It shall be unlawful to operate or conduct any public gathering, including without limitation, public dances or live entertainment and public gatherings where gas or flammable liquids are used to prepare foods for the public and automobile shows or other shows where flammable gases or liquids are used,
without having first obtained a license as herein provided. For those purposes, the term PUBLIC DANCE OR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT shall include without limitation concerts, dances to pre-recorded music, dramatic plays, comedic performances, art and antique shows, merchandise exhibitions, outdoor picnics, barbeques, sporting events and similar activities which are open to the general public and where attendance is expected to exceed 50 persons, whether admission is free, by invitation or ticket and which are not part of a regularly scheduled series of events or seasonal events sponsored by a licensed business or governmental, educational, religious or other not-for-profit organization. All licenses issued hereunder shall be specific as to the person, firm or corporation to whom or which the license is issued, the public gathering for which the license is issued, the place where the gathering is to take place, the time limitation of the license and shall indicate that the location of the event has been inspected and approved by the City Fire Department for compliance with § 159.01, adoption of 2000 International Fire Code, of this code and the NFPA Life Safety Code. The following are exempt from the requirements of obtaining public dance or live entertainment licenses so long as the events are held indoors: clubs, hotels, cabarets, night clubs, and regularly licensed dance halls or pavilions. All outdoor events at these venues where attendance is expected to exceed 50 persons require appropriate licenses. No annual license for public dancing or live entertainment shall be issued for outdoor venues, including beer gardens or unenclosed areas under § 111.029. A separate license shall be obtained for each event and the license must be approved by the City Council.
(1980 Code, § 16.601) (Ord. 8987, passed 7-28-2003; Ord. 9373, passed 4-1-2019; Ord. 9387, passed 9-3-2019)
Penalty, see § 112.999