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(Amended by Ord. No. 176,907, Eff. 9/25/05.)
Any business providing live entertainment in which an entertainer is present shall conform to all the applicable requirements previously set forth in this article and shall also conform to the following additional requirements, whether or not a permit is required under Section 103.102:
(a) No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted within the premises at any time during the hours of operation, or under the age of 21 years if the business serves alcohol.
(b) The business shall provide separate dressing room facilities for entertainers that are exclusively dedicated to the entertainers use.
(c) No portion of the interior of the premises shall be visible from outside the premises during the hours of operation.
(d) The premises shall be equipped with lighting fixtures of sufficient intensity to illuminate all interior areas of the premises accessible to patrons with an illumination of not less than 1.5 foot-candles evenly distributed as measured at floor level, except during performances, at which times lighting shall be at least 1.0 foot-candles.
(e) Except for restrooms, the premises must be configured so that there is an unobstructed view of all interior areas to which any patron is permitted access. There shall be no entertainment booths, rooms or cubicles. Visibility shall not be blocked or obscured by doors, curtains, drapes, partitions or room dividers of any kind. Partitions of any kind, including drapes made of opaque or other material, are not permitted. Nothing in this subsection precludes the installation of columns which are essential for the structural integrity of the building.
(f) The business shall provide separate restroom facilities for males and females.
(g) No operator, entertainer, employee, agent, or manager of the business shall knowingly permit any patron to intentionally caress, or fondle the clothed or unclothed breasts or genitals of any operator, entertainer, employee, agent, or manager of the business, or knowingly permit any operator, entertainer, employee or agent to intentionally caress or fondle the unclothed breasts or genitals of any patron.
(h) The business shall comply with all signage, parking, landscaping, and design standards established by the City.
(i) The business shall remove all graffiti as soon as it appears, but not later than 48 hours after it appears, from the premises and property controlled by the business.
(j) The business shall, on a daily basis, ensure that all trash, debris and litter from the premises and property controlled by the business, as well as from all common and public areas immediately adjacent to the business, is placed inside appropriate refuse containers.
(k) The business shall be carried on in a building, structure and location that complies with the requirements and meets the standards of the health, fire and safety laws of the State of California and ordinances of the City of Los Angeles.
(l) The business shall be carried on at a location that complies with the zoning standards established by the City.
(m) The business shall require its employees to maintain identification that includes a photograph of the employee in the form of a valid driver’s license, State identification, or other government issued identification on the premises while working at the business.
(n) If the business serves alcohol, it shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and any conditions imposed by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(o) A manager shall be on duty at all times during hours of operation, or when patrons are present on the premises. The manager on duty shall not be an entertainer.
(p) No permittee shall knowingly allow or permit any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, or masturbation to be committed on the premises, or knowingly permit or allow the premises to be used as a place in which solicitations for sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, or masturbation openly occur.
(q) At least one state licensed and bonded uniformed security guard shall be employed exclusively to provide security for the business during business hours.
(r) There shall be no beds on the premises accessible to patrons at any time.
(s) The business shall submit with its application a floor plan, drawn to scale, showing all interior dimensions of the premises. Any change to the floor plan requires the business to submit to the Board a revised floor plan within seven calendar days of any alteration, modification or change.
(t) As used herein, the word “knowingly” does not remove a permittee’s duties to supervise and take action. A permittee shall be responsible for the conduct of all employees and entertainers while they are on the premises and every act or omission by an employee or entertainer constituting a violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed the act or omission of the permittee if such act or omission occurred with the authorization, knowledge or approval of the permittee, or as a result of the permittee’s negligent failure to supervise the employee or entertainer’s conduct or to take action after learning of conduct which violates this section.
(Amended by Ord. No. 176,907, Eff. 9/25/05.)
(a) All café entertainment and shows permittees must comply with the provisions of Section 103.102.1 upon its effective date, except that these permittees shall comply with Subsections (b), (c), (e) and (f) no later than 180 days from the effective date of that section. Compliance with Subsection (e) is further extended 90 days from the date of amendment of that subsection.
(b) Violations of the regulations set forth in Section 103.102.1 shall not be prosecuted as misdemeanors, but shall be subject to administrative sanctions and civil remedies as provided by this Code, or at law or in equity, or any combination of these.
