Ordinance No. 061 - Relating to Dancing•
ORDINANCE NO 61
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AMENDING
SECTION 6203 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
DANCING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6203 of the Rosemead Municipal
Code is amended to read:
"Section 6203; Restriction of Dancing.
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No person shall open, conduct or operate a public
dance or participate in or allow public dancing in
any place in the City of Rosemead where alcoholic
beverages are sold, served, given or furnished,
except as herein provided or other than in or at
a dine and dance restaurant as herein defined, and
unless all the following conditions and require-
ments are complied with and exist at all times at
or during which such dancing is permitted.
(A) Music for dancing is furnished by not less than
two live musicians both of whom are present in the
premises and jointly participate in the rendition of
such music.
(B) There is a dining area furnished and equipped
to accommodate at least sixty (60) persons seated
at dining tables at one time.
(C) There is a separate dance floor in said pre-
mises having a single undivided and unobstructed,
area of not less than two hundred square feet and
a minimum distance of eight feet between the opposing
sides of such ahea at the narrowest point thereof.
(D) The building in which such dance or dances will
be held is on property zoned for commercial or in-
dustrial use under the provisions of the Rosemead
Municipal Code.
(E) A valid license has been issued in accordance
with provisions of the Rosemead Municipal Code
authorizing such dancing.
(F) Off street parking is provided with a number
of parking spaces equal to at least one-fourth of
the number of persons which the dining area is
furnished and equipped to accommodate pursuant to
subparagraph (B) of this section. Such parking
area shall be on or contiguous to the premises in
and upon which such dine and dance restaurant is
conducted, or shall be easily accessible thereto
and within a reasonable distance therefrom, and
signs indicating the availability of such parking
area for patrons of such establishment shall be
posted in a conspicuous place on or near the ex-
terior of such restaurant and at such parking area.
If such parking area is not on or contiguous to said
premises, the owner, operator or person in charge
of the dine and dance restaurant shall submit a
plat of such parking area to the City Administrator
showing the location and design of such parking
area and its accessibility to such dine and dance
restaurant. If the City Administrator finds that
such parking area is located within a reasonable
distance from and is easily accessible to said dine
and dance restaurant so as to provide parking for
the patrons thereof, the City Administrator shall
approve the same. If the City Administrator shall
not approve such parking area within fifteen days
after the submission of a plat thereof as herein-
above provided, such owner, operator or person in
charge of such dine and dance restaurant may appeal
to the City Council, and the City Council's decision
shall be final and conclusive.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of
1961.
ATTEST:
• ~ I CLERK