(a) 
License required.
It shall be unlawful to hold or conduct any public dance or dancing school within the limits of the city unless the dancehall where same is held shall first have been licensed for such purpose.
(b) 
Dancing at unlicensed dancehall prohibited; exception.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dance at any dancehall except a licensed dancehall; however, this provision shall not apply to any entertainer performing any sort of entertainment at a public gathering.
(Code 1975, § 6-25)
(a) 
Filing; contents.
Any person desiring a license to operate a dancehall shall file with the city secretary or as otherwise designated by the city manager a sworn written application for such license, which application shall state:
(1) 
The location by street and number of the place, space, building, room or floor and the size thereof which is proposed to be used for such purpose, and the name and address of the applicant.
(2) 
If the applicant is an individual, his place of residency and the length of residency therein, that he has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, and if so, the nature of the offense, and in this connection he shall submit to having his fingerprints taken, if the chief of police or as otherwise designated by the city manager so specifies.
(3) 
If a firm, association or partnership, all of the information prescribed in subsection (a)(2) of this section as to each individual composing the firm, association or partnership.
(4) 
If a corporation, that the applicant is organized and chartered under the laws of the state, or if a foreign corporation, that such corporation has complied with the laws of that state, and the same information with reference to the operator or person to be in charge of the dancehall shall be given as prescribed in subsection (a)(2) of this section. In addition thereto, a list of the officers, directors and stockholders of said corporation shall be given.
(5) 
Previous occupation or employment of the applicant for a period of five years next preceding the filing of his application.
(6) 
In the case of an application for a Class C license, such application shall give the names and addresses of each instructor in the school of dancing.
(7) 
Whether a hotel, roominghouse or lodginghouse is conducted in any part of the premises for which a license is sought, and if so, the number of rooms contained in such hotel, roominghouse or lodginghouse; provided, however, that nothing contained herein will prevent the issuance of a license to any public dancehall having connected with it any sleeping rooms which are not open to or let to the patrons of such dancehall or to the public.
(b) 
Misrepresentation.
The information given in an application for a dancehall license is for the purpose of determining whether or not the applicant is a fit and proper person to operate a dancehall, and it shall be unlawful to misrepresent the kind and character of dancehall to be operated or any other fact or statement made in such application. Any misrepresentation by any applicant, for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this article, in addition to the other penalties prescribed by law, shall be cause for the revocation of the license in the mode and manner hereinafter provided.
(Code 1975, § 6-26)
No license shall be granted under this article unless it shall appear, upon investigation by the chief of police and building inspector or as otherwise designated by the city manager, that the premises desired to be used for the purpose of conducting a dancehall comply with all ordinances of the city and laws of the state.
(Code 1975, § 6-27)
(a) 
Generally.
The annual fee for a dancehall license shall be as established in Appendix A for the following categories:
(1) 
Class A dancehall.
(2) 
Class B dancehall.
(3) 
Class C dancehall.
(b) 
Partial fee; no refunds.
In the event a license is issued during a calendar year, it shall bear the proportionate part of the annual fee as the part of the year remaining. There shall be no refund of any license fee paid hereunder for any cause whatsoever.
(Code 1975, § 6-28)
Nothing in this article shall be construed as authorizing the issuance of a license under any circumstances for the conduct of any dancehall commonly known as "taxi dancehalls," wherein are kept and provided male or female dancing partners for male or female guests who pay by the dance for the privilege of dancing with said partners, and no such license shall be issued.
(Code 1975, § 6-29)
A license applied for under this article shall be issued by the city secretary or as otherwise designated by the city manager when the conditions of this article have been complied with and when the application has been approved by the chief of police or as otherwise designated by the city manager.
(Code 1975, § 6-30)
In the event the chief of police or as otherwise designated by the city manager shall refuse to approve an application for a license under this article, the applicant shall have the right to appeal within ten days after such refusal, in writing, to the city council requesting a public hearing by the council upon the application. In the event of such appeal, a hearing shall be had before the council within 30 days thereafter to determine the correctness of the action of the chief of police or as otherwise designated by the city manager on the application, and whatever action shall be taken by the city council on such appeal shall be final.
(Code 1975, § 6-31)
Each license issued under this article shall be signed and sealed by the city secretary or as otherwise designated by the city manager. Each such license shall state, on its face, to whom it is issued, the date it will expire, the address and location of such dancehall and whether the license is issued for a Class A, B or C dancehall.
(Code 1975, § 6-32)
The license required by this article shall be posted by the licensee in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance and in such a place and position that it may be easily read at any time of day or night.
(Code 1975, § 6-33)
All licenses issued under this article shall run for the calendar year.
(Code 1975, § 6-34)
Licenses issued under this article shall be deemed personal to the licensee and shall not be assignable; provided, however, that licenses issued hereunder may be transferred from one location or place of business to another location after the chief of police or as otherwise designated by the city manager has been given five days' notice and has approved such change.
(Code 1975, § 6-35)
The granting of any license under this article shall in no event be construed as the granting or conferring of any vested right to the licensee but shall be subject to revocation and cancellation as provided herein.
(Code 1975, § 6-36)
If any person holding a license under this article shall violate any of the terms of this article or other ordinances of the city or laws of the state, the chief of police or as otherwise designated by the city manager may at any time give notice in writing to the licensee or operator of the dancehall of a hearing to be held in the city hall for the purpose of canceling such license, and upon said hearing the chief of police or as otherwise designated by the city manager may cancel the license for any of the above causes, which action shall become final at the end of ten days from the expiration of such hearing. The licensee shall have the right of appeal to the city council within such ten-day period from and after the expiration of the hearing, and if such appeal is taken, the city council shall conduct a hearing on the cancellation and may cancel the license for any of the causes so shown, which action shall become final.
(Code 1975, § 6-37)