CHAPTER 27. PUBLIC DANCES AND DANCE HALLS

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

6-27-1000 APPLICATION OF GENERAL PROVISIONS:

Unless the provisions of this Chapter provide otherwise, all of the provisions of Chapter 1 of this Part are applicable to the licenses referred to in this Chapter.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)

6-27-1010 DEFINITIONS:

The following words and phrases, as used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings:

(a)    "Alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine or beer and which contains one-half (1/2) of one (1) percent or more of alcohol by volume, and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed or combined with other substances.

(b)    "Nonprofit dance" means a public dance that is operated and conducted solely by a bona fide charitable, patriotic, educational, benevolent, or fraternal organization and the proceeds of such dance, above normal expenses, are to be used exclusively in carrying out the purposes of such organization.

(c)    "Public dance" means any dance to which members of the public may gain admission as participants in the activity of dancing, regardless of whether a charge is made for such admission. "Public dance" also includes "nonprofit dance" unless otherwise expressly provided.

(d)    "Public dance hall" means any hall, room, platform, pavilion, building, premises, or space in or upon which a public dance is permitted or conducted.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)

6-27-1020 LICENSE REQUIRED:

Any person who operates or conducts a public dance within the County shall have a valid license to engage in such business.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)

6-27-1030 SAME: EXCEPTIONS:

This Chapter shall not apply to any of the following dances:

(a)    Any dancing school or social organization, having a fixed membership, that conducts a dance solely for the benefit of its members and the guests of such members, and that does not extend invitations to members of the general public.

(b)    Any dance that is conducted under the auspices of any primary or secondary school or college, and attended solely by the students of any such school and any of the parents or teachers of such students.

(c)    Any dance that is conducted as part of a community recreation program pursuant to the provisions of Education Code section 10900 et seq.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)

ARTICLE 2. APPLICATION; FEES

6-27-2000 APPLICATION: FORM:

In addition to the information required by Chapter 1 of this Part, the application to conduct a public dance shall include all of the following information:

(a)    A detailed floor plan, drawn to scale, of the public dance hall including, but not limited to, the following items:

(1)    The area of the floor that is to be used for dancing.

(2)    The location and size of exits.

(3)    The direction in which exit doors open.

(4)    The location of drinking fountains.

(5)    The location of restrooms and other sanitation facilities.

(6)    The area of the floor that is to be used for the handling of food or beverages.

(b)    Complete details concerning every occasion when the applicant has been denied a license to operate or conduct a public dance or has had such a license suspended or revoked by the authorities of any county or city in the State of California.

(c)    Complete details concerning any other business that will be conducted in conjunction with the public dance.

(d)    If a license to conduct a nonprofit dance is applied for, a statement of facts showing that the dance qualifies as a nonprofit dance.

(e)    A statement of whether the applicant desires the issuance of an annual license or a license to conduct a single dance.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)

6-27-2010 SAME: EXEMPTION:

An applicant for a license to conduct a nonprofit dance shall not be required to furnish the information required in subdivision (e) of section 6-01-2000, or section 6-01-2020, nor to be subject to the investigation required in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of section 6-01-2010, nor to pay the fee required in section 6-01-3000 of this Part.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)

6-27-2020 LICENSE FEES:

(a)    The annual fee for a license to operate or conduct a public dance, except a nonprofit dance, shall be paid for each location upon which such public dance is to be conducted.

(b)    At the request of the applicant, a license may be issued authorizing the licensee to conduct a public dance, other than a nonprofit dance, only on one specified date.

(c)    The fees provided for in this section shall be paid in the amounts set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)

6-27-2030 SAME: NONPROFIT DANCE:

No license fee shall be charged for a license to conduct a nonprofit dance.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)

ARTICLE 3. RESTRICTIONS ON OPERATIONS

6-27-3000 HOURS OF BUSINESS:

It shall be unlawful for any licensee to operate, conduct or permit a public dance in any place under the licensee’s supervision or control between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. of any day.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)

6-27-3010 USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES:

It shall be unlawful for any person to drink any alcoholic beverage in a public dance hall or in a private parking area provided for patrons of a public dance, while such a public dance is being conducted, unless the licensee who is conducting said dance has provided that alcoholic beverages shall be dispensed and served in accordance with the provisions of Business and Professions Code section 23000 et seq.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)

6-27-3020 LIMITATION UPON DANCING AREA:

It shall be unlawful for any licensee who allows alcoholic beverages to be served in conjunction with the operation of a public dance to provide, permit or allow the use of more than four hundred fifty (450) square feet of floor area for the purpose of dancing.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)