Upon application and before any license required by this subchapter shall be issued, it shall be the duty of the person seeking such license to request and to provide proof of an inspection of the proposed premises of any cabaret or club cabaret to be made by the Department of Buildings, the Department of Health, and the Fire Department. The departments shall make every effort to inspect the premises promptly upon the request of the applicant, but in no case shall the inspection be delayed more than two weeks from the initial request. In the case of a club cabaret operating pursuant to a limited license issued by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, upon premises leased or rented for a 48-hour period or less, said premises not being owned by the club cabaret so renting or leasing, said inspection may be waived at the discretion of the City Manager. Upon full compliance with all pertinent laws, rules and regulations of the aforesaid departments, including the following particular requirements, such department shall certify the application to the City Clerk.
(A) Plumbing. All plumbing in cabarets and club cabarets shall meet the minimum requirement of the Plumbing Code of the city. All rooms housing the sanitary facilities shall be equipped with sanitary towels of a type acceptable to the Department of Health. Sanitary drinking fountains shall not be located in the toilet room.
(B) Ventilation. Proper ventilation, either natural or mechanical, shall be provided so that each person on the premises shall be supplied with 1,200 cubic feet of air per hour.
(C) Fire protection, lighting and building safety. The premises of the licensed establishment shall meet the requirements of the Fire Prevention Code, and shall furnish lighting sufficient to provide one foot candle power at table top level. Such lighting may be reduced to accommodate acts of entertainment, while such acts are in progress, but must be raised to the required level at all other times the establishment is in use as heretofore defined.
(D) Compliance with building regulations. The premises shall comply with the building regulations of the city.
(E) Compliance with city codes and ordinances. The premises shall comply with all codes and ordinances of the city. A preexisting legal nonconformity shall be considered as complying with the Zoning Code for purposes of cabaret licensing requirements.
(Ord. 816, passed 2-20-08)