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State law reference – Authority of city to regulate public dance halls, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-433.
A "public dance hall," within the meaning of this article, is any place open to the general public where dancing is permitted; provided, however, that a restaurant located in the city and licensed under Sections 4-98.1 and 4-98.2 of the Code of Virginia to serve food and beverages, having a dance floor with an area not exceeding 10 percent of the total floor area of the establishment, shall not be considered a public dance hall.
State law reference – Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-433.
(Code 1985 § 5-13)
No person shall conduct a public dance hall in the city, where an admission fee is charged or a charge is made for participating in dancing, without first obtaining a license and paying the applicable license tax under the city's license tax ordinance. Where there is no admission fee or there is no charge made for participating in dancing, a person conducting the public dance hall in the city shall register such dance hall with the city official designated by the council and shall obtain a registration permit. He shall also pay a registration fee of $50.00.
State law reference – Dance hall ordinance to provide for license tax and permit, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-433.
(Code 1964 § 5-2; Code 1985 § 5-14)
No license for a public dance hall, as required in the license tax ordinance of the city, or registration permit, as required by SCC § 5.10.040, shall be granted until the applicant has secured the consent of the city council, conditioned upon the fact that the applicant is a proper person to conduct such dance hall and that the location is suitable for such purpose.
(Code 1964 § 5-2; Code 1985 § 5-15)
All public dance halls in the city shall be subject to such rules and regulations as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by the city council.
(Code 1964 § 5-2; Code 1985 § 5-17)