§ 5-198. License required; fee; and insurance.

(a)

It is unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a dance hall without first obtaining a license from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement. It is unlawful to operate a public dance in any place other than a licensed adult dance hall or teen dance hall.

(b)

The nonrefundable annual license fee for adult dance halls shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees. The nonrefundable annual license fee for teen dance halls shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees. The County Council finds that the license fee established for adult dance halls and teen dance halls in this ordinance is based on the estimated cost of implementation, administration, and enforcement of the licensing program. The adult dance hall and teen dance hall license shall be applied for annually.

(c)

The County Police Department shall conduct background investigations of all persons seeking to obtain an initial license or renewal license to maintain or operate an adult dance hall or teen dance hall. An application shall be denied if persons seeking to obtain a license have been convicted of a felony, violating any Federal or State laws relating to offenses involving moral turpitude, or crimes involving financial misrepresentations.

(d)

No license issued under this Division shall be transferred or assigned to any person other than the person and or establishment to whom it was issued.

(e)

The Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement, before issuing or renewing a license, shall require documentation of bodily injury liability insurance, property damage liability insurance, or the equivalent self-insurance. The applicant shall provide proof of insurance prior to the issuance of a license. Said bodily injury liability insurance, property damage liability insurance, or the equivalent self-insurance, shall be commensurate with the mandatory minimum required by law for the establishment.

(f)

If, during the period for which a license is issued, there is any change in the factual information furnished by the licensee to the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement under Section 5-198 or Section 5-199 of this Division, such change shall be fully, truly, and promptly communicated by the licensee to the Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement in writing, within 30 calendar days of the change, upon a form provided by the Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement for that purpose.

(CB-69-1976; CB-49-1984; CB-67-1994; CB-29-1995; CB-22-2001; CB-18-2011; CB-18-2013; CB-41-2015)