Compton Municipal Code § 9-12 Dances and Entertainment

[Ord. #1211, §§ 6440 — 6440.2, §§ 6441.1 — 6441.3, §§ 6443 — 6443.3; Ord. #1366]

As used in this section:

BALLROOM DANCE HALL

Shall mean a place where there is a hotel or a motel of 50 or more rooms and the ballroom is a part of the hotel or motel.

DANCE PERMIT

Shall mean a required permit issued by the City upon the order of the Council in accordance with the provisions of this section.

ENTERTAINMENT

Shall mean any act, play, review, pantomime, scene, song, dance act, song and dance act, or poetry recitation conducted or participated in by any professional entertainer in or upon any premises to which the public is admitted.

LICENSE DEPARTMENT

Shall mean the License Department of the City.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Shall mean and include a fashion or style show except when conducted by a bona fide nonprofit club or organization as a part of the social activities of such club or organization and when conducted solely as a fund raising activity for charitable purposes. "Live entertainment" shall not include:

a.

Mechanical music alone; or

b.

Instrumental music alone, except between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. when the provisions of Subsection 9-12.11 shall apply; or

c.

Dancing participated in only by customers; however, the provisions of this subsection shall not exempt exhibition dancing by a person receiving compensation for such exhibition dancing.

PRIVATE DANCE

Shall mean any dance:

a.

Which is not advertised publicly;

b.

To which the general public is not invited; and

c.

For which no admission is charged, or offering is solicited or accepted, or any collection is taken and where nothing of value is requested or required for admission other than a membership in the group for and by whom the dance is given and admission to which is limited to members and guests of members of the group for and by whom the dance is given.

PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINER

Shall mean a person who entertains in an establishment which has as its business, in whole or in part, the service of food, beverages, or food and beverages, including, but not limited to, alcoholic beverages, whether or not the owner of such establishment in which such activity is performed employs or pays any compensation to such person to perform such activity.

PUBLIC DANCE

Shall mean any dance at which attendance is not limited to members and guests of a bona fide club or invited guests at private social functions.

PUBLIC DANCE HALL

Shall mean any room, place, or space where a public dance is held, carried on, or permitted.

THEATER

Shall mean a building, playhouse, room, hall, or other place having a permanent stage upon which movable scenery and theatrical or vaudeville or similar performances are given, with permanently affixed seats so arranged that a body of spectators can have an unobstructed view of the stage, which primary function is to give such performances.

WAITER OR WAITRESS

Shall mean any person who serves food, beverages, or food and beverages, including, but not limited to, alcoholic beverages, in an establishment which has as its business, in whole or in part, the service of such food or beverages, whether or not the owner of such establishment in which such activity is performed employs or pays any compensation to such person to perform such activity.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441]

No person shall operate, conduct, or manage any public place or theater where any form of live entertainment is provided or furnished or where any motion picture, still picture, or slide, the main subject of which is the depiction of the human body, or any portion thereof, whether clothed or unclothed, whether or not food or beverages are sold, offered for sale, or given away, without a written permit from the Council.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.4]

Every person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who permits, counsels, or assists any person to violate any provision of this section.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.5]

The Council shall enact such rules and conditions for the approval of entertainment permits as are consistent with the protection of the public health, peace, morals, safety, and welfare.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.6]

When an application has been filed for an entertainment permit, other than a renewal permit, and the required fee has been paid, the City Clerk shall fix a time and place for a public hearing thereon by the Council. Not less than seven days before the date of such hearing, the City Clerk shall:

a. Notify the applicant, in writing, of the date, time, and place of such hearing;

b. Cause a notice of such hearing to be posted in a conspicuous place on the property on which or in which it is proposed to conduct the business; and

c. Cause a notice of such hearing to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation printed, published, and circulated within the City. The applicant shall bear all the expenses involved in the mailing, printing, publishing, and posting of such notice.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.7; Ord. #1445]

