Chapter 733: Public Dances and Dance Halls

Sections

Cross references

  • Public school entertainments and lectures excluded from municipal regulation - see Ohio R.C. 715.48
  • Power to regulate public ballrooms - see Ohio R.C. 715.61
  • Human endurance contests - see Ohio R.C. 3773.14
  • Giving a public dance without a permit - see Ohio R.C. 3773.19
  • Intoxicating liquor in dance hall - see Ohio R.C. 4399.14

733.01   Compliance required; definitions

No person shall conduct or operate any public dance or public dance hall within the Municipality except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. As used in this chapter:

  1. (a) “Public dance” means any dance or entertainment at which dancing is permitted which is open to the general public or at which a charge is made for admission or attendance.

  2. (b) “Public dance hall” means any room, place or space in which public dances or public balls are held, for which dances or balls a charge or other valuable consideration is made or demanded for admission thereto or participation therein. The term shall also mean any hall or academy in which classes in dancing are held and instruction in dancing is given for hire.

733.02   Public dances; permit required; fee

No public dance shall be held without first obtaining a permit therefor. Such permit shall be issued by the Mayor upon application when he is satisfied from information and investigation that such dance will not be detrimental to the public welfare. The application shall state the time and place of holding the dance, the closing hour, the fee or charge for admission or attendance, if any, the person or persons who will be in charge or control thereof while the same is being given and the person or persons promoting it. A fee of twenty- five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for the issuance of the permit for a single dance or entertainment.

733.03   Public dance halls; license required; fee

No person shall conduct or operate any public dance hall without first obtaining a license therefor. Such license shall be issued by the Mayor upon application when he is satisfied from information and investigation that such dance hall does not and will not constitute a threat to the public welfare. The application shall contain such information as the Mayor shall deem necessary. The fee for such license shall be six hundred dollars ($600.00) per year or any fraction thereof. The license shall expire on December 31 and there shall be no prorating of the fee.
(Ord. 1969-771. Passed 7-1-69; Ord. 1990-79. Passed 10-8-79; Ord. 2005-28. Passed 6-13-05.)

733.04   Denial of permit or license; appeal

If the Mayor refuses to issue a permit or license under Sections 733.02 and 733.03, the applicant may appeal from such decision to Council, provided such appeal is perfected within ten days of the decision of the Mayor. The action of Council upon such application shall be final.

733.05   Disorderly conduct; permit and license revocation

No violations of law or disorderly conduct shall be permitted at public dances or dance halls. Any permit or license issued under the terms of this chapter may be revoked by the Mayor for violation of this section, after giving all parties an opportunity to be heard. The decision of the Mayor may be appealed to Council, provided such appeal is perfected within ten days of the Mayor’s decision. The decision of Council shall be final.

733.06   Police attendance at dances; costs

A full-time or part-time member of the Police Department shall attend any public dance or ball to protect the public peace and to insure order. The expense of such police attendance at a public dance or ball shall be borne by the organization sponsoring such dance or ball, and, where there is none, then by the proprietor of the premises in which such dance or ball is held.

733.07   Exemptions

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to apply to any dance or dance hall sponsored or conducted or operated by any educational, religious or charitable institution.

733.99   Penalty

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.