In this chapter:
(1) APPLICANT means:
(A) a person in whose name a license to operate a dance hall will be issued;
(B) each individual who signs an application for a dance hall license as required by Section 14-2(c);
(C) each individual who is an officer of a dance hall business for which a license application is made under Section 14-2, regardless of whether the individual’s name or signature appears on the application;
(D) each individual who has a 20 percent or greater ownership interest in a dance hall business for which a license application is made under Section 14-2, regardless of whether the individual’s name or signature appears on the application; and
(E) each individual who exercises substantial de facto control over a dance hall business for which a license application is made under Section 14-2, regardless of whether the individual’s name or signature appears on the application.
(2) DANCE HALL means a place where:
(A) dancing by patrons or customers is permitted; or
(B) dance or any similar live performance is presented to the public.
(3) CLASS A DANCE HALL means any place where dancing is permitted three days or more a week.
(4) CLASS B DANCE HALL means any place where dancing is permitted less than three days a week.
(5) CLASS C DANCE HALL means any place where dancing is scheduled one day at a time.
(6) CLASS E DANCE HALL means any place where dancing is permitted seven days a week for persons from age 14 through age 18 only.
(7) CONVICTION means a conviction in a federal court or a court of any state or foreign nation or political subdivision of a state or foreign nation that has not been reversed, vacated, or pardoned. “Conviction” includes disposition of charges against a person by probation or deferred adjudication.
(8) HOTEL OR MOTEL means a hotel or motel as defined in the Dallas Development Code, as amended.
(9) IN SESSION means the status of a school during the fall or spring term when students are required to attend the school.
(10) LATE-HOURS PERMIT means a permit authorizing a licensee to operate a Class A, B, or C dance hall until 4:00 a.m.
(11) LICENSE means a permit to operate a dance hall.
(12) LICENSEE means:
(A) a person in whose name a license to operate a dance hall has been issued;
(B) each individual listed as an applicant on the application for a dance hall license;
(C) each individual who is an officer of a dance hall business for which a license has been issued under this chapter, regardless of whether the individual’s name or signature appears on the license application;
(D) each individual who has a 20 percent or greater ownership interest in a dance hall business for which a license has been issued under this chapter, regardless of whether the individual’s name or signature appears on the license application; and
(E) each individual who exercises substantial de facto control over a dance hall business for which a license has been issued under this chapter, regardless of whether the individual’s name or signature appears on the license application.
(13) PERSON means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity.
(14) PRIVATE CLUB means an association of persons for the promotion of some common object, which operates not for a profit a place for the accommodation of its members and guests only.
(15) SCHOOL means a public or private elementary or secondary school.
(16) TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL of a dance hall means and includes any of the following:
(A) the sale, lease, or sublease of the business;
(B) the transfer of securities that constitute a controlling interest in the business, whether by sale, exchange, or similar means; or
(C) the establishment of a trust, gift, or other similar legal device that transfers the ownership or control of the business, except for transfer by bequest or other operation of law upon the death of the person possessing the ownership or control. (Ord. Nos. 15721; 18725; 18803; 18994; 19241; 21184; 21837; 23137; 24440; 24541)