Except as otherwise provided in this section, an application for an entertainment permit shall set forth the following:

a. The address of the location for which the permit is required, together with the business name of such location;

b. The name and proposed business address of the applicant. If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation, and the applicant shall also set forth the date and place of incorporation and the names and residence addresses of each of the officers, directors, and each stockholder owning more than 10% of the stock of the corporation. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall set forth the name and residence address of each of the partners, including limited partners. If one or more of the partners is a corporation, the provisions of this section pertaining to a corporate applicant shall apply;

c. Whether or not the applicant, or any officer or director or member of the applicant, as the case may be, has ever been convicted of any crime except misdemeanor traffic violations. In addition to the foregoing, any corporate applicant whose securities have been conditioned by the Commissioner of Corporations pursuant to the provisions of Section 25141 of the Corporations Code of the state shall state whether or not any stockholder owning more than 10% of the stock of such corporation has ever been convicted of any crime except misdemeanor traffic violations. If any person named in this subsection has been so convicted, a statement shall be made giving the name of the person so convicted, the place and court in which the conviction was had, the specific charge under which the conviction was obtained, and the sentence imposed as the result of such conviction;

d. The names and addresses of the persons who have authority or control over the place for which the permit is requested and a brief statement of the nature and extent of such authority or control;

e. The name and address of each of the owners of the premises upon which the permitted activity is to be conducted if the applicant is leasing such premises from the owner;

f. Such information pertinent to the operation of the proposed activity, including information as to the management, authority, control, financial agreements, and lease arrangements, as the Council may require of an applicant in addition to the other requirements of this section. The examples set forth in this subsection are in explanation and not in limitation of the information which the Council may require;

g. The address to which any notice, when required, is to be sent or mailed, and the name and address of a person authorized to accept service or process, if not otherwise set forth therein;

h. The applicant shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by at least 12 persons who are, at the time of signing, residents of the City and who know the applicant personally or know of the applicant's reputation in the business community and have knowledge of the applicant's good moral character or his reputation for peacefulness;

i. The nature of the business for which the permit is requested;

j. The personal description of the applicant; and

k. The fingerprints and thumbprints of the applicant.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.8]

Every application for an entertainment permit shall be verified as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure of the state for the verification of pleadings.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.9]

The City Manager, the Chief of Police, the License Collector, or the Council on its own motion may file a complaint with the Council claiming a violation of the permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this section and request a hearing to suspend or revoke such permit.

Any such permit may be revoked or suspended at any time by the Council after a public hearing, due notice of which shall be given in writing to the permittee. Such notice shall be in writing and may either be served personally or by registered mail, addressed to the permittee at the address set forth in the application, and the posting of a notice on the premises for which the permit was granted. At the hearing if the Council shall find on evidence heard that the continuation of such entertainment does not or will not comport with the public peace and welfare for any reason, or that the entertainment has been conducted in an illegal, improper, or disorderly manner, or that any condition or restriction of the permit has been violated, or that the owner, operator, or person in charge thereof has violated or permitted the infraction of any law of the state or of any section of this Code in the conduct of the permitted activity, the Council may revoke, suspend, or cancel the permit, and it shall be of no further force or effect, and all charges, bonds, or securities deposited with the City in connection with the operation shall be forfeited.

The hearing required for the suspension, cancellation, or revocation of a permit shall be held as soon as possible and in no event more than 21 days after a complaint is filed with the Council, and the Council shall determine whether or not such permit shall be suspended or revoked within 21 days after closing the public hearing on such complaint.

The conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county of any permittee or the responsible officers of any corporation or association of a violation of any provision of this section or a violation of any permit which may have been granted to any permittee pursuant to the provisions of this section shall cause such permit to be automatically suspended, and notice thereof shall be posted on the premises by the City, and written notice shall be given to the permittee of such action.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.10; Ord. #1445]

No person in control of a commercial or noncommercial public hall, private club, or establishment normally open to the public shall permit the entertainment conducted therein to be audible for a distance in excess of five feet beyond the property lines of the premises, nor shall it conduct the entertainment so that the noise is unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring, or a nuisance to persons within the area of audibility on the outside of the premises.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.11]

Entertainment permits shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises for which such permit is issued and shall remain posted at all times.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.12; Ord. #1445; Ord. #1707, § 1]

a. No entertainment, as defined in Subsection 9-12.1 of this section, may be conducted in any establishment, club, structure, or place which is open to members of the general public or which directly or indirectly levies, collects, or receives an admission charge or membership fee from those persons remaining on the premises between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., or which receives payment for or donations for refreshment, beverages, or food served therein, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without the approval of the Council. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, no permit or license issued hereunder shall be construed as authorization for such live entertainment between such hours without the approval of the Council.

