(A) No person shall give or hold a public or private event, function or dance where alcoholic beverages are being served (except at a legally operated private club or a private residence) unless that person shall first obtain a permit issued by the Chief of Police or his or her designee. The Chief of Police or his or her designee shall issue a permit after first determining:
(1) The person obtaining a permit has, at their own expense, arranged to have one jurisdictional law enforcement officer present continuously for the duration of the function, dance or event. One officer would be required for 100-199 people present and then one additional officer for each additional 100 people present (200 to 299: two officers required; 300 to 399: three officers required and so on);
(2) The function, event or dance is being held in a manner so as to comply with all federal, state and local laws and ordinances;
(3) The function, event or dance will not create a fire hazard, traffic hazard or other safety hazard to the attendees or the general public; and
(4) The function, event or dance will not violate the Town of Zebulon Noise Chapter unless a permit for relief from allowable noise levels has been issued.
(B) The Chief of Police or his or her designee is authorized to revoke any permit granted and disburse all attendees in the event that any of the aforementioned standards are not being complied with or in the event that a permit has not been properly obtained.
(C) Exceptions:
(1) Any entertainment lounge having a capacity of 50 or more persons located in and affiliated with five County Stadium, hotels, motels, restaurants or licensed nightclubs may provide music and dancing facilities for their guests without first obtaining a permit and employing the law enforcement officers outlined in division (A) above. Provided that the establishment is continuously and adequately supervised by personnel employed by the establishment and that the establishment takes all reasonable steps to insure order and decorum in the establishment and the surrounding areas where the establishment’s patrons might reasonably be expected to congregate during and following a function; and
(2) In the event that any establishment fails to supervise patrons and to reasonably maintain order and decorum, then the Chief of Police or his or her designee shall warn the establishment and upon a subsequent failure to supervise and maintain order shall revoke the exception herein and no further events shall be held in that establishment without first obtaining the permit outlined in the preceding divisions of this section.
(Ord. 2004-50, passed 6-7-2004)