It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, operate,
maintain, manage, control or take part in any moving-picture show or entertainment,
vaudeville or other act commonly known as "theatrical or stage performance,"
within the corporate limits of the Township without having first applied for
and obtained a license or permit for such purpose.
This chapter is intended to particularly exclude any such moving-picture
show or entertainment, vaudeville or other act commonly known as "theatrical
or stage performance" when given wholly for any benevolent, beneficial, religious
or educational purposes for which no entrance or admission fee is charged
or collected.
The Township Council shall have the power to revoke any license when
the licensee is found guilty of a crime or violation of a municipal ordinance
or regulation which reflects adversely on the operation or manner or conduct
of a theater or when the licensee shall violate any of the provisions of this
chapter or when the Township Council shall have good cause for revoking the
license considering the nature of the business of operating a theater and
the need to protect the morals, safety, health and general welfare of the
inhabitants of the Township. If the Township Council shall have reason to
believe that there are grounds upon which to revoke any license, they shall
immediately suspend the license and shall cause a notice to be served, in
writing, upon the licensee or other person in charge of the licensed place,
citing him to appear before the Township Council at such time and place as
they designate, to show cause why the license should not be revoked, such
notice to be served at least five days prior to the date set for the hearing,
and the licensee shall be afforded a hearing before the Township Council prior
to the final revocation of his license.
[Amended 6-22-1992 by Ord.
No. 1992-5]
No license shall be granted for any premise not meeting all of the requirements of Chapter
149, Land Use, and the Uniform Fire Code and not having been inspected by the Township Fire Inspector prior
to its use.
The owner and/or operator shall not allow loitering in or about his
premises nor shall he allow the amplification of sound so as to disturb adjacent
property owners or the public.
[Added 6-22-1992 by Ord.
No. 1992-5]
Any person in violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable
by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than
90 days, or both.