(a) “Public dance”, as used in this chapter, means any dance to which admission may be had by payment of a fee or by the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket or token obtained for money or any valuable thing; or in which a charge is made for caring for clothing or other property; or dance where a permanently organized society, club, firm, organization or corporation leases, rents or collects a fee for the use of any room, place or space; or any other dance to which the public generally may gain admission with or without the payment of a fee.
(b) “Public dance hall”, as used herein, means any room, place or space in which a public dance shall be held or any hall in which instruction in dancing is given for hire.
(c) “Private dance”, as used herein, means any dance given at any home in the City, or any dance given by permanently organized clubs, societies or corporations, where the attendance is restricted to the members of the society, club or corporation, or the guests of the club, society or corporation admitted by invitation only, and from which guests, no fee or payment or token of any kind is or will be received and no lease payment or rental has been or will be received.
(d) “Teen dance” as used herein means any dance or event described in Section 723.15, below.
(Ord. 377-99. Passed 12-7-99.)
(e) "Non-profit organization", as used herein, means any organization determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any organization that holds itself out to be established for benevolent, philanthropic, educational, humane, civic or other eleemosynary purpose that has been in existence for at least two (2) years prior to the filing of an application for a permit under this section. A "non-profit organization does not include any person or organization that incidentally solicits contributions for a charitable organization or purpose.
(Ord. 193-03. Passed 3-4-03)