(a) Manager on Premises. Any public dance, private dance, special dance or teenage dance shall have a responsible person on the premises to act as manager and supervise employees at all times during which the dance is ongoing. Such manager shall obtain a permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5.34 of this title.
(b) Number of Employees.
(1) Every establishment operating a public, private or special dance which has a capacity of two hundred persons or less shall provide at least two employees in constant attendance during the hours of operation of the public, private or special dance. Such establishment shall provide at least one additional employee for each one hundred person incremental gain in capacity. These employees shall be responsible for keeping order during the hours of operation of the public, private or special dance, and checking the admission of minors, where applicable.
(2) Every establishment operating a teenage dance which has a capacity of fifty persons or less shall provide at least one employee or adult volunteer to be in constant attendance during the hours of operation of the teenage dance. Such establishment shall provide at least one additional employee or adult volunteer for each fifty person incremental gain in capacity. These employees or volunteers shall be responsible for keeping order during the hours of operation of the teenage dance and monitoring the sobriety of the minors in attendance.
(c) Hours of Operation. No dancing may be conducted in a public hall, private hall or dancing school between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m., unless the director grants an exception upon a showing of good cause.
(d) Exits. No dancing shall be permitted in any establishment which does not provide unlocked doors with free and easy egress while patrons are in the establishment.
(e) Lighting. Every establishment shall be lighted throughout to an intensity of not less than three footcandles during all hours of operation.
(f) Parking Lot. Every person operating an establishment who owns, operates or controls any parking lot adjacent to such establishment and used in connection therewith, shall adequately and uniformly light such parking lot to an intensity of not less than two footcandles.
(g) Inspection Authority. Any city official or employee authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter or this code may conduct an inspection of the establishment permitted under this chapter at any reasonable time to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(h) Neighborhood Clean-Up. The owner or permittee of the establishment shall clean up or cause to be cleaned up litter and trash on the residential streets, if any, within a one-block radius of the establishment at least once a week for the period during which one or more events take place.
(i) Complaints. An employee of each owner or permittee shall be appointed to address, during hours of operation, all complaints. The name and phone number of the employee shall be posted adjacent to the business permit and shall be mailed or hand delivered to residences, if any, within a one-block radius of the establishment. The owner or permittee shall make reasonable efforts to address each complaint. The owner or permittee shall keep a log of all complaints and follow-up and shall make the information available to city staff upon request.
(j) Control of Events. The owner or permittee shall retain full control of all events on the property and ensure that any and all conditions of approval are adhered to. All dances, including dances organized by promoters, shall be supervised and managed by employees of the permittee. This shall include all club operations, ticket sales, parking arrangements, advertising and promotion of any dance.
(k) Merchandise Sales. No owner or permittee shall sell merchandise except inside the establishment.
(l) Open Doors. No door of any establishment may be propped open after six p.m., except for the period during which goods are being delivered to the establishment, and then only if continuously attended by an employee of the owner or permittee.
(m) Security. The owner and/or promoter shall provide and employ uniformed security guards as necessary on-site and at off-site parking locations to address noise, traffic, and safety concerns. A security plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department.
(n) Readmission to dance. A person shall not readmit into any public dance or public dance hall, any person who has left such dance or dance hall, unless either:
(1) An admission charge not less than the admission charged to patrons entering such public dance or public dance hall for the first time is again paid; or
(2) The permit specifically provides that such readmission may be allowed.
(o) Solicitation of Trade Prohibited. No dancing may be conducted in any establishment where a permit is required at which solicitation of trade is made at or near the entrance thereto, either by personal solicitation or otherwise by means of any device whereby the voice of the person soliciting can be heard at or near such entrance.
(p) Solicitation of Drinks Prohibited at Teenage Dances. No teenage dance may be conducted in an establishment where employees solicit or accept drinks of alcoholic beverages from customers.
(q) Attire of Customers and Employees. No person shall enter, be or remain in any establishment, except when specified anatomical areas, as defined in Section 5.12.020(n) of this title, are completely covered and not visible to the human eye.
(r) Intoxicated Persons Prohibited at Teenage Dances. No person who is in an intoxicated condition or under the influence of any drug shall appear in or be in any establishment holding a teenage dance. A person who conducts or assists in conducting a teenage dance in any such establishment shall not permit any intoxicated person or person under the influence of any drug to appear, be, or remain at such place.
(s) Joint Responsibility for Violations and Noise Control. Violations of paragraphs (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m) and violations of the noise ordinance set forth in Chapter 4.34 of this code by either the owner or the permittee, or both, shall be grounds for revocation of the owner’s permit and the promoter’s permit.
(Ord. 788 § 5 (part), 1999)