[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
No person shall publicly exhibit in any building or place or
permit any other person to exhibit publicly or to participate in exhibiting
in any building or place any theatrical representations, feats of
horsemanship or any animal or artificial curiosity or other shows,
exhibitions or performances in the City without first obtaining a
license from the Director of the Office of Licensing either for such
exhibitions, shows or performances or for the hall, grounds or building
in which such exhibitions, shows, performance or performances are
to be given.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate a
theater or a motion-picture theater without a license issued by the
Director of the Office of Licensing.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
Every license for theaters, motion-picture theaters and performances, entertainment, exhibitions or shows as required in §§
24-1 and
24-2 shall be issued only after the Director of the Office of Licensing is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person and that the use of the premises to be licensed is allowed under the City Code and applicable laws and codes of the state and after the Director of the Office of Licensing shall have caused an inspection to be made of the premises to be licensed by appropriate agencies of the City of Yonkers and is satisfied that such premises fully complies with all laws and codes of the State of New York, the Code of the City of Yonkers and the rules and regulations of the Department of Housing and Buildings and the Fire Department, insofar as the same are applicable thereto, and is satisfied that the premises to be licensed is a safe and proper place to be used for the type of show or exhibition proposed. For the purpose of facilitating any inspections required by this section, the Director is authorized to call upon the head of any City department or agency, and such department or agency and its employees shall make such inspections as may be required.
[Amended 6-26-2012 by L.L. No. 7-2012; 6-1-2017 by L.L. No. 10-2017]
The fees to be charged for the licenses required by §
24-2 shall be payable annually to the Comptroller in amounts as follows:
A. For theaters and motion-picture theaters having a seating capacity
of 350 or fewer: $400.
B. For those having a seating capacity of over 350 and fewer than 700:
$450.
C. For those having a seating capacity of 700 or more and fewer than
1,000: $550.
D. For those having a seating capacity of 1,000 or more and fewer than
1,500: $700.
E. For those having a seating capacity of 1,500 or more and fewer than
2,000: $850.
F. For those having a seating capacity of 2,000 or more: $1,000.
Licenses granted under the provisions of this article shall
expire on the first day of March next after the date of issue thereof.