[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Warren 2-2-1920 by Ord. No.
6 (Ch. 13, Part 1C, of the 1997 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-8-1997 by Ord. No. 1622]
The term "public dance" or "public ball," as used in this chapter,
shall be taken to include any dance or ball to which the public generally
may gain admission with or without the payment of a fee.
[Amended 7-23-1979 by Ord. No. 1210; 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1491; 12-8-1997 by Ord. No. 1622]
No person, persons, society, club or corporation shall hold
a public dance or ball in the City of Warren without first having
obtained a permit from the Manager. The fee for the permit to be paid
at the time of the issuance of the permit shall be established from
time to time by City Council, which shall be paid into the general
fund.
[Amended 4-17-1974 by Ord. No. 1035; 7-23-1979 by Ord. No. 1210; 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1491; 12-8-1997 by Ord. No. 1622]
It shall be unlawful to hold or conduct any public dance or
public ball in any hall or ballroom within the City unless the dance
hall or ballroom in which the activity will be held shall have been
licensed for the purpose. Application for the license shall be made
by the proprietor or owner of the hall or ballroom to the Manager,
who is authorized to issue the license. The fee for each license shall
be established from time to time by resolution of City Council and
shall be for the whole or any portion of a calendar year. Each license
shall expire on the first day of January of each year. All moneys
received from fees under this section shall be paid into the general
fund.
[Amended 5-17-1974 by Ord. No. 1035; 7-23-1979 by Ord. No. 1210; 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1491]
It shall be the duty of the Manager to cause an investigation
of all applications for public dance hall or ballroom licenses to
determine whether or not the dance hall or ballroom sought to be licensed
complies with the applicable rules, regulations, ordinances and laws,
and in making that investigation, he shall, when desired, have the
assistance of any department of the government of the City.
No license for a public dance hall, ballroom or public dance
shall issue until it shall be ascertained that the place for which
it is issued complies with and conforms to all laws, ordinances, health
and fire regulations applicable thereto, and is a safe and proper
place for the purpose for which it is to be used, properly ventilated
and supplied with sufficient toilet conveniences.
[Amended 5-17-1974 by Ord. No. 1035; 7-23-1979 by Ord. No. 1210; 12-8-1997 by Ord. No. 1622]
The license of any public dance hall, ballroom or public dance
may be forfeited or revoked by the Manager for the violation of any
rules, regulations, ordinances and laws governing or applying to public
dance halls, ballrooms or public dances.
No owner, proprietor, manager or conductor shall do or permit
to be done within the dance hall under his control any of the things
hereby prohibited.
No person attending or participating in a dance shall do or
commit any of the things hereby prohibited.
[Amended 12-8-1997 by Ord. No. 1622]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$600 plus costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
