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Senate Bill 343 mandates supplemental matenals that have been
received by the City Clerk's office that relate to an agenda Item after
the agenda packets have been dlstnbuted to the City Council be
available to the public This document IS also available In the City
Clerk's office, the Dublin Library, and the City's Webslte
The attached document was received In the City Clerk's office after
dlstnbutlon of the January 15, 2008 City Council meeting agenda
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ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE OlF TIDE CITY OlF DUBlLIN
AMENDING CHAPTER 5 52 OF THE DUBL][N MUNICIP AIL CODE
RElLATING TO PUBlLIC DANCES
RECITALS
The City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby ordalD as follows
Section 1 Chapter 5 52 of the Dublm MunICIpal Code IS revIsed as follows, wIth
deletIOns mdIcated m stnkethrough and addItIons mdIcated m underlIne
552010 DefimtIons
"Person" IS any person, firm, partnershIp, assocIatIOn, corporatIOn, company, or organIzatIOn
of any kmd
"PublIc dance" means a gathenng of persons m or upon any premIses open to the publIc when
the mam or mCIdental purpose for such gathenng IS dancmg
5 52 020 PermIt-R.eqUlred-lFees
It IS unlawful for any person to hold, conduct or allow a publIc dance on premIses open to the
publIc WIthout first havmg obtamed a permIt as reqUIred herem PermIt fees therefor shall be m
the amount establIshed by resolutIOn
5 52 030 ExceptIOns
No perm1t shall be reqUIred for
A Dances held by bona fide tax exempt patnotIc, relIgIOUS, servIce organIzatIOns or fraternal
asSOCIatIOns or organIzatIOns (other than college fraterrntIes and sorontIes) or held m connectIOn
WIth authonzed school actIVItIes or held by sernOf CItIzens' groups
5 52 040 ReqUired floor space
No permIt shall be Issued for the conduct of any publIc dance at any establIshment havmg less
than one hundred twenty (120) square feet of dance floor set aSIde for dancmg, or havmg a dance
floor WIthIn four and one-half feet (4 1/2') of any counter or bar, or stools m connectIOn
thereWIth
5 52 050 Permit-Application
The applIcatIOn for a dance permIt shall contam the followmg mformatIOn
A The name and reSIdence of the applIcant or applIcants, owner and lessee, If any If any
applIcant IS a partnershIp, the names and reSIdences of the partners If any applIcant IS an
asSOCIatIOn, the names and reSIdences of the officers, and If any applIcant IS a corporatIOn, the
names and reSIdences of the officers and dIrectors,
B The partIcular place for whIch the permIt IS deSIred, or at whIch any dance IS to be, or
dances are to be held,
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C The wntten consent of the owner, If the lessee IS the applIcant, of the place or premIses m
or at whIch the dance IS to be held,
D The number and date of dances to be held under the permIt,
E A sketch or outlme, WIth approxImate measurements, showmg the locatIOn and SIze of the
dance area WIth respect to any counter or bar, or stools m connectIOn therewIth, and showmg the
SIze of the dance area,
F The name and resIdence of the propnetor, operator, or other person m charge, If other than
the lessee or owner,
G The hours dunng whIch the dance or dances are to be held
5 52 060 PermIt-Issuance or demal
The ChIef of PolIce shall, WIthIn thIrty (30) days after receIpt of an applIcatIOn complymg
WIth all the prOVISIOns of SectIOn 5 52 050, Issue a nontransferable permIt WIth or WIthout
condItIons, or delIver to the applIcant, personally or by mall, wntten notlce of dernal of the
permIt, settmg forth the reason or reasons therefor, m accordance WIth the provlSlons of SectIOn
5 52 070
5 52 070 Permit-Grounds for demal
The ChIef of PolIce shall deny the permIt If he or she finds
A That any mformatIOn contamed m or submItted WIth the applIcatIOn IS not true, or
B That the reqUIrements of SectIOn 5 52 040 cannot be complIed WIth, or
C That the operatIOn as proposed by the applIcant would not comply WIth any provlSlon of
thIs chapter or any other ordmance or regulatIOn of the eCIty, mcludmg, but not lImIted to, the
zonmg ordmance and bUIldmg ordmance, or any statute or regulatIon of the state of CalIforrna,
or
D That, for any other reason, the operatIOn as proposed would be detnmental to the publIc
peace, health, safety, morals or welfare or to neIghbonng property
5 52 080 PermIt-Revocatlolll
A The ChIef of PolIce shall revoke a permIt Issued pursuant to the provIsIons of thIs
ordmance If
1 He or she subsequently determmes that facts eXIst whIch, under the prOVISIons of SectIOn
5 52070, would have reqUIred demal of the permIt at the tIme of applIcatIOn, or
2 Subsequent occurrences create a SItuatIOn whIch, under the proVIsIOns of SectIon 5 52 070,
would have reqUIred demal of the permIt had the SItuatIon eXIsted at the tIme of applIcatIon
B NotIce of revocatIon ofthe permIt shall be gIven m wntmg to the permIttee by the ChIef of
PolIce The permIttee shall c~ase all operatIOns under the permIt WIthm rnnety-sIx (96) hours of
delIvery of saId notIce unless a notIce of appeal IS filed pursuant to the prOVISIons of SectIOn
5 52 100
5 52 090 AdmmIstratlVe officer deSignated
The ChIef of PolIce shall have the power to stop any publIc dance or close any premIses for
wh1ch a perm1t IS Issued under thIS chapter for dIsturbIng the peace, dIsorderly conduct or for
VIOlatIOn of any law or ordInance
552 100 Appeals
The applIcant or any aggrIeved person shall have the nght to appeal the 1ssuance of the permIt
or condItIOns of Issuance or the demal or revocatIOn thereof to the CIty CouncIl In accordance
WIth SectIOn 1 04050 FIlmg such appeal shall stay all proceedmgs m furtherance of the actIOn
appealed
Section 2 SeverabIlIty The prOVlSlons of thIs Ordmance are severable and If any
provlSlon, clause, sentence, word or part thereof IS held Illegal, mvalId, unconstItutIOnal, or
mapplIcable to any person or CIrcumstances, such IllegalIty, mvalIdIty, unconstItutIOnahty, or
mapphcabIhty shall not affect or ImpaIr any of the remmrnng proVISIOns, clauses, sentences,
sectIOns, words or parts thereof of the ordmance or theIr applIcabIlIty to other persons or
CIrcumstances
Section 3 EffectIve Date ThIS Ordmance shall take effect and be enforced thIrty
(30) days followmg 1tS adoptIOn
Section 4 Postmg The CIty Clerk ofthe CIty of Dub 1m shall cause thIs Ordmance
to be posted m at least three (3) publIc places m the CIty of Dublm III accordance WIth SectIon
36933 of the Government Code of the State of CalIfornIa
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED thIs _ day of
,2008
AYES
NOES
ABSENT
ABSTAIN
Janet Lockhart, 11ayor
ATTEST
Carolyn Parkmson, Intenm CIty Clerk