(a) Every public dance hall, as herein defined in § 8-34, shall be licensed as required herein. Application shall be made to the City Clerk by the person or organization in possession or control, and shall set forth the name and address of the applicant, the names and addresses of its officers if an organization, and the street address of the proposed public dance hall. An inspection fee as specified in Chapter 26 of this Code shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time the application is filed.
(b) Before any license shall be issued the City Clerk shall require an investigation to be made of the location of the proposed public dance hall by the appropriate City departments to insure that it complies with all provisions of law relative to sanitation, ventilation, building and fire safety and zoning and to establish its rated capacity for public dance purposes. If the location so complies, the City Clerk shall issue the license, endorsing thereon the rated capacity as established by the investigation.
(c) The license shall be for a period of one year, but in no event shall the license extend beyond the April 30 succeeding the issuance thereof. An annual fee as specified in Chapter 26 of this Code shall be collected by the City Clerk prior to delivery of the license which shall be kept posted in a prominent place in the public dance hall.
(Ord. 2057, passed 6-3-1968)