b. In no event shall any live or mechanically produced entertainment be conducted by an entertainer or allowed by any person in control of any structure or establishment in which the entertainment is conducted in violation of the provisions of Subsection 9-12.9.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.13]

No establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section may allow the premises to be used for the purpose of conducting a private club between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.14]

No person under 21 years of age shall enter, be, or remain in or on any premises on or in which any live entertainment, as defined in Subsection 9-12.1, is presented. A permittee shall not permit such a person to enter, be, or remain in or on any such premises.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.15]

It shall be unlawful for any person who is intoxicated or under the influence of any drug to appear in or be in any establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section. A person who conducts or assists in conducting any such establishment shall not permit any intoxicated person or person who is under the influence of any drug to appear, be, or remain at such place.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.16]

No entertainment shall be permitted in any establishment where a permit is required which does not provide unlocked doors with free and easy egress while patrons are in the establishment.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.17]

There shall be no entertainment of any kind where an entertainment permit is required which is visible at any time from the street, sidewalk, or highway.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.18]

No entertainment may be conducted in establishments where a permit is required where employees solicit or accept drinks of alcoholic beverages from customers.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.19]

No entertainment may be conducted in any establishment where a permit is required in which gambling in any form is permitted or tolerated or in which there is kept any machine or other device designed or commonly used for the purpose of gambling in any form.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.20]

No entertainment may be conducted in any establishment where a permit is required at which solicitation of trade is made at or near the entrance, either by personal solicitation or otherwise, by means of any device whereby the voice of the person soliciting can be heard at or near such entrance.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.21]

No entertainment may be conducted where an entertainment permit is required in which any person participating directly or indirectly signs or speaks any obscene or indecent words or performs any lewd or indecent act.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.22]

Every establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be lighted throughout to an intensity of not less than three footcandles during all hours of operation except while a floor show is in progress.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.23]

Every person operating an establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section who owns, operates, or controls any parking lot adjacent to such establishment and used in connection therewith shall adequately and uniformly light such parking lot to an intensity of not less than two footcandles.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.24]

At every establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section having a capacity of less than 200 persons, not less than two employees, including one female, for the first 200 persons and one additional employee for each additional 100 persons, up to 500 persons, who could be accommodated, whether actually present or not, shall be constantly in attendance during the entire time any entertainment is in progress and shall devote their entire time and attention to the keeping of order, the checking of the admission of minors, and seeing that all the provisions of this section are complied with. The Council may require such additional employees or guards on an individual basis as the Council deems in the public interest.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.25]

The Council may adopt rules and regulations relating to the conduct of entertainment for which an entertainment permit of any type is required. Such rules and regulations shall be such as may be proper or necessary for the maintenance of public order, the orderly conduct of establishments wherein entertainment is conducted, the better enforcement of the provisions of this section relating to such establishments, or to assure that the conduct of such entertainment will comport with the public welfare.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.26]

The Chief of Police or his officers shall inspect any and all establishments issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.27]

The Chief of Police and/or his officers shall be permitted by every permittee to enter free of charge any establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section for the purposes of inspection.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.28]

All establishments issued a permit or required to have a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section shall have a manager on the premises at all times when entertainment is being conducted. Such manager shall be registered with the Police Department and approved by the Council.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6411.29]

No person issued a permit or required to be licensed by the provisions of this section shall show, project, or permit to be shown or projected in any establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section or required to have such permit any motion picture, still picture, or slide, the main subject of which is the depiction of the human body, or any portion thereof, whether clothed or unclothed, unless and until the permit of such establishment is specifically endorsed by the Council to permit such showing.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6411.30]

A violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6441.31]

If the constitutionality of any provision or clause of this section, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this section which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are declared to be severable.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.5]

At the time of filing the application, the applicant shall pay to the License Department the sum of $1,000 as a permit fee for the fiscal year and for the consideration and investigation of the applicant. Such fee shall not be refundable for any cause.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.6]

