Monterey Municipal Code Art. 3 Public Dance Permits

No person shall conduct or cause to be conducted or permit to be carried on any public dance in the City without having a dance permit issued by the Chief of Police. any such dance permit shall be conspicuously posted at the location where the dance is held. A public dance for the purposes of this Article is a dance to which the public is admitted, with or without a charge.

Application for a permit under this Article shall be made in writing to the Chief of Police and shall set forth the following:

a.The name and address of the owner of the real property where the dance is to take place.

b.The name and address of the applicant.

c.The name and address of the person to be in immediate charge of the dance.

d.The time and location of the dance.

e.A statement as to whether admission will be charged.

f.Whether applicant, or the person to be in immediate charge of the dance, has ever been convicted of a crime other than a traffic violation.

g.Such other information as may be required by the Chief of Police in investigating for the permit.

It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to investigate the moral character of an applicant for a permit under this Article, and the operator of such dance, and to refer the application to the Fire Chief and Building Inspector to approve or disapprove such premises for use in the proposed type of occupancy.

The Chief of Police shall issue a public dance permit, in writing, for a period not to exceed one year if he finds the following:

a.The applicant and the person in immediate charge of the dance is of good moral character.

b.The proposed operation complies with all other applicable laws and ordinances.

c.The Fire Chief and Building Inspector report that the structure where the proposed dance is to be held meets the requirements of the proposed type of occupancy.

The Chief of Police may revoke or suspend any public dance permit for any one of the following reasons:

a.The premises where dancing is carried on is being operated in violation of a public statute or ordinance.

b.Disturbances of the public peace or conduct offensive or contrary to the public morale takes place at such dance place.

c.The applicant or person in immediate charge of such dance is convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude.

d.The operation of such dance is inimical to the public interest.

e.The falsity of any statement on the application.

Such dance permit shall be and remain the property of the City, and on revocation or suspension, the permit shall be surrendered to the Chief of Police.

Any person whose application for a public dance permit is disapproved, suspended or revoked by the Chief of Police shall have the right to appeal to the City Council by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within five days after written disapproval, revocation or suspension is personally served upon him/her and staff shall set a time and place for the hearing of the appeal and the City Clerk shall give at least ten days written notice of such hearing to the applicant by mailing to the address as shown on the application for such permit. The decision of the City Council at such hearing shall be final.