[Adopted 2-22-1971 by L.L. No. 1-1971 as Ch. 52, Art. I, of the 1971 Code]
[Amended 3-11-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
No person or persons, firm, association or corporation owning, leasing, managing, conducting or operating any establishment within the Village wherein food or drink is sold or given away or offered for sale shall permit or suffer any dancing, cabaret show or other exhibition, amusement, performance or entertainment therein without first procuring a license for such dancing, cabaret show or other exhibition, amusement, performance or entertainment; nor shall any person or persons, firm, association or corporation owning, leasing, managing, conducting or operating any theater, dance hall or place of amusement in the Village permit any dancing, cabaret show or other exhibition or performance therein without first procuring a license therefor. To obtain a license, an adult entertainment establishment, as defined in § 340-116 of the Village of Rockville Centre Code, must comply with the requirements of § 340-116.
[Amended 3-11-2002 by Ord. No. 3-2002]
Any applicant for such license shall apply in writing to the Mayor of the Village for the issuance of a license. The application for such license shall state in detail the nature of the dancing, cabaret show or other exhibition, amusement, performance or entertainment for which a license is desired, the location of the building wherein the same is to be conducted or permitted, and the name of the person or persons, firm, association or corporation which desires to conduct such dance, cabaret show or other exhibition, amusement, performance or entertainment. Said application must specify the residence of the persons comprising any such firm, association or corporation and the particular place of business of any such corporation and the name of the officer, in the case of a corporation, upon whom process or other legal notice may be served within the Village. To obtain a license, an adult entertainment establishment, as defined in § 340-116 of the Village of Rockville Centre Code, must comply with the requirements of § 340-116.
[Amended 10-18-1971; 12-4-1972]
The fee for any license required by the provisions of this article shall be at the levels fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville Centre.
Any person or persons, firm, association or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be liable for and forfeit and pay a penalty of $50 for each violation thereof, for the use of said Village; and it is further ordained and enacted that the violation of any of the provisions of this article shall constitute disorderly conduct, and the person so violating the same shall be and is hereby declared a disorderly person.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to a religious body, a school, the Rockville Centre Fire Department or a recognized association of war veterans.