No person shall operate for gain within the City any public
amusement or entertainment without a license therefor obtained under
this chapter. No license shall be required under this chapter for
events conducted under the sole control and supervision of educational,
charitable or religious organizations where the entire proceeds of
the show or amusement shall be devoted to the purposes of that organization.
The license for a public amusement or entertainment shall be
issued by the City Clerk under conditions hereinafter specified after
payment of the applicable fee as prescribed in the City's fee schedule.
No license shall be issued for a public amusement or show if
any of the following conditions prevail:
A. Any of the persons named in the application are not of good moral
character;
B. The proposed location of such amusement or show does not conform
to all applicable health and fire regulations;
C. The premises intended to be licensed for such amusement or show are
not a safe and proper place for the purpose;
D. Any applicant or applicants for a license have had a license issued
under provisions of this chapter revoked within two years of the date
of application;
E. The proposed location of such amusement or show is within a residential
district;
F. The applicant has been refused a license within the last six months,
unless such applicant can show that the reason for such refusal no
longer exists;
G. The applicant is under 18 years of age; or
H. There has been no reinspection of the premises for renewal of such
a license.
In addition to such license fees as shall be required by §
228-2 above, applicants for public amusement and show licenses shall pay for such special police protection as the City licensing authority may deem necessary to preserve peace and order at the licensed event. Such payment shall be made to the Clerk before issuance of any license.
The Mayor or Chief of Police may, at any time, suspend for not
more than 10 days any license granted under these provisions for disorderly
conduct on the premises or for the violation by the licensee, his/her
agents or employees of any of the rules, regulations, ordinances,
or laws of the state or City governing or applying to public peace,
safety, morals or general welfare.