(Added by Ord. No. 111,348, Eff. 7/4/58.)
(a) Definitions. As used in this article:
1. “CARD CLUB” or “SOCIAL CARD CLUB” means any place maintained, operated or conducted, for the principal purpose of furnishing a place where members or guests or other persons play card games, and where:
(i) A fee is charged either as membership dues or for admission to such place, or for the privilege of playing at cards; or
(ii) Any collection or donation of money is made or received.
2. “CARD SCHOOL” means any place maintained, operated or conducted for the purpose of giving instructions in the playing of card games of any type.
(b) Permit Required. No person shall maintain, operate, conduct or carry on any card club, social card club or card school without a written permit from the Board.
(c) Games Prohibited by Law. No permit issued by the Board shall authorize the conduct of any card game which is prohibited by the Penal Code of California or any ordinance of this City. Any permit issued in violation of this subsection shall be void.
(d) Public Hearings. The Board shall require a public hearing prior to taking action on an application for a permit pursuant to this section. The applicant shall cause to be published a notice of public hearing two times at intervals of not less than five days, within the 21-day period following the filing of an application, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district where the business is to be located. The Board shall cause a suitable public notice to be posted at the location where the business is to be conducted. The applicant shall bear all expense involved in printing, publishing and posting such notice. Such public notice shall conform to rules and regulations adopted by the Board and shall be designed to inform the public as to the nature of the business to be engaged in, its location, the names of the applicant or applicants, the time of the public hearing and the right of persons objecting to be heard. Any interested person may file written protests or objections or appear at the hearing. The Board shall give consideration to all such protests in reaching a decision on such application. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,649, Eff. 1/6/69.)
(Amended by Ord. No. 117,644, Eff. 1/1/61.)
(a) Definitions.
1. “Carnival” shall mean any fair, festival or like activity of a temporary nature having a concession or concessions.
2. “Concession” shall mean and include any booth or stand or any space, court or area at or in which any game or test of skill, science or amusement is offered and at or in which the public is permitted or invited to participate for a fee, charge or donation.
3. “Operator” or “Conductor” shall mean the operator or conductor of a carnival or concession, as more particularly set forth in Subsection (b) of Section 21.75 of this Code.
(b) Permit Required.
1. No person shall conduct, operate, maintain or carry on a carnival without a written permit from the Board unless exempted under the provisions of Subsection (g) of this section.
2. The operator or conductor shall be responsible for filing the application for a police permit.
3. The permit shall become immediately null and void and without force or effect upon failure to comply with any applicable provisions of this section, or upon the making of a false or misleading application therefor, or upon violation of the gambling statutes or ordinances of the State of California or City of Los Angeles, the hearing, suspension or revocation pro- visions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding.
4. The duration of a carnival operating under fee exempt permit shall not exceed ten calendar days.
(c) Permit Application Requirements.
1. The application shall be filed on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board.
2. The application shall be for a specified time and for a specified location.
3. New applications shall be required for any renewal, change in location, or change in operating time period, and shall be accompanied by the required fees set forth in Section 103.12.
4. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,300, Eff. 6/30/00, Oper. 7/1/00.) The application shall be filed with the Office of Finance not less than 14 calendar days prior to the first day of operation of the carnival. No application shall be accepted by the Office of Finance which is not filed within the time limit prescribed herein.
5. A complete list of the names and a brief description of the method of play for each game or test of skill, science or amusement shall be attached to the application.
(d) No Permit to Minors. No application shall be accepted from any person under 18 years of age. (Amended by Ord. No. 144,116, Eff. 12/31/72.)
(e) (None)
(f) Carnival Prohibited on Streets. No permit shall be granted to any person to hold a carnival in or upon any of the streets or alleys belonging to this City.
(g) Permit Exemptions. No police permit and no police permit fee shall be required for any religious, charitable, educational or other nonprofit benevolent institution to operate or conduct a carnival when the net proceeds of the carnival are to be used exclusively for religious, charitable, benevolent, educational, or civic purposes, and the operator or conductor has applied for and obtained a tax exempt registration certificate pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.75 of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 143,208, Eff. 5/6/72.)
