[Adopted 12-18-1979 by Ord. No. 79-111 as Ch. 4, Art. 5, of the 1979 Revised General Ordinances of Paterson]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DANCE HALL
Any room, premises, structure or other place in the City
in which dancing is carried on and to which the public may obtain
admission by payment of a fee or by the purchase, possession or presentation
of a ticket or token or in which a charge is made for caring for clothing
or other property.
Dancing, as used in this article, shall not
apply to exhibitions or performances in which the persons paying for
admission do not participate.
No person shall conduct or operate a dance hall
in the City without a license for that purpose obtained as provided
for in this article.
[Amended 4-5-1983 by Ord. No. 83-023; 11-9-2010 by Ord. No.
10-061]
A. The fee for each license issued under this article
shall be $250.
[Amended 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-045]
B. Each license issued under this article shall be valid
for one year from the date of issuance thereof.
No licensee or owner or operator of any licensed
room, premises, structure or other place shall permit or allow:
A. Dancing to be taught therein for a fee unless a license therefor is obtained as provided by Article
II of this chapter.
B. The use of confetti or any other matter of a similar
nature in any dance hall licensed under this article.
C. The extinguishment of any lights which are necessary
for proper lighting a reasonable time before, during and after the
dancing program is to commence or to be terminated.
Dancing shall not be permitted in any premises
licensed under this article between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., except
on January 1 of any year.
In addition to the penalty prescribed in §
191-12, any license issued under this article may be revoked upon proof, after due notice and hearing before the Council, that the licensee has permitted any disorderly or immoral conduct to take place on or in the place, premises or structure licensed or that the premises licensed constitutes a hazard to the health, safety or morals of the public or that there has been a violation of the provisions of any applicable state law or ordinance of the City or of this article or for any cause that would be grounds for a denial of the license in the first instance.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
or by a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or
any combination thereof. A separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[Adopted 12-18-1979 by Ord. No. 79-111 as Ch. 4, Art. 6, of the 1979 Revised General Ordinances of Paterson]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DANCING ACADEMY
A building, room or place in which the business conducted
or carried on is the teaching of dancing for a fee.
No person shall conduct or operate a dancing
academy in the City without a license for that purpose obtained as
hereinafter provided in this article.
[Amended 4-5-1983 by Ord. No. 83-016; 11-9-2010 by Ord. No.
10-061]
A. The fee for each license issued under this article
shall be $66.
B. The license shall be valid for one year from the date
of issuance thereof.
In addition to the penalty prescribed in §
191-20, any license issued under this article may be revoked upon proof, after due notice and hearing before the Council, that:
A. The licensee has permitted any disorderly or immoral
conduct to take place on or in the place, premises or structure licensed.
B. The place, premises or structure licensed constitutes
a hazard to the health, safety or morals of the public.
C. The premises has been used for general dancing without a license as required by §
191-3 of this chapter.
D. The licensee has violated any applicable state law
or ordinance of the City.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
or by a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or
any combination thereof. A separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.