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ORDINANCE ______________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK AMENDING SUBSECTION D AND REPEALING
SUBSECTION E OF BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 3-3-523 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
PUBLIC DANCES; POSTING.
City Attorney’ s Synopsis
This Ordinance amends the City’ s public dance regulations set forth in Burbank Municipal Code Section 3 -3-523 by deleting prohibitions that apply to a person’ s gender.The purpose of this Ordinance is to ensure the Burbank Municipal Code is consistent with affording equal protection of current state and federal laws.
The Council of the City of Burbank does ordain as follows:
I. Title 3, Chapter, 3, Article 5, Division 3, Section 523, of the Burbank Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
3-3-523: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC DANCES; POSTING:
Every person holding a permit to operate a public dance issued under Section 3- 3-512 of this article shall keep the following rules and regulations, and such supplemental rules and regulations as may be recommended by the CityManager and adopted by resolution of the Council, posted immediately adjacent to the permit in a conspicuous place in open and clear view:
A. Dancing is prohibited after two o’ clock (2:00) A.M. on Sunday and between two o’ clock (2:00) A.M. and eleven o’ clock (11:00) A.M. on any other day; B. The room, hall or other place where dining and dancing are permitted shall be kept well and adequately lighted with uniform intensity at all times and with minimum light of three (3) foot candles, thirty (30) inches fro m the floor, and all places where dancing is permitted shall be open and in clear view; C. No vulgar, obscene, suggestive, marathon or endurance dancing shall be permitted;
D. No person shall pay or receive any fee or remuneration to be a dancing partner with a person of the opposite sex . This provision shall not apply to professional paid entertainers when performing as such;
E. No dancing shall be permitted except between persons of the opposite sex; E. F. No person under the influence of alcoholic beverages shall be admitted or permitted to remain in or upon the premises;
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F. G. Boisterous or disorderly conduct or the use of profanity is prohibited; G. H. Smoking on the floor area used for dancing is prohibited; H.I. Dancing shall be limited to bona fide patrons; and I.J. No permittee shall serve, or permit to be served, any drinks other than individual drinks, or serve, or permit to be served, cracked ice in glasses or otherwise, or serve, or permit to be served, what is commonly term ed “ setups” . [Formerly numbered Section 5 -57; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2395.]