The city council of the city of Sacramento encourages the development of arts and culture in Sacramento, and recognizes that many entertainment venues provide a means for such development. The council further recognizes that the variety of entertainment venues in the city provide a rich and diverse cultural experience for the residents of the city and visitors to the city. The council also recognizes that many non-alcoholic entertainment venues provide a safe place for families and young adults to gather.
The council hereby finds that the operation of entertainment establishments presents an environment with the demonstrated potential for excessive noise generation and disorderly conduct by patrons, particularly at closing times, with the attendant adverse health and safety impacts on the surrounding business and residential community.
Therefore, it is the purpose of this chapter to regulate the operation of entertainment establishments for the public health, safety and welfare. All permittees will be held responsible for controlling patron conduct in and around the establishments, making adequate provisions for security and crowd control, protecting the city's youth from criminal activity and minimizing disturbances as a result of the operation of the entertainment.
It is also the intent of this chapter to provide options to the city manager in regulating the variety of businesses and events that provide entertainment. The council finds that the imposition of conditions tailored to the particular establishment will allow the business or event to flourish while meeting the city's public health and safety needs. This approach also would avoid placing unnecessary conditions on existing businesses or organizations with a history of compliance with the city laws and requirements. (Ord. 2003-056 § 1)