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(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
For the purpose of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(A) ENTERTAINMENT - Any live or mechanically or electronically produced performance involving words, actions, music, sounds, animals, visual displays or other methods or devices intended to amuse, divert or please persons in the vicinity of the performance, excluding dancing for which a permit is required by article V of this chapter.
(B) BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT - Any commercial or noncommercial venture that is open to the public and that operates inside a building or structure, as defined by the city building code; provided, however, that this definition shall not include the Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center.
(C) SECURITY PERSONNEL - Any person licensed by the State pursuant to Cal. Bus. and Prof. Code, Division 3, Chapter 11.4, as a proprietary private security officer, or Chapter 11.5, as a security guard, who is uniquely attired so as to be easily identifiable to attendees of the business establishment and to police officers and so as to differentiate himself/herself from attendees of the business establishment, from other employees or contractors of the business establishment, and from other employees or contractors of any entertainment promoter, and who has no duties in the business establishment except duties related to security, and who has completed a police department training class on security issues.
(D) Security personnel shall keep order inside and immediately outside the business establishment, including the parking areas adjacent thereto. Security personnel shall not permit loitering outside the business establishment.
(E) Management, employees and security personnel of a business establishment where entertainment is presented shall cooperate with law enforcement officers conducting any investigation in or around the business establishment.
(`64 Code, Sec. 12-4.1) (Ord. No. 2386, 2660, 2850)
No person is required to obtain an entertainment permit in order to present entertainment. This section does not exempt persons presenting entertainment from compliance with any other requirements, including the requirement for another permit, license or clearance, imposed by the code or by any ordinance, statute, rule or regulation.
(`64 Code, Sec. 12-4.2) (Ord. No. 2386)
Persons presenting entertainment shall comply with the following conditions:
(A) Entertainment shall be subject to and shall not exceed the sound level standards contained herein.
(B) In any business establishment in which entertainment is presented, there shall be at least ten lux of illumination at floor level at entrances, at exits and at entrance and exit access and discharge areas.
(C) If a business establishment sells or allows the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises, security personnel shall be present in the business establishment during the time that live entertainment is presented in the business establishment and within one-half hour before and one-half hour after such time. 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.
(D) Security guards shall keep order inside and immediately outside the business establishment, including the parking areas adjacent thereto. Security guards shall not permit loitering outside the business establishment.
(E) Management, employees and security guards of a business establishment where entertainment is presented shall cooperate with law enforcement officers conducting any investigation in or around the business establishment.
(`64 Code, Sec. 12-4.3) (Ord. No. 2386, 2850)
(A) The police chief or designee shall have the right to terminate any entertainment that creates a public nuisance because of noise, congestion, disturbances of the peace or any other reason, or that violates any of the conditions set out in section 11-187.
(B) All direct and indirect costs of providing the police response necessary to terminate the entertainment shall be charged to the person presenting the entertainment. 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. 12-4.4) (Ord. No. 2386)
ARTICLE VII. FILMING
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