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No dance permit is required for either of the following public dances:
(A) Those sponsored by public or private schools, churches, or the city; and
(B) Those conducted by nonprofit associations, provided that the prior approval of the police chief and the fire chief has been obtained. Such approval may be conditional or may be withheld. If approval is withheld, the public dance may be held only if a dance permit is obtained.
(`64 Code, Sec. 12-2.4) (Ord. No. 2386)
Security personnel shall be present during and within one-half hour before and after the time that any music is played. Security personnel shall keep order inside and immediately outside the location where the public dance is held, including the parking areas adjacent thereto. Security personnel shall not permit loitering outside the public dance. Security personnel at a public dance shall cooperate with law enforcement officers conducting any investigation in or around the location of the public dance. One security person shall be present when 50 to 100 patrons are present, and one additional security person shall be present for each additional increment of 1 to 50 patrons, unless the dance permit is conditioned otherwise.
(`64 Code, Sec. 12-2.5) (Ord. No. 2386, 2850)
The license collector may impose reasonable conditions on dance permits relating to supervision, security, crowd control, noise, fire regulations, and the avoidance of adverse impacts on persons or activities nearby. A dance permit may be denied if problems created by the public dance cannot adequately be mitigated by conditions.
(`64 Code, Sec. 12-2.6) (Ord. No. 2386)
(A) A person under the age of 18 may attend a public dance only if no alcohol is allowed to be consumed in or about the location where the public dance is held. A person under the age of 18 who attends such a public dance shall leave the public dance no later than 10:00 p.m.
(B) The person in charge of a public dance to which persons under the age of 18 are admitted shall not permit alcohol to be consumed in or about the location where the public dance is held and shall either terminate the public dance no later than 10:00 p.m. or shall require all persons under the age of 18 to leave the public dance no later than 10:00 p.m.
(`64 Code, Sec. 12-2.8) (Ord. No. 2386)
(A) The police chief or designee may terminate any public dance that creates a public nuisance by reason of excessive noise, congestion, disturbances of the peace, or any other reason, or that is operated without a required dance permit or in violation of the conditions of a dance permit.
(B) All direct and indirect costs of providing the police response necessary to terminate the public dance shall be charged to the permittee or person presenting the dance. Such costs shall be deemed a debt to the city, and any person required to pay such costs shall be liable in an action brought in the name of the city for recovery of such costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
(`64 Code, Sec. 12-2.9) (Ord. No. 2386)
ARTICLE VI. ENTERTAINMENT
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