When an application has been filed for a permit, other than a renewal permit, and the required fee has been paid, the City Clerk shall fix a time and place for a public hearing thereon by the Council. Not less than seven days before the date of such hearing, the City Clerk shall:

a. Notify the applicant, in writing, of the date, time, and place of such hearing;

b. Cause a notice of such hearing to be posted in a conspicuous place on the property on which or in which it is proposed to hold the dance; and

c. Cause a notice of such hearing to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation printed, published, and circulated within the City.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.7]

In addition to the matters required by subsections 9-12.6 and 9-12.7, the application for a permit for a public dance or ballroom dance hall shall set forth the following:

a. The number, dates, and times of the dances to be held under the permit;

b. A description of the physical facilities, designating the portion of the building and facilities to be utilized by persons attending such dances, including the nature and location of vehicle parking facilities;

c. The nature of any special policing or chaperoning of the dances; and

d. Whether the application is for a new permit or for the renewal of an existing permit.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.8; Ord. #1459]

No permit shall be issued for the conduct of any dance hall, public dance, or ballroom dance hall in any establishment having less than 1,000 contiguous square feet exclusively reserved for dancing, such area to be exclusive of hallway space. Dance hall floor space convertible to or reservable for dancing may be added to exclusively reserved space to satisfy the stated minimum area requirement of this subsection. If the space used for dancing includes convertible or reservable space, the permit shall state such conditions with respect to the reservation of the floor space for dancing as is deemed necessary by the Council to assure the quiet enjoyment of adjoining properties, seismic safety, parking requirements, the orderly conduct of the dancing, and the general welfare and public interest.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.9; Ord. #1459]

No person, firm, corporation, organization, or group of persons or organizations, as owner, principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, shall establish, organize, sponsor, provide, maintain, or conduct any public dance or public dance hall, except that a permit for a single dance may be issued upon the approval of the Council upon the payment by the applicant of a permit fee. The permit fee shall be $100; provided, however, for educational, fraternal, or charitable organizations, the fee shall be $50.

No person, firm, or corporation, as owner, principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, shall establish, organize, sponsor, provide, maintain, or conduct a ballroom dance hall unless a permit therefor is obtained from the City and the dance is carried on in accordance with the provisions of this section. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the holding of any school dance or any dance sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department, and the sponsors of such dances need not obtain a permit to hold such dances, except as otherwise provided for in this Code.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.10]

No permit shall be issued by the Council except upon a reasonable showing, satisfactory to the Council, that the facilities proposed to be utilized are suitable for such purposes, that the applicants are of good moral character and reputation, that the requirements of this section and any other provisions of this Code will be complied with by the applicant, and that the issuance of the permit will not be contrary to the public interests and welfare.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.11]

Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be for a period of one year and may be renewed as set forth in Subsection 9-12.41.

Any such permit granted shall be nontransferable, and no permittee shall sell, assign, transfer, or convey such permit without the written consent and approval of the Council.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.12]

No permittee, or the agents or employees thereof, shall violate or fail to observe any term or condition of a permit issued by the Council.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.13]

The City Manager, the Chief of Police, the License Collector, or the Council on its own motion may file a complaint with the Council claiming a violation of the permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this section and request a hearing to suspend or revoke such permit.

Any such permit may be revoked or suspended at any time by the Council after a public hearing, due notice of which shall be given in writing to the permittee. Such notice shall be in writing and may either be served personally or by registered mail, addressed to the permittee at the address set forth in the application, and the posting of a notice on the premises for which the permit was granted. At the hearing if the Council shall find on evidence heard that the continuation of such dance does not or will not comport with the public peace and welfare for any reason, or that the dance has been conducted in an illegal, improper, or disorderly manner, or that any condition or restriction of the permit has been violated, or that the owner, operator, or person in charge thereof has violated or permitted the infraction of any law of the state or of any section of this Code in the conduct of the permitted activity, the Council may revoke, suspend, or cancel the permit, and it shall be of no further force or effect, and any and all fees, charges, bonds, or securities posted with the City in connection with the operation shall be forfeited.

The hearing required for the suspension, cancellation, or revocation of a permit shall be held as soon as possible and in no event more than 21 days after a complaint is filed with the Council, and the Council shall determine whether or not such permit shall be suspended or revoked within 21 days after closing the public hearing on such complaint.

The conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county of any permittee or the responsible officers of any corporation or association of a violation of any provision of this section or a violation of any permit which may have been granted to any permittee pursuant to the provisions of this section shall cause such permit to be automatically suspended, and notice thereof shall be posted on the premises by the City, and written notice shall be given to the permittee of such action.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.14]

No establishment shall permit the entertainment conducted therein to be audible for a distance in excess of 25 feet from such establishment, nor shall it conduct the entertainment so that the noise is unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring, disturbing, or a nuisance to persons within the area of audibility on the outside of the premises.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.15]

Thirty days before any permit required by the provisions of this section expires the permittee may, in writing, request the renewal thereof, providing no action is pending to revoke, cancel, or suspend the permit, without the holding of a public hearing. A fee of $500 shall be paid at the time the request for the renewal of the permit is filed with the Licensing Department, which fee shall be for the processing of the application and the investigation required by the Council.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.16]

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code to the contrary, alcoholic beverages may be served in a ballroom dance hall or at a place where public dances are held when the sale and serving of such beverages are permitted by state laws.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.18]

No public dance, public dance hall, or ballroom dance hall shall be conducted where a permit is required which does not provide unlocked doors with free and easy egress while patrons are in the establishment.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.19]

Every permit and the current renewal thereof shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises where the dance for which such permit is issued is conducted and shall remain so posted during all times.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.20]

The Chief of Police or his officers shall inspect any and all establishments issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.21]

The Chief of Police and/or his officers shall be permitted by every permittee to enter free of charge any establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section for the purposes of inspection.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.22]

It shall be unlawful for any person who is intoxicated or under the influence of any drug to appear in or be in any establishment issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section. A person who conducts or assists in conducting any such establishment shall not permit any intoxicated person or person who is under the influence of any drug to appear, be, or remain at such place.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.23]

At every public dance or dance hall having a capacity of less than 200 persons, not less than two adult employees, including one female, for the first 200 persons and one additional employee for each additional 100 persons, up to 500 persons, who could be accommodated, whether actually present or not, shall be constantly in attendance during the time any dance is in progress. Such employees shall be of good moral character and reputation and shall be employed by the permittee or person in charge of any public dance or dance hall, and each such employee shall devote his entire time and attention to keeping order at any dance hall and shall display appropriate identification to his official status. Such employees shall specifically check the admission and presence of minors, check disorderly conduct, enforce the provisions of this section, and require compliance with the conditions of any permit issued for such dance.

Not less than one able-bodied male adult employee shall be employed by the permittee or person in charge of any public dance or dance hall as a parking lot attendant or custodian, which employee shall be continuously on duty at such parking lot when any dance is in progress. Such employee shall devote his entire time and attention to keeping order in the parking lot and shall display appropriate identification of his official status. He shall specifically enforce the provisions of this section and require compliance with the provisions of any permit issued for the dance which the parking lot serves.

No person shall be in or about any public dance or public dance hall for the purpose of acting as a dance partner with the patrons of such place for hire on a salary, percentage, or in any other method of employment.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.24]

Every public dance hall or ballroom dance hall and every place where any dance regulated by this section is held shall be lighted throughout to the intensity of not less than three footcandles during all times when any dance is being held except while a floor show is in progress.

[Ord. #1366, §§ 6443.25]

The Council may from time to time adopt rules and regulations governing public dances and dance halls, which shall be by resolution and which may be made a part of any permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such applicant, or person in charge of any public dance or dance hall shall comply with such rules and regulations as the Council may adopt by resolution. Upon the adoption of any such rules or regulations, a copy of such resolution shall be forwarded by registered mail to each applicant holding such permit.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.26]

Before any employee required by the provisions of this section is employed, the name of such person shall be registered by the Chief of Police, and unless such employee is approved by the Council for such employment, he shall not be employed and shall not constitute an employee required by the provisions of this section.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.27]

Every person conducting any dance or dance hall shall provide parking for motor vehicles as required by the Council. All parking lots so provided shall be lighted, and such lights shall be sufficient to permit the reading of a clean automobile license plate at a distance of 25 feet or, in the alternative, shall have a light intensity of not less than two footcandles.

[Added by Ord. #1366, § 6443.28]

A violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor.

[Ord. #856, § 6445]

No person operating a public dance hall or a public dance in the City shall permit any person under the age of 18 years to be present in any public dance hall or to participate in any public dance at any time between 6:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. following unless accompanied by the parent or legal guardian of such person.

