El Centro Municipal Code Div. 2 Licenses

It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, lessee, employee or otherwise, to engage in the business of operating or maintaining in this city any dance in which the public is solicited or received for the purpose of participating in such dance, whether the same be operated alone or in conjunction with any cabaret, tavern, cafe, restaurant, club or any public place serving or dispensing food or drink of any kind, or in connection with, or as a part of any other form of amusement or entertainment, unless there first be obtained for such purpose a license as provided in this division.

(Ord. No. 370, § 1; Code 1962, § 3-17)

Any person desiring to engage in the business described in section 4-106 shall make application therefor in writing to be filed with the license collector.

(Ord. No. 370, § 2; Code 1962, § 3-18)

An application filed as provided for in section 4-107 shall state:

(a) The name and post office address of the applicant and, in the event such applicant is a firm or association, the names of all the members thereof, and, where the applicant is a corporation, the principal place of business of such corporation, together with the name of the managing agent thereof.

(b) The location of the place or property where it is proposed to conduct such business, together with a description of such property.

(c) In what capacity applicant proposes to control and operate such business and the name of the owner of the property whereon it is proposed to conduct such business.

(d) The kind of business last engaged in by the applicant and the place where such business was conducted.

(Ord. No. 370, § 2; Code 1962, § 3-19)

An application filed as provided in section 4-107 shall be verified by the affidavit of the applicant; provided, that, in the case of a corporation or association the managing member or agent shall make such verification.

(Ord. No. 370, § 2; Code 1962, § 3-20)

An application filed as provided in section 4-107 shall be accompanied by a deposit of money equivalent to the requisite license fee. If such application is granted, such deposit shall be applied by the city as payment of the license fee. If such application is rejected, such deposit shall be returned to the applicant.

(Ord. No. 370, § 2; Code 1962, § 3-21)

An application filed as provided in section 4-107 shall thereupon be presented to the council for their action.

(Ord. No. 370, § 2; Code 1962, § 3-22)

An applicant for the license as required in section 4-106 shall be entitled thereto only upon the conditions set forth in this article and upon the payment of the fee provided by chapter 16, article II of this Code.

(Code 1962, § 3-23)

The council may reject any application filed as provided in section 4-107 if it shall find that the applicant is not of a good moral character or does not bear a good reputation for business integrity in the place where he may have last conducted any business.

(Ord. No. 370, § 3; Code 1962, § 3-24)

If an application filed as provided in section 4-107 is granted by the council, a license in writing shall be signed and issued to the applicant and shall entitle the licensee named therein to conduct the business mentioned in section 4-107 for the period therein named and under the conditions in this article provided, for the period expiring in which such application is made.

(Ord. No. 370, § 4; Code 1962, § 3-25)

A license issued as provided in section 4-107 may be revoked by the council for the nonpayment of the requisite license fee, for misrepresentation in the application made by the applicant, for failure to observe or comply with the provisions or requirements of law or the provisions of this Code or other ordinances of the city governing health and sanitation, housing, zoning or any other lawful requirements or conditions lawfully imposed upon the manner of conducting such business or for permitting loud or boisterous or lewd conduct or breach of peace in the conduct of such business.

(Ord. No. 383, § 1; Code 1962, § 3-26)