§ 118.051 LICENSE CONTENTS; POSTING.

   A dancehall license issued under this subchapter shall state on its face to whom it is issued, the date of expiration and the address and location of the dancehall, and shall be signed by the Chief of Police or designee and posted by the licensee in a conspicuous place and in such a manner and position that it may be easily read at any time of the day or night.

(1998 Code, § 14-85) (Ord. 05-30, passed 10-5-2005)

§ 118.052 LICENSE TRANSFER.

   No license issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be transferred without the written consent of the City Commission.

(1998 Code, § 14-86) (Ord. 05-30, passed 10-5-2005)

§ 118.053 LICENSE DURATION.

   All licenses issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall terminate on December 31 of the year issued. License fees shall be prorated monthly, depending on month acquired.

(1998 Code, § 14-87) (Ord. 05-30, passed 10-5-2005)

§ 118.054 LICENSE SUSPENSION AND/OR REVOCATION.

   A dance hall license holder can have his or her license suspended and/or revoked if at any time the Police Chief or designee determines that a dance hall license holder is not qualified under § 118.048 of this chapter, and/or is under indictment, and/or has charges pending for any offense involving a Class A or B misdemeanor or a felony offense. The Police Chief or designee shall suspend or revoke the license holder’s license until the Chief of Police or designee determines that the license holder is qualified or that the charges against the license holder have been finally adjudicated.

(1998 Code, § 14-88) (Ord. 05-30, passed 10-5-2005)

§ 118.055 PERSONS UNDER 17 PERMITTED IN ADULT DANCEHALLS.

   An adult dancehall business shall be subject to the following:

   (A)   A person under 17 years of age is permitted to remain on the premises of an adult dancehall only if he or she is accompanied by a parent or guardian;

   (B)   It shall be unlawful for a person to falsely represent himself or herself to be a parent or a guardian of another person under 17 years of age for the purpose of gaining the other person’s admission into an adult dancehall in violation of the restrictions set forth in division (A) above;

   (C)   It shall be unlawful for a permittee, owner, operator or employee of an adult dancehall to knowingly allow a person under 17 years of age to enter or remain upon the premises of an adult dancehall in violation of the restrictions set forth in division (A) above; and/or

   (D)   If a permittee, owner, operator or employee of an adult dancehall allows a person under 17 years of age to enter the premises, it shall be unlawful for such permittee, owner, operator or employee to maintain or operate the premises without conspicuously posting a sign at each entrance to the business that clearly reads: “It is unlawful for a person under 17 years of age to remain on these premises unless he or she is accompanied by a parent or guardian”.

(1998 Code, § 14-89) (Ord. 05-30, passed 10-5-2005) Penalty, see § 118.999