(A) Generally. Entertainment venues are defined as special dance halls and public dance halls. The following operating rules and regulations shall apply to all entertainment venues in the city:
(1) The regulations and licensing requirements applicable to all businesses in the city shall apply to entertainment venues.
(2) No entertainment venues shall be open after 2:00 a.m. on any day.
(3) It shall be the obligation of the licensee to employ an adequate number of qualified security personnel during all operating hours to maintain peace and order and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws.
(4) The licensee shall no assist, aid, abet, permit or encourage any underage person to violate the curfews set forth in §130.50.
(5) The licensee shall ensure that public rest room facilities are kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(6) The licensee shall ensure that all doors and windows which may direct sounds to adjacent properties shall remain closed during hours of operation.
(7) No outdoor music or amplification is permitted.
(8) Dancing is only permitted in a well-marked area free of tables, chairs or other obstacles.
(9) No overcrowding on dance floors is permitted.
(10) Smoking or drinking on dance floors is prohibited.
(11) Intoxicated persons are not permitted on the venue premises, and the illegal possession or use of any alcoholic liquors or controlled substances on the venue premises is prohibited.
(12) The entertainment venue shall be operated in a manner that does not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or create or maintain any unlawful conduct, either on the venue premises or on or about the adjacent businesses, public right-of-way, parking facilities and other areas open to the public.
(13) The licensee shall secure and maintain in force, at its own expense, comprehensive general liability insurance. This insurance shall be written in comprehensive occurrence form and shall protect the licensee against all claims for personal and bodily injuries to members of the public, damage to public premises and equipment, property of others, and completed operations arising from any act or omission of licensee, its officers, employees, agents, representatives and invitees. The liability limits shall not be less than: $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 general aggregate; and $2,000,000 aggregate for completed operations.
(B) Special dance halls.
(1) No person shall permit dancing in or on the licensed premises without first obtaining a special dance hall license as provided in this code, which license shall also permit the licensee to charge a fee for entry into the establishment. No such license shall be granted except upon certification of the Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Chief Inspector or their designees.
(2) No special dance hall license shall be issued until the application therefor has been approved by the Council when a dance entertainment permit is being applied for in conjunction with a State of Michigan Liquor License.
(C) Public dance halls; public dances.
(1) The term
PUBLIC DANCE shall include any dance to which admission may be gained by the general public but shall not include any dance to which admission is restricted to invited guests.
(2) No person, except a special dance hall licensee, shall conduct, operate, or maintain any place in or on which public dances are held without first obtaining a dance hall license in the manner provided in this code. No such license shall be granted except upon certification of the Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Chief Inspector or their designees.
(Prior Code, § 110.31) (Ord. O-156, passed 2-17-2014, effective 2-27-2014) Penalty, see § 110.99