(A) In General. No person shall conduct or operate a teen dance or teen entertainment center unless the person who is conducting or operating such teen dance or teen entertainment center has obtained a license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Exceptions.
(1) The requirements of this chapter shall not apply if the teen entertainment center is sponsored by an accredited educational institution.
(2) The requirements of this chapter shall not apply if the teen entertainment center is sponsored by a non-profit tax-exempt organization, corporation or association recognized by the United States of America as exempt from Federal income taxation pursuant to 501(c)(1) or (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 96 U.S.C. 501, as amended.
(3) If the Teen Entertainment Center is managed or operated by the City, the requirements of this chapter may be waived by the Mayor.
(4) The following specific businesses are exempted from the provisions of this chapter: skating rinks and bowling alleys.
(C) One-Day Events.
(1) Persons wishing to conduct a teen dance or other entertainment oriented to persons under the age of twenty-one, open to the public, and which begin and end within a twenty-four hour period, shall be required to obtain a special one-day permit for the same, for which there shall be a fifteen dollar ($15.00) permit fee.
(2) A sworn affidavit providing and verifying the same information as is required for a license under this chapter shall be required to obtain this permit.
(3) A one-day event permit shall be allowed only twice in each calendar year for the same location or for the same person or other entity.
(4) The denial or revocation of this permit shall be for the same reasons as are set forth for the denial or revocation of a license.
(5) All other requirements set forth for licenses under this chapter shall be applicable to this special permit.
(6) Operating a teen dance or other entertainment oriented to persons under the age of twenty-one, without a permit, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 818.99.
(Ord. 51-94. Passed 5-23-94.)