[Added by Ord. #991, § 6445.1]

Except as provided in this section, it is a misdemeanor for any person, parent or guardian to permit any person under the age of 18 years to enter, be or dance in any public dance or dance club, unless accompanied by parent or legal guardian.

a. A permit to conduct and sponsor a teenage dance at which minors within the ages hereinafter specified may be in attendance may be issued to an adult sponsoring group subject to the terms and conditions of this section.

b. Permits secured under the terms and conditions of this section shall be granted with fee waived.

c. A teenage dance as used in this section shall mean a nonprofit public dance held or conducted exclusively for minors between the ages of 13 and 19 years of age, inclusive.

A dance is a nonprofit dance within the meaning of this subsection if the dance expenses incurred in connection therewith are reasonable and net receipts of any admission fees or contributions collected in connection therewith are expended exclusively for child welfare or charitable purposes.

d. A permit for a teenage dance shall be issued only to an adult sponsoring group which has assumed full responsibility for the event, its direction and its funds, and which has been recommended by the City Police Department and granted by the City Council. Those social agencies recommended by the City Police Department may be granted a permit to conduct and sponsor teenage dances, which shall be valid for a period not to exceed one year.

e. The application shall specify the name and address of the sponsoring group and contain the names and addresses of its officers. It shall contain the dates upon which and the address of the place where the dance is to be held, the approximate attendance expected and the minimum number of adult supervisors who will be in attendance at all times during which dancing is in progress. Not more than 20% of the total number of persons admitted as participants to any teenage dance may be over 19 years of age.

f. The application shall be accompanied by adequate certification by the Building Department and Fire Department that the place where the dance is to be held is reasonably adequate for the purpose and conforms with existing safety and fire ordinances and specifying the maximum number of persons that may safely be accommodated at the dance.

g. All places where teenage dances are held must, at all times when open for dancing, be adequately lighted and the volume of illumination must not be less than one footcandle in all parts of the building accessible to participants. Any off-street parking facilities made available for the use of participants in any teenage dance shall also be adequately lighted.

h. No minor admitted to a teenage dance will be permitted to leave and reenter the dancing premises during the course of the evening, and no passout checks shall be issued unless required by the physical arrangements of the premises.

i. No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, consumed or available on the premises in or about which any teenage dance is held. Admission to a teenage dance shall be denied to any person showing evidence of drinking or who has any alcoholic beverage on his person.

j. All dancing shall be of an acceptable social standard, and the dress of participants must be in conformity with accepted standards. Sufficient adult supervision shall be provided at all teenage dances to ensure that accepted standards of social conduct are followed.

k. No dancing at any teenage dance shall be permitted after the hour of 12:00 midnight unless the permit issued for that dance specifically authorizes the continuance of dancing for a later hour. Such continuances may be authorized in the discretion of the issuing agency.

l. Any person who loiters around or about the premises at which a teenage dance is being conducted is guilty of a misdemeanor.

m. The provisions of this section relative to securing a permit shall not apply to any teenage dance conducted and sponsored by any agency or department of any City, county, school district or other political subdivision of this state which is normally engaged in youth or child-serving activities.

[Ord. #856, § 6446.2]

No prostitute, male or female procurer, vagrant, bootlegger, or other lewd or dissolute person, or any person who has pleaded guilty to or been convicted, within one year, of being a vagrant, shall be present in any public dance hall or at any public dance.

[Ord. #856, § 6446.3]

No person shall be employed for compensation or promise of compensation of any nature whatsoever at any public dance or public dance hall to act as a dancing partner for visitors or guests or anyone in the dance hall.

[Ord. #856, § 6447]

Every person seeking admission to a public dance hall or public dance shall, upon the request of the manager, proprietor, doorkeeper, or managing agent of the proprietor of such public dance hall or public dance, register his true name, age, and address in his own handwriting.

[Ord. #856, § 6448]

All public dance halls, and all places appurtenant thereto, shall be at all times, and without any charge, open to the members of the Dance Hall Committee of the Council and to the Chief of Police and his deputies or assistants.

[Ord. #856, § 6449]

The Council Committee may order the outside of any dance hall illuminated at the expense of the management.