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A licensee shall designate a person or persons as a location supervisor and register their names with the chief of police not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of business. Registration of the location supervisors shall be in writing on a form approved and provided by the chief of police. The licensee shall complete a new registry and provide it to the chief of police whenever the person or persons so designated change, and must provide the new registry to the chief of police not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of business. Location supervisors shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age. At least one (1) location supervisor must be on the premises of the location during its hours of operation and remain for at least thirty (30) minutes after the close of business to assure the closing is conducted in an orderly manner. A copy of the completed registry showing the name of the supervisor or supervisors on duty shall be maintained on the premises and shall be provided to any peace officer, or other person authorized to inspect the premises, upon request.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 9, 1-14-02)
(a) The licensee shall notify the chief of police of the hours of operation of the dance hall. Notification shall be made through the application form for those locations having regular hours of operation or for single events. Locations whose hours of operation are not regular, or who deviate from the hours stated in the application, shall notify the chief of police of an intended activity subject to this article not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of the activity. Such notification must be made in writing on a form approved and provided by the chief of police. The licensee shall operate a dance hall only during those hours specified in the application or notice to the chief of police.
(b) No Class A dance hall shall operate during the hours between 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 5:00 a.m.
(c) No person shall conduct or operate a Class B dance hall less than twelve (12) hours after the completion of a Class A dance hall at the same location.
(Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 10, 1-14-02)
(a) At locations that are also licensed liquor establishments, all alcoholic beverages shall be covered or removed from sight during the time the location is in operation and all liquor signs and advertisements shall be covered, removed, or turned off.
(b) Sales of cigarettes on the licensed premises shall not be made while the location is in operation. Any cigarette machines on the licensed premises shall be disabled sufficiently so cigarettes may not be purchased from them while the location is in operation. This provision shall not apply to Class B dance halls.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 11, 1-14-02)
Licensees, location supervisors and employees shall not:
(1) Allow the buying, selling, or consumption of alcoholic beverages anywhere on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(2) Allow intoxicated persons to enter or remain on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(3) Allow the buying, selling, or consumption of controlled substances as defined by federal or state statutes anywhere on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(4) Allow persons under the influence of drugs to enter or remain on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(5) Allow persons in possession of a deadly weapon, except for persons authorized by law, to enter or remain on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access after being requested by the licensee to check such weapons. It shall be mandatory for licensees to make such a request of persons entering the licensed premises.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 12, 1-14-02)
(a) The licensee, location supervisor and/or other employee shall:
(1) Observe all laws applicable to noise abatement, particularly those contained in this Code;
(2) Control the conduct of patrons so as to prevent or minimize disorderly or unlawful conduct by such patrons upon the premises or areas immediately adjacent thereto over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(3) Cause the orderly dispersal of persons from the vicinity of the regulated premises at closing time, and not allow them to congregate on the premises or areas immediately adjacent thereto over which they have the legal right to control access in a disorderly fashion.
(4) Prevent persons who are not permitted to enter the licensed premises because of their age, or otherwise, from congregating or loitering outside of the licensed premises in those areas over which they have the legal right to control access, except as is reasonably necessary to drop off or pick up a patron of the dance hall.
(b) The licensee, location supervisor and/or other employee shall not allow the occupant load of a dance hall to exceed the maximum limit stated on the certificate of occupancy or occupant load card issued by the development services center.
(c) The licensee, location supervisor and/or other employee shall provide and maintain safe and rapid means of egress from the premises during all hours of operation, as required by the building and fire codes.
(d) The licensee, location supervisor and/or other employee shall maintain all ventilation and sanitation requirements, as provided by the applicable building codes, during the operation of the event.
(e) The licensee, location supervisor and/or other employee shall take immediate action to correct any unsafe condition after notice of such a condition is provided by any person conducting an inspection authorized by section 7-355(c).
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 13, 1-14-02)
(a) Whenever in this article any act is prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision of this article is a civil infraction unless specifically declared to be a misdemeanor. Each day such violation continues shall be a separate offense.
(b) A violation of any provision of this article that constitutes a civil infraction is declared to be a public nuisance, and in addition to any other penalties specified in this article, is punishable in accordance with chapter 8 of this City Code.
(c) A person convicted or found responsible of a violation of this chapter either after trial or pursuant to a plea agreement shall be assessed an administrative charge to cover all or part of the costs and expenses directly incurred by the city in the investigation, enforcement and abatement of the violation. The administrative charge shall be assessed, collected and deposited in the same manner as the administrative charge for persons convicted of a violation of A.R.S. § 28-1381 as set forth in section 8-6.6 of this Code, except that the amount of the administrative charge shall be determined by the court after reviewing evidence provided by the city documenting the actual costs and expenses directly incurred in the investigation, enforcement and abatement of the violation. The costs and expenses incurred by the police when closing down a dance hall operation pursuant to section 7-366(b) shall be included in the administrative charge. An assessment imposed pursuant to this section shall not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for a single incident.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 14, 1-14-02)
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