[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Breckenridge 10-2-1972
by Ord. No. 266; amended 2-22-1983 by Ord. No. 382. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any room, place or space open to general public patronage in which
dancing is carried on wherein the public may participate and to which admission
may be had by the general public by payment either directly or indirectly
of an admission fee or price for dancing, except cafes, restaurants, hotels
and similar places of business where food is prepared and served for consumption
on the premises and where dancing is permitted and for which a direct charge
or admission fee is not made.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, lodge or society
to operate, maintain, conduct or lease a public dance hall to others for the
purpose of conducting a dance therein without first having procured a license
therefor as hereinafter provided; provided, however, that no license to conduct
a dance in such public dance hall shall be required of a person, lodge, club
or society who shall rent such public dance hall from a duly licensed owner
thereof.
Any person, firm, corporation, lodge or society desiring to obtain such
license shall make written application therefor to the City Council, specifying
the place for which license is desired and the name of the person, firm, corporation,
lodge or society owning, managing, conducting or operating the same. Before
any such license is granted, careful investigation shall be made by the Chief
of Police as to the character of the applicant and the reputation of the place
for which such license is desired.
An applicant may procure a license either on an annual basis or for each dance. The license fee for the annual license shall be as provided in Chapter 86, Fees. If a license is procured for each dance, the license fee shall be as provided in Chapter 86, Fees. All annual licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year of their issue. If the annual licenses are procured after the first of the year, the license fee shall not be prorated.
No such license shall be granted to conduct any such public dance hall
in any private residence, tent or bowery, or any other place, except in a
hall, opera house or other like place in any business district of said City
of Breckenridge.
No dance shall be conducted in any such public dance hall on Sunday
between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 thereof, and no such place shall
conduct or permit dancing therein on any other day between the hours of 1:00
a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
