[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow 8-18-1937 (Ch. 14 of the 1965 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusement devices — See Ch. 119.
Fees — See Ch. 200.
Public gatherings — See Ch. 268.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC DANCE HALL
Any public room or place in the Village of Sleepy Hollow in which dancing is permitted, or any public room or public place in which dances are held daily or weekly or at stated times or at regularly recurring intervals and to which the public is invited or admitted, with or without payment of admission.
[Amended 8-16-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
A. 
It shall be unlawful to hold any public dance or ball or to permit dancing in any public hall or public place to which the public is admitted, with or without the payment of admission, unless and until a permit shall have been issued by the Village Clerk of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, upon application made therefor and upon payment of a fee in a sum to be established and determined by the Board of Trustees from time to time and set forth in the fee schedule included at the end of Chapter 200, Fees.
B. 
Every application shall set forth the name and address of the sponsors of said dance or ball, together with the date, time and place where the same is to be held. Before any permit shall be granted by the Village, said application must be approved by the Sleepy Hollow Fire Chief.
C. 
In addition, the applicant shall be required to furnish to the Village an insurance policy naming the Village of Sleepy Hollow as an insured and holding the Village harmless from any liability which may be subsequently incurred. The policy shall be in an amount determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
No dance shall be held in any hall until it shall be found that such place complies with and conforms to all laws and health and fire regulations of this Village and that it is properly ventilated and supplied with sufficient toilet conveniences and is a safe and proper place for the purpose for which it is to be used.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
All public dance halls and public dances or balls shall be closed on or before the hour of 12:00 midnight, except that any public dance held on a Saturday night shall cease at 2:00 a.m.
[Amended 8-16-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation having a business incidental to which dancing is invited or permitted nightly, weekly or at stated intervals, with or without the payment of admission, may procure a yearly permit upon payment of a fee in a sum to be established and determined by the Board of Trustees from time to time and set forth in the fee schedule included at the end of Chapter 200, Fees.
B. 
In addition, any premises which permits dancing on a nightly, weekly or interval basis must be inspected by the Fire Department at least once a year, and the Fire Department must provide a written report to the Building Department of its findings.
C. 
Said permit, however, is personal and not transferable and may be forfeited or revoked by the Board of Trustees for disorderly or immoral conduct on the premises or for violation of any of the provisions of this or any other laws of the Village of Sleepy Hollow.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 14-6, Dancing prohibited in barrooms, of the 1965 Code, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013.
The Chief of Police or any member of the police force shall have the power, and it shall be his duty, to cause the place, hall or room where any dance or ball is held or given to be vacated whenever provisions of this or of any other law of this Village are being violated or whenever any indecent act shall be committed or whenever disorderly, violent or vulgar acts shall take place therein.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $250, 15 days' imprisonment, or both, for each offense.