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A. No teenage dancehall shall operate between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m.

B. Patrons of teenage dancehalls shall be limited to individuals who are at least fourteen years of age but less than eighteen years of age.

C. No licensee, manager or operator of a teenage dancehall shall permit a juvenile under the age of sixteen years to remain on the business premises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and closing after being informed by any Law Enforcement Officer of this State that the juvenile does not meet the exception of Section 22-1 of this Code.

D. No licensee, manager or operator of a teenage dance hall shall knowingly permit any person to consume, dispense, or possess spirituous liquors in any form on the premises.

E. The licensee, manager and operator of a teenage dancehall shall at all times prohibit admission to, or evict from, the premises anyone who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs or who is disturbing the peace and quiet of any person.

F. The occupancy limits of any teenage dancehall inside the premises shall be determined by the City Fire Department, but shall in no event be greater than one person per every seven square feet of area for dancing purposes. The occupancy limits shall be posted in a conspicuous place inside the teenage dancehall.

G. A teenage dancehall that is contiguous to premises open to non-juveniles shall be separated from those other premises by a physical barrier.

H. The licensee, manager and operator of a teenage dancehall shall provide the security necessary to maintain the business premises free from criminal activity at all times.

I. The licensee, manager and operator of a teenage dancehall shall exercise the management necessary to prevent repeated acts of violence, disorderly conduct, or other unlawful activity on the business premises.

J. A teenage dancehall shall mail to the City Clerk via U.S. Mail postage-prepaid, hand-deliver to the City Clerk, or provide to the City Clerk as the City Clerk may otherwise prescribe, a detailed report of all acts of violence occurring on the business premises within seven calendar days of the occurrence.

K. No person shall be permitted to be employed or hired on a salary, contract or commission basis in any teenage dancehall for the purpose of dancing with patrons of such teenage dancehall. This subsection does not apply to bona fide instructors of dancing regularly employed for the exclusive purpose of giving bona fide instructions in dancing.

L. No teenage dancehall shall operate during dates or hours that have not been previously provided to the City Clerk pursuant to Section 7-9.

M. No person shall operate a business other than a teenage dancehall during those dates or hours provided to the City Clerk as dates or hours for the operation of a teenage dancehall as required by this Chapter.

N. No teenage dancehall shall operate without at least one of the following on the business premises at all times:

1. An individual identified in the records of the City Clerk pursuant to Subsection 7-9(B).

2. An individual approved by the City Clerk pursuant to Subsection 7-9(D). (Ord. No. G-1964, § 3; Ord. No. G-3683, § 14; Ord. No. G-5389, § 33, 2009)

Cross reference—Taxi dancers in teenage dancehalls, § 7-23.