§ 5-7.04. Permits: Applications: Investigations: Approval: Denial: Conditions.

(a)

Public dances. The Chief of Police shall approve the application for a permit for a public dance unless one or more of the following circumstances is apparent to the Chief of Police in that the following matters are attributed to the applicant which directly relate to the operation regulated by the provisions of this chapter:

(1)

Prior arrests of the applicant;

(2)

Prior convictions of the applicant;

(3)

The applicant was a defendant in a civil suit related to such type of business or activity;

(4)

Unethical business practices or activities;

(5)

Information of the Better Business Bureau;

(6)

Credit checks from bona fide credit business services; or

(7)

The District Attorney Consumer Fraud Division.

The Chief of Police shall disregard such information and issue a permit if mitigating circumstances exist as provided for in Section 2.11.01 of Chapter 11 of Title 2 of this Code as related to such matters, whether involving prior convictions or other designated sources of information.

(b)

Teenage dances. Upon the filing of an application for a teenage dance permit, the Chief of Police shall cause to be made such investigations as he or she deems necessary. If the Chief of Police shall find that the conducting of such dance for which the permit is requested, and at the place set forth in the application, will not violate any law of the City or State or constitute a menace to the health, peace or safety of the community, and the applicant is an adult sponsoring group/individual approved by the Chief of Police, the Chief of Police shall approve such application for a permit. If the adult sponsoring group is exempted from the payment of the Bank and Corporation Tax by virtue of Subsections (a), (b), (d), (f), (g), or (l) of Section 23701 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State, the permit shall be issued without a fee by the Department of General Services.

(c)

Conditions of approval. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the Chief of Police may require a permit and/or condition a permit with such conditions he or she believes is reasonably necessary to protect public health, safety or welfare.

(§ 2, Ord. 661, eff. March 11, 1987, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1007, eff. September 13, 2001, § 1, Ord. 1032, eff. May 8, 2003)