(a) No person shall hold any public dance in a licensed public dance hall unless a permit from the Mayor shall be first obtained for such public dance. A fee of $5 per dance shall be paid to the Finance Director for each dance held in a public dance hall.
(b) In addition thereto, an applicant for a dance permit shall pay to the Finance Director at the time the dance permit is obtained, a sum equal to $5.75 per hour for each dance hall inspector required at such public dance multiplied by the number of hours that the dance is to be conducted. At least one dance hall inspector shall be on duty at all times at every public dance unless otherwise provided under the terms of this chapter.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, all public dance halls shall be closed by 12:00 midnight, except that additional hours of dancing may be authorized upon application to and approval by the Chief of Police prior to such dance, and agreement by the permit holder to any additional conditions required by the Chief of Police.
(d) The Mayor, upon application by a person seeking a dance permit, being satisfied that responsible supervision has been provided for such public dance, and that in fact no dance hall inspector is needed to maintain order at such dance, may waive the charge provided herein for a dance hall inspector and permit fee for the following permit applicants only:
(1) Any church, public or private school or the YM-YWCA;
(2) Any locally or publicly recognized charity or other responsible nonprofit organization located within the city;
(3) Any public dance hall licensee for the conducting of dance instruction sessions so long as a schedule of such dance instruction sessions is on file with the Mayor; and/or
(4) Any public dance hall license conducting a private party where the public generally is not invited and no fee or charge of any kind is made for admittance to such private party.
(Ord. 7598, passed 10-26-1982) Penalty, see § 713.99