[R.O. 1997 § 625.010; Ord. No.
1773 § 1, 6-19-1979]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate
premises in the City of Kennett, Missouri, wherein public dancing
is permitted without having first obtained a license therefor as herein
required.
B.
This Chapter shall not apply to pro forma decree organizations, or
to organizations organized for a charitable, religious or civic purpose,
nor to any private party or dance where no admission fee is charged
and where no intoxicating beverages, beer or setups are served or
sold.
[R.O. 1997 § 625.020; Ord. No.
1773 § 2, 6-19-1979]
Before any license hereunder shall be issued, the applicant
shall file with the Clerk of the City of Kennett an application duly
verified, under oath, upon such form as the City Clerk may prescribe
and which shall require applicant to set forth his/her name and address
or the name and address of the managing agent or partner of applicant,
his/her age, occupation, description of the building or property in
which the public dancing shall be located, and shall state whether
said applicant or managing agent or partner has ever been convicted
of any crime under the laws of this or any other State of the United
States, or been convicted for the violation of any ordinance of any
town or community.
[R.O. 1997 § 625.030; Ord. No.
1773 § 3, 6-19-1979]
Before any license shall be issued, the applicant shall file
with the City Clerk a statement from the Building Inspector of said
City showing his/her report of inspection of premises and approval
of same for public dancing purposes, and that said premises are, in
his/her opinion, structurally safe for said use and that said premises
have adequate exits and contain no fire hazards.
[R.O. 1997 § 625.040; Ord. No.
1773 § 4, 6-19-1979; Ord. No. 2947 § 4, 3-4-2017; Ord. No. 2998, 5-2-2017]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and the Chairman
of the Police Committee to make or cause to be made an investigation
into the character of each applicant and to report the results of
the investigation to the City Council. No license shall be issued
to a person who is not of good moral character, nor to a corporation
or organization who is not represented by a person of good moral character,
and the City Council shall be the sole judge as to moral character.
No license shall be granted to any applicant until the City Council,
by a majority vote duly entered of record, shall have approved the
granting of the license.
[R.O. 1997 § 625.050; Ord. No.
1773 § 5, 6-19-1979]
If any holder of a license issued hereunder shall fail to renew
said license within ten (10) days after said license is due, said
license shall become automatically canceled.
[R.O. 1997 § 625.060; Ord. No.
1773 § 6, 6-19-1979]
Any license may be revoked after five (5) days' notice
and hearing before the City Council upon showing of violation of any
Federal or State law or City ordinance regarding the applicant or
the premises covered by such license, or the commission of any nuisance
on said premises. In lieu of revocation, the City Council, in its
discretion, may suspend said license for an appropriate period.
[R.O. 1997 § 625.080; Ord. No.
1773 § 8, 6-19-1979]
No license shall be issued hereunder as pertains to any premises
located within a residential district unless and until said applicant
shall have presented a petition to the City Council with seventy-five
percent (75%) of the signatures of the property owners within a radius
of six hundred (600) feet of the proposed location, consenting to
granting of a license therefor. The residential district shall be
any area not described as being the business district. The following
shall be deemed to be within a business district:
That part within the designated fire limits of the City of Kennett,
Missouri, as now exists or as may be hereinafter amended.
