§ 5-18. Application for license; license fees; issuance or denial; revocation; etc.

(a)

Application for a license under this article shall be made upon forms prescribed by the city administrator and shall state the following information: Name of applicant, his age and the location of the premises where dancing shall take place.

(b)

The council shall set by resolution the amount of the license fees for the following licenses under this article:

(1)

Temporary public dance license.

(2)

Annual dance hall license.

(3)

Annual cabaret license.

An applicant for any such license shall pay the appropriate license fee with his application under subsection (a) of this section. Any holder of a valid cabaret license under this article shall not be required to apply for and obtain a separate dance hall permit or license.

(c)

No license under this article shall be issued to any person convicted of a violation of any law or ordinance relating to dances, dance halls or cabarets within a period of one (1) year next following such conviction.

(d)

The council shall consider and investigate each license application for a dance hall or cabaret and may grant or refuse to grant such license. In the event the council shall grant such license the city administrator shall issue such license to the applicant, which [license] shall expire on the thirty-first day of the January following its issuance.

(e)

Temporary public dance licenses under this article shall be issued by the city administrator.

(f)

Violation of any law or ordinance relating to dances shall be grounds for revocation of any license issued under this article.

(Code 1971, § 5-57; Ord. No. 86-26, § 1, 1-13-87)