§ 5-197. Definitions.

(a)

The following words, as used in this Division, shall for the purpose of this Division, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section:

(1)

Administrative Board shall mean the entity that conducts an administrative hearing comprised of the Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement or their designee, the Chief of Police or their designee, and the Chief of the Fire/EMS Department or their designee.

(2)

Adult dance hall shall be construed to mean any road house, restaurant, lunchroom, cafe, inn, hotel, nightclub, club or any establishment or premises for persons twenty-one years of age or older where public dancing is permitted for profit. An owner, lessor, operator, manager, promoter or licensee of an adult dance hall may not allow an individual who is under the age of twenty-one years on the premises for which the permit is issued, unless the individual is employed by or is an immediate family member of the owner, lessor, operator, manager, promoter or licensee.

(3)

Director shall mean the Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement or the Director's designee, unless otherwise specified.

(4)

Police Department shall mean the Prince George's County Police Department.

(5)

Police Chief shall mean the Chief of the Prince George's County Police Department.

(6)

Police Officer shall mean a sworn member of the Prince George's County Police Department.

(7)

Private club shall mean an establishment providing facilities for entertainment or recreation for only bona fide members and guests, and not operated for profit nor generally open to the public.

(8)

Promoter shall mean a person or a business that makes arrangements for events for or not for profit.

(9)

Public dance shall mean an event to which the general public is invited, with or without an admission fee, at which live or recorded music is played; attendees are allowed or encouraged to dance; and the purpose or goal of the event is to make a profit for the lessee, operator, manager, licensee, holder, owner, promoter, person in charge or person in apparent charge of the event. A public dance is not a benefit performance as defined under Subtitle 5, Division 2, of this Code.

(10)

Public nuisance shall be construed to mean anything that endangers life or health, obstructs the quiet enjoyment and reasonable use of the property of persons in a particular area.

(11)

Teen Dance Hall shall be construed to mean any road house, restaurant, lunchroom, cafe, inn, hotel, nightclub, club or any establishment or premises for persons under twenty-one years of age where public dancing is permitted for profit. An owner, lessor, operator, manager, promoter or licensee of a teen dance hall may not allow an individual who is under the age of eighteen years on the premises for which the permit is issued, unless the individual is employed by or is an immediate family member of the owner, lessor, operator, manager, promoter or licensee. A teen dance hall may not serve alcohol nor allow persons to bring alcohol onto the premises or into the venue.

(CB-69-1976; CB-67-1994; CB-29-1995; CB-22-2001; CB-18-2011; CB-18-2013)