(A) Application. Applications for public dance or live entertainment licenses shall be made to the City Clerk on forms prescribed by the City Clerk. The application shall specify, at a minimum, the specific person, firm or corporation to whom or which the license is to be issued, the specific public dance or live entertainment to be licensed, the specific place where the dance or live entertainment is to take place and the specific term of license being sought.
(1) Applications for public dance or live entertainment licenses shall be made to the City Clerk on forms prescribed by the City Clerk. The application shall specify, at a minimum, the specific person, firm or corporation to whom or which the license is to be issued, the specific public dance or live entertainment to be licensed, the specific place where the dance or live entertainment is to take place and the specific term of license being requested.
(2) 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.
(B) Restrictions on live entertainment at outdoor venues. The annual live entertainment license is only issued for indoor venues. Outdoor venues needing a public dancing or live entertainment license must get a quarterly or monthly license, allowing for more frequent neighborhood canvases, which would be helpful should the outdoor live entertainment at a specific venue become a nuisance.
(C) Minimum requirement. No license shall be issued to a person who is not of good moral character and fitness, nor to a firm or corporation which is not represented in the city by an individual of good moral character and fitness. Additionally, no license shall be issued if the public dance or live entertainment contemplated could reasonably cause a menace to the public safety, health, morals or welfare and after consideration of the report of the Chief of Police.
(D) Investigation. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to make or cause to be made an investigation into the character of each applicant and whether the issuance of the license is likely to present a menace to public safety, health, morals or welfare. The report shall also obtain the results of a canvass of residents within 300 feet of the establishment requesting the license. The report shall be provided to the City Clerk.
(E) Issuance. Upon meeting the minimum requirements hereby established and payment of the fees hereinafter fixed, the City Clerk shall issue a public dance or live entertainment license. The City Clerk may, but shall not be required to issue any license until the City Clerk and the Chief of Police have been provided a reasonable opportunity to conduct the investigation, which opportunity shall, in any event, be at least 14 days.
(G) Exemption. The fees set forth in § 112.002 shall be waived for not-for-profit corporations or charitable entities organized under § 501 of the Internal Revenue Code and with their principal locations within the city.
(H) Expiration. All licenses issued on an annual basis shall expire on December 31 of each year. The Clerk shall prorate the annual license fees for any license application received after January l of a particular year.
(1980 Code, § 16.603) (Ord. 8987, passed 7-28-2003; Ord. 9012, passed 5-3-2004; Ord. 9373, passed 4-1-2019; Ord. 9387, passed 9-3-2019)
Penalty, see § 112.999