may be permitted pursuant to subsection 3-3-543K of this chapter.

TEENAGE DANCE: Shall mean a nonprofit dance held or conducted exclusively for teenagers and to which no persons twenty (20) years of age or older are admitted as participants, except as is otherwise provided in Section 3-3-536 of this chapter.

TEENAGER: Shall mean any person who is thirteen (13) years of age or over, and under the age of twenty (20) years. [Formerly numbered Section 5-33; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2924, 2395, 2250.]

Every person, not otherwise licensed under the provisions of this article, operating a dance, whether or not for profit, to which the public is admitted, either with or without charge, or at which the public is allowed to participate, either with or without charge, shall pay a license fee in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution; provided, however, that for any such dance which commences on or after twelve o’clock (12:00) noon of one day and terminates on or before twelve o’clock (12:00) noon of the following day, only one day’s license fee shall be paid. [Formerly numbered Section 5-34; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3623, eff. 6/28/03.]

No person under eighteen (18) years shall enter, be present or dance in any public or club dance. No parent or guardian of a person under eighteen (18) years of age, or the proprietor or person in charge of any public or club dance, shall permit such minor person to enter, be present at or dance in any public or club dance, provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to:

A. Married persons under eighteen (18) years of age, in attendance with their spouse;

B. Persons under eighteen (18) years of age when in attendance at a bona fide hotel, cafe, restaurant or other place where meals are regularly served and where a party or club dance is not being held;

C. Persons under eighteen (18) years of age when in attendance at a bona fide hotel, cafe, restaurant or other place where meals are regularly served and where a party or club dance is being held, provided that such persons do not participate in the dancing therein; and

D. Persons under eighteen (18) years of age when in attendance at a public dance held in connection with the broadcast or filming of a television program. [Formerly numbered Section 5-35; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2395.]