(h) Public Hearings. The Board shall require a public hearing prior to taking action on an application for a permit to conduct or operate a carnival. The applicant for such permit shall cause a notice of public hearing to be published two times at intervals of not less than five days within the 14-day period prior to the first day of operation of the carnival. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the carnival is to be located and the applicant shall bear all expenses involved in such printing and publishing. The Board shall cause a suitable public notice to be posted at the location where the carnival is to be conducted at least five calendar days prior to the first day of the carnival. All such public notices shall conform to rules and regulations adopted by the Board and shall be designed to inform the public of the proposed carnival, its location, the names of the applicant or applicants, the time of the public hearing and the right of objecting persons to be heard. Any interested person may file written protests, or objections or appear at the hearing. The Board shall give consideration to all such protests in reaching a decision on such application. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all carnivals, the provisions of Section 103.03 of this Code to the contrary not withstanding. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,649, Eff. 1/6/69.)
(i) False Statement. Any person who makes or causes to be made any false or misleading statements or omissions in an application for a carnival permit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(a) Definitions. As used in this article:
1. “DANCING ACADEMY” means a regularly established place of business maintained or conducted principally for the purpose of giving instructions in dancing.
(b) Permit Required. No person shall engage in, manage, conduct, maintain, or carry on the business of furnishing a place where instruction in dancing is given without a written permit from the Board.
(c) Change of Location. A change of location may be endorsed on a permit by the Board upon written application by the permittee accompanied by the change of location fee prescribed in Section 103.12.
(d) Invitational Dance. Persons other than those receiving regular instruction therein may be admitted to a dance, ball or dance instruction at a dancing academy by bona fide written invitation. Such invitation must be issued to a person named therein prior to the date specified in the invitation. Only the named person and not more than two other guests may be admitted by such invitation. The invitation shall be surrendered to a doorkeeper or ticket taker at the entrance to the dancing academy.
The invitee shall write the names and addresses of the invitee’s guests on the back of the invitation before presentation to the doorkeeper or ticket taker. Nothing in this section shall apply to the admission to a dancing academy of musicians or other persons regularly employed in the conduct of the dance, ball or dancing instruction.
(e) Public Dance – Unless Invitations. Every dance or ball given by a dancing academy for or to which former pupils of such academy are admitted shall be deemed to be a public dance unless all the provisions in this section concerning the issuance of invitations are complied with.
(f) Register Required. Every person conducting, maintaining or carrying on a dancing academy shall keep at all times a register of all persons instructed in dancing therein, in which shall be entered:
1. The name of each and every such person;
2. The time when such instruction begins;
3. The time when the same terminates;
4. The dates upon which instruction is given or contracted to be given;
5. In the case of a female minor under the age of 18 years or a male minor under the age of 17 years, the name of the parent or guardian or other person exercising parental control over such minor with whom the contract for instruction for dancing was made on behalf of such minor. Said register shall be at all time open to the inspection of the Chief of Police and the members of the Police Department.
(g) Intoxicating Liquor, Sale of. No person shall sell, furnish, serve or give away any intoxicating liquor in any dancing academy or in any room or place connected with or used in connection with any such dancing academy or at any place upon the same premises or within the same enclosure in which such dancing academy is situated while dancing or dancing instruction is being carried on.
(h) Invitations – Writing False Names. No person shall write upon an invitation a false name or any name other than the true name of the persons accompanying the holder of any invitation as provided in this section.
(i) Illumination. No permittee or the permittee’s employees shall hold or conduct any dance or instruction in dancing in any dancing academy after sunset unless the room or hall in which the dance or instruction in dancing is held is well lighted at all times. The intensity of such lighting shall not be less than a minimum of one foot candle at a plane three feet above the floor at all points on such floor
(j) Shutting Off Light. No person shall shut or turn off the lights or lighting or reduce the intensity below the minimum in Subsection (i).
(Title Amended by Ord. No. 115,510, Eff. 3/13/60.)
(a) Definitions. As used in this article:
1. “DANCE HALL” means any place where the holding or conducting of public dances is carried on.
