5.40.010   Definitions.
   Unless it is apparent from the context that another meaning is intended, the following words and/or phrases, when used herein, shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them and shall be interpreted and construed accordingly. As used in this chapter, the following words or phrases shall mean:
   Adult Sponsoring Group. "Adult sponsoring group" means a nonprofit organization whose primary object is to sponsor, regulate and control youth activities and child welfare.
   Dancing Club. "Dancing club" means any club or association of individuals which conducts dances, other than public dances, for its members or bona fide guests.
   Dancing School. "Dancing school" means any school, class or classes wherein dancing is the principal subject taught.
   Private Dance. "Private dance" means a gathering of individuals in or upon any premises where dancing is permitted either as the main purpose for such gathering, or as an incident to some other purpose and to which premises only club members, pupils or members of such club or school are admitted.
   Public Dance. "Public dance" means a gathering of individuals in or upon any premises where dancing is permitted either as the main purpose for such gathering or as an incident to some other purpose, and to which premises the public is invited.
   Public Dancing Place. "Public dancing place" means a place where dancing is permitted, whether for profit or not for profit, and to which the public is admitted either with or without charge, or at which the public is allowed to participate in the dancing, either with or without charge.
   Youth Dance. "Youth dance" means a nonprofit dance or club dance sponsored by a service group, parents group, or other adult sponsoring groups to which no one over the age of twenty-one (21) is admitted as a participant, and at which no alcoholic beverage is served, sold or permitted. (Ord. 9517 § 1 (part), 1995: prior code § 6500)