For the purpose of this article, and unless the context plainly requires otherwise, the following definitions are adopted:
Class A dance hall means any dance hall where dancing is permitted for persons age thirteen (13) through age seventeen (17).
Class B dance hall means any dance hall where dancing is permitted for persons age eighteen (18) and over.
Dance hall means any establishment or location that invites or is open to persons for the purpose of public dancing.
License means a permit to operate a dance hall.
Licensee means a person in whose name a license to operate a dance hall has been issued, as well as the individual listed as an applicant on the application for a license.
Person means any natural person and, in addition, a corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
Public dancing means any dance that is held and conducted for a profit, direct or indirect, or requires a monetary payment or contribution from any of the persons admitted. It includes the premises in which the dancing is conducted, together with all parking areas, hallways, restrooms, and adjoining areas on the premises open to the public during the dance and over which the licensee has the legal right to control access.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8040, § 1, 5-3-93; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 1, 1-14-02; Ord. No. 10571, § 1, 8-6-08)