2. “DANCING CLUB” means any club or association of persons which conducts dances, other than public dances for its members or bona fide guests at which a fee is charged, either for admission to such dance or for dancing therein, or at which any collection or donation of money is made or received, or in which the amount of dues to be paid by each member is dependent upon attendance at such dances by such member.
3. “PUBLIC DANCE” means a gathering of persons in or upon any premises where dancing is participated in and to which premises the public is admitted.
(b) Permit required. No person shall conduct or maintain any dance hall, dancing club or public dance without written permit from the Board.
1. A permit shall be required to hold any public dance on one occasion.
(c) Floor Space. (Amended by Ord. No. 150,081, Eff. 10/8/77.) No permit shall be issued or be valid for any dance hall, dancing club or public dance for dancing to be held at any premises, or location which is a part thereof, that does not have designated and set aside for dancing purposes at each location identified therefor on the permit application for the premises, at least two hundred (200) square feet of dancing area, exclusive of hallway space. Nor shall a permit be issued unless the Board determines that the surface set aside and reserved for dancing at each specified location is sufficiently flat, level, hard and rigid to be suitable for dancing.
The application for permit shall specify each location on the premises, the dimensions and the nature of the surface designated for dancing. A surface area designated for dancing shall not be located in a manner which blocks or obstructs ingress or egress of patrons at the dance. All of each of the specified dancing areas set aside shall be reserved exclusively for dancing during the time any dance or dancing is taking place, or is scheduled to take place, at the location.
(d) Dance – When Liquor May Be Served. Alcoholic beverages may be served at a dance hall, dancing club, or at a public dance when the sale and service of such beverages is permitted by State law and not otherwise prohibited by this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 152,531. Eff. 8/6/79.)
(Added by Ord. No. 141,580, Eff. 4/2/71.)
(a) Social Contact Concierge Establishment Defined. As used in this article, “Social Contact Concierge Establishment” shall mean any dance hall or place conducting public dances where partners are provided for dancing or social contacts by those conducting, managing, maintaining or operating such public dances for patrons or guests and for which such patrons or guests pay a fee or other consideration.
(b) Permit Required. No person shall conduct, manage, maintain or operate a Social Contact Concierge Establishment without a written permit from the Board.
(c) Floor Space. No permit shall be issued for the conduct of any Social Contact Concierge Establishment having less than 400 square feet of contiguous area set aside and reserved exclusively for dancing, such area to be exclusive of hallway space.
(d) Hours of Operation. No Social Contact Concierge Establishment shall operate between the hours of 2:00 o’clock A.M. and 6:00 o’clock A.M. of any day.
(e) Alcoholic Beverages – Prohibited. No permit shall be issued at any establishment that serves or offers for sale any alcoholic beverages.
(f) Possession of Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited. No person shall possess an alcoholic beverage in or on the premises of a Social Contact Concierge Establishment.
(g) Employees – Social Contact Concierge Dancers. No person under the age of 18 years shall be employed as a dancer, social contact concierge dancer or instructor. (Amended by Ord. No. 144,116, Eff. 12/31/72.)
(h) Illumination. The illumination shall conform with the provisions of Section 41.48 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
(i) Public Hearings. The Board may require a public hearing prior to taking action on an application for a permit pursuant to this section. The applicant shall cause to be published a notice of public hearing two times at intervals of not less than 5 days within the 21-day period following the filing of an application, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district where the business is to be located. Furthermore, the Board may give notice by mail to all property owners within three hundred feet of the proposed business. The Board shall cause a suitable public notice to be posted at the location where the business is to be conducted. The applicant shall bear all expense involved in mailing, printing, publishing and posting such notice. Such public notice shall conform to the rules and regulations adopted by the Board and shall be designed to inform the public as to the nature of the business to be engaged in, its location, the names of the applicant or applicants, the time of the public hearing, and the right of persons objecting to be heard. Any interested person may file written protests or objections, or appear at the hearing. The Board shall give consideration to all such protests in reaching a decision on such application.
(j) Prior Operation. Any business activity that qualifies under the Social Contact Concierge Establishment Ordinance and is currently operating with a Dance Hall Café Permit at the time this ordinance first becomes effective shall be exempt from Subsection (i) of said Social Contact Concierge Establishment Ordinance and shall be exempt from the original permit fee. The annual fee shall be effective when applicable.
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