(a) No person shall hold any public dance or give instruction in dancing for hire in any hall or academy until such hall or academy shall be duly licensed for the purpose as hereinafter provided. The owner or lessee of any such hall or academy shall apply for a public dance hall license for such hall or academy, which application shall be on a form to be furnished by the Mayor. No license for a public dance hall shall be issued until the Mayor shall investigate such hall or academy and determine that it complies with and conforms to all ordinances and regulations of the city and all regulations and statutes of the state governing such use. The Mayor shall further investigate into the nature of the operation proposed in the application for license, including an inquiry into the moral character and reputation of the person who is to operate such public dance hall. After completing such thorough investigation into the suitability of the premises and the reputation of an applicant, and upon being further satisfied that there is no misrepresentation about, or fraud, flaw or imperfection in, such application, the Mayor shall issue an annual license to the owner or lessee for such use upon payment to the Finance Director of the annual license fee of $50. Any license issued hereunder shall expire on December 31 following the issuance thereof.
(b) No church, public or private school, YM-YWCA, locally or publicly recognized charity, or other responsible nonprofit organization located in the city shall be required to pay the $50 license fee provided herein.
(Ord. 7598, passed 10-26-1982)