[Adopted 7-31-1972 as Ch. XV, Part 2C, of the 1972 Code]
A. 
As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the meanings hereby respectively ascribed thereto:
DANCE HALL
Any room, place or space in which a public dance, as herein defined, is held.
PERSON
Any person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
PUBLIC DANCE
Any dance or ball to which admission may be had by payment of a fee or by the purchase, possession or presentation of a token or ticket, or in connection with which a charge is made for the care of clothing or other property, or any dance to which the public generally may gain admission with or without payment of a fee.
B. 
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
A. 
No person shall hold a public dance in the borough without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Mayor, but no permit shall be required for:
(1) 
Any dance held and conducted by regularly established instructors in dancing in connection with such instruction; or
(2) 
Any dance conducted by any fraternal society or organization at a hall or in a building within the Borough used exclusively by such fraternal society or organization.
B. 
The burden of proving whether a specific dance is a public dance or an instruction dance shall, in each and every instance, be upon the person conducting such dance, and every dance within the provisions of this article shall be considered a public dance until the person conducting such dance shall have established to the satisfaction of the Mayor that such dance is an instruction dance within the meaning of this article.
[Amended 11-30-1994 by Ord. No. 2472]
The fee for the permit required under § 110-13 of this article shall be as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council[1] and every such dance shall be held at the time stated on such permit.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. A266, Fees.
No permit for a public dance shall be issued until it has been ascertained that the dance hall in which such public dance is to be held complies with and conforms to all laws, ordinances and health and fire regulations applicable thereto, and is a safe and proper place for the purpose for which it is to be used, and is properly ventilated and supplied with sufficient toilet conveniences.
Every public dance shall be discontinued at 1:00 a.m., except that on Saturday night every such dance shall be discontinued at 12:00 midnight.
[Amended 11-30-1994 by Ord. No. 2472]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Article shall, for every such violation, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days. Each day's violation of any provision of this Article shall constitute a separate violation.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to hold or conduct any public dance in any dance hall within the borough unless the dance hall in which the same may be held shall have been duly licensed for such purposes; provided, however, that no license shall be required for properties owned by the borough or by the Wilkinsburg School District or for dance halls located on the property of any fraternal society or organization used exclusively by such fraternal society or organization.
B. 
Application for such licenses shall be made by the proprietor of such dance hall to the Mayor, who is hereby authorized to issue the same.
C. 
The fee payable for each such license granted hereunder shall be as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council,[1] and each license granted hereunder shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year.
[Amended 11-30-1994 by Ord. No. 2472]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. A266, Fees.
It shall be the duty of the Mayor to cause an investigation of all applications for public dance hall licenses to determine whether or not the dance hall sought to be licensed complies with the rules, regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto, and in making such investigation he shall, when desired, have the assistance of any department of the borough.
No license for a public dance hall shall be issued until it shall be ascertained that the place for which it is issued complies with and conforms to all laws, ordinances, health and fire regulations applicable thereto and is a safe and proper place for the purpose for which it shall be used, properly ventilated and supplied with sufficient toilet conveniences.
The license of any public dance hall may be forfeited or revoked by the Mayor for disorderly or immoral conduct upon the premises or upon proof that the dance hall was frequented by disorderly or immoral persons or by violation of any of the rules, regulations, ordinances and laws governing or applying to public dance halls or public dances. If at any time the license of a public dance hall shall be forfeited or revoked, at least three (3) months shall elapse before another license or permit shall be granted for dancing on the same premises.
A. 
All public dance halls shall be subject to inspection by the Police Department at all reasonable times and whenever they are open for dancing or for any other purpose.
B. 
Any police officer shall have the power to cause the place, hall or room where any public dance is given to be vacated whenever any provision of the law or ordinances with regard to public dances is being violated or whenever any indecent act shall be committed or when any disorder of a gross, violent or vulgar character shall take place therein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 62, regarding definitions and penalties, was deleted 11-30-1994 by Ord. No. 2472.