Sec. 7-354. Grounds for denial of license.
   (a)   No license shall be issued or renewed if the applicant or licensee:
   (1)   Is not eighteen (18) years of age or older;
   (2)   Made any false statement or failed to answer any question in the application;
   (3)   While licensed under this article, has had such license revoked within the previous two (2) years;
   (4)   Has been convicted or found responsible of a violation of this article within one (1) year immediately preceding the application;
   (5)   Has been convicted within the five (5) years preceding the application of a felony or misdemeanor drug, non-motor vehicle related alcohol, or sex crime as enumerated in this Code, Arizona Revised Statutes, the United States Code, or any such offense outside the State of Arizona that would be classified as one (1) of the above offenses if committed within the State of Arizona.
   (6)   Fails to demonstrate that a sufficient number of security personnel will be employed to provide crowd and traffic control during the event and dispersal at the conclusion thereof, including security for parking areas used for the event, as may be required by the chief of police per section 7-366.
   (b)   No license shall be issued or renewed:
   (1)   If the proposed location of the dance hall is within five hundred (500) feet of any private residence in the city;
   (2)   If the proposed location is not in conformity with applicable zoning regulations, as determined by the director of planning per section 7-352(b);
   (3)   If the proposed location is not in conformity with applicable building code and fire code regulations, including regulations concerning occupant load, building egress, ventilation and sanitation as determined by the director of the development services center and the chief of the fire department per section 7-352(b).
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 5, 1-14-02; Ord. No. 10571, § 3, 8-6-08)