Town of Louisa, VA: Dance Halls

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Louisa 5-28-1981 as Ch. 3, Art. III, of the 1981 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 67-1 Definition.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following term shall have the meaning indicated:

DANCE HALL

Any place open to the general public where dancing is permitted.

§ 67-2 Permit required.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a dance hall in the Town unless such person has a permit to do so issued by the Town Council. No permit shall be issued unless all the requirements of this chapter are complied with. The permit fee shall be established by the Town Council.

§ 67-3 Revocation of permit.

The Town Council shall revoke any permit issued pursuant to this chapter if the permittee violates any of the provisions of this chapter. The permittee shall be entitled to a hearing before the Town Council prior to any action by the Town Council on the revocation of such permit.

§ 67-4 Separate restrooms required.

In every dance hall in the Town, there shall be separate men's and ladies' restrooms.

§ 67-5 Maintenance of order required.

The owner or operator of any dance hall in the Town shall maintain good order and conduct at all times within his dance hall.[1]

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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 3-18 of the 1981 Code, How food and drink to be served, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-20-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-2.

§ 67-6 Refuse containers; collection of refuse.

In every dance hall within the Town, there shall be sufficient containers for refuse both inside and outside the hall, and all refuse in the immediate vicinity shall be placed in such containers after each dance.

§ 67-7 Fire extinguishers; fire exits.

In every dance hall in the Town, fire extinguishers shall be readily accessible at all times. Fire exit doors shall be clearly marked and shall be unobstructed during the hours of operation as a dance hall, and fire exits shall be safe and illuminated on the outside.

§ 67-8 Parking space; attendants.

For every dance hall in the Town, there shall be adequate parking space with attendants on duty to assist in parking cars and to prevent the rifling through of cars.

§ 67-9 Approval of sanitary facilities and fire protection measures required.

No permit shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter until the Health Officer has approved the sanitary facilities and until the County Fire Marshal has approved the fire prevention measures.

§ 67-10 Permitted hours and days of operation.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or conduct a public dance hall within the corporate limits of the Town on any Sunday or between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on any weekday.

§ 67-11 Violations and penalties.

Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter, in addition to having his permit revoked, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.