As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
DANCE HALL:
Any room, hall, pavilion, building or other structure used for the purpose of conducting therein public dances or dancing.
PUBLIC DANCE:
Any dance or hall to which the public generally may gain admission, with or without the payment of an admission fee.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
A. 
License Required: No person, firm or corporation shall conduct or maintain any public dance or maintain public dance halls within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a license to do so.
B. 
License Fees:
1. 
Fees Established: The license fees shall be as follows:
a. 
Dance hall annual license fee, four hundred eighty dollars ($480.00).
b. 
License for a single dance, twenty five dollars ($25.00) per dance.
2. 
Authority To Waive Fee: Provided, however, that the city clerk-treasurer, when directed by the mayor or the city council, may issue a license without any charge for a grange, patriotic, fraternal or community dance; however, the mayor and the city council shall be under no obligation to waive the license fee.
C. 
Term Of License; Issuance; Restrictions:
1. 
Licenses shall be issued for a calendar year and shall be issued by the city clerk-treasurer after approval by the city council.
2. 
The license for a single dance shall be issued by the city clerk-treasurer after approval by the mayor without action by the city council and shall entitle the holder thereof to conduct such dance only on the day and at the place specified in the license.
D. 
Moral Character Of Applicant: No license to conduct a public dance shall be granted unless the applicant thereof be of good moral character.
E. 
Corporation: If the applicant is a corporation, the license shall be issued to the manager thereof or to a corporate officer who shall meet the qualifications set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
A. 
Application; Payment Of Fee: Application for a license shall be made to the city clerk-treasurer, who shall provide the chief of police with a copy thereof, and shall be accompanied by the license fee provided for herein.
B. 
Posting Of License: All licenses granted hereunder shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
No public dance shall be conducted nor shall a dance hall be kept open between the hours of two o’clock (2:00) A.M. and six o’clock (6:00) A.M., unless a special permit is obtained from the city council.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
A. 
Establish Rules And Regulations: The city council shall have authority to make all proper and necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter with respect to the conduct of public dances.
B. 
Refusal To Grant License: The city council may, at its discretion, refuse to grant a license for a dance to be located at such place and at such times that will, in their judgment, interfere with the welfare of the community.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
All peace officers of the state of Washington or of the city shall have free access to public dances and dance halls for the purpose of inspection and to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
A. 
Licensee Provide Guards: Every person, firm or corporation receiving a license hereunder shall obtain, at their own expense, the services of two (2) or more commissioned police officers or licensed security guards to be present from the time the dance commences until the time that the dance is closed.
B. 
Maintain Orderly Conduct: The purpose of the commissioned police officers or licensed security guards is to maintain orderly conduct on the part of all persons attending the dance and to assist the management in keeping out disorderly persons.
C. 
Require Additional Guards Or Waive Requirement: If the chief of police determines that anticipated attendance or other conditions warrant, he may require the sponsoring organization to provide more than two (2) commissioned police officers or licensed security guards; provided, however, that at a school dance, youth or teenage dance at which no alcoholic beverages are sold or available, the chief of police, at his discretion, shall have the authority to waive the requirement of one or both commissioned police officers or licensed security guards.
D. 
Verify Commission Or License Of Guards: The chief of police, at his discretion, shall have the authority to verify that all police officers have a current valid commission and that all security guards have a current valid license.
(Ord. 444, 5-21-1993)
No person under the age of fifteen (15) years shall be permitted to attend any public dance without the escort of his or her parent or guardian. Any person under the age of fifteen (15) years who shall, by affirmative misrepresentation of age, obtain admission to or permission to remain in any public dance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that this age requirement may be waived if the dance is primarily a school, youth or teenage activity at which no alcoholic beverages are sold or available, and in the opinion of the chief of police, there are an adequate number of unarmed security guards, in addition to chaperons or supervising adults present.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
A. 
Conduct: No immoral, indecent, suggestive or obscene dance shall be given or carried on in any dance hall or at any dance licensed hereunder.
B. 
Lighting Of Premises: All buildings, halls, rooms or other places in which public dances are carried on, as well as all halls, corridors and rooms leading thereto or connected therewith, shall at all times while open to the public, be well lighted.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
A. 
Revocation; Opportunity For Hearing: Any license issued under this chapter may be revoked by the city council for sufficient cause after a public hearing held before the city council; provided, that the licensee shall be given prior written notice of the hearing at least ten (10) days prior to the date thereof and be given an opportunity to be heard. The action of the city council in revoking any such license shall be final and conclusive.
B. 
Consent Of Licensee: Every licensee accepting a license hereunder shall be deemed to have consented to the provision of this section with respect to the cancellation of the license.
C. 
License Restrictions: No license granted hereunder shall be transferable except by order of the city council, nor shall any dance hall or public dance be conducted at any place other than that specified in the license.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992)
Any person violating any provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code.
(Ord. 429, 10-12-1992; amd. 2006 Code)