HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 233 Amending the Maplewood Code by Adding a New Chapter 819, Dancing and Dance HallsORDINANCE NO. 233
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MAPLEWOOD CODE BY ADDING
A NEW CHaPTER Al), DANCING AKD DANCE HALLS.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF MAPIAWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Maplewood Code is hereby amended by adding thereto a new
Chapter as follows -
"819. 'DANCING AND DANGS HALLS.
819.010. PERMIT IEQUTRED. No person, group, association, corporation,
or other soonvor shall conduct a public dance in the village of maplewood without
first obtaining from the Village Clerk a permit authorizing such dance as herein
after provided.
819.020. APPLICATION. Every person desiring to obtain a permit to
conduct a public dnnre in Maplewood shall suhmit an application to the Clerk which
application shall be in the form designated try the Clerk and shall require the
name of the applicant, the street num6er of the premises wherein it is proposed
to conduct arch dance, deecription of the premises indicated, which floor it is
located upon and giving the area of the dance floor In square footage, stating
whether or not the applicant has previously conducted a dance in Maplewood and
if so, when and where, whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of
any violation of Minnesota Statutes 617.42 through 617.54 relating to public
dance halls, and such other information as the application may indicate. Upon
completion of the applinprion, it shall be verified by the applicant a0d the
Clark shall refer the application to the Health Inspector, Fire Marshal and
building Inspector. No permit shall be issued before the Health Inspector, Fire
Marshal and Building Inspector certify to the Village authorities that die place
complies with all requirements acrd regulatinis as to matters pertaining to health
and safety and the Clerk shall also submit the application to the Chief of Police,
who shall endorse thereon his approval or disapproval of the issuance of auch
permit.
819.030. ISIUKNCE OF FZkMIT, The Village Council upon receiving
application for dance permit shall determine whether or not the permit is to be
issued and the Council may, in its discretion, establish such rules and regulations
as to the issuance of permits as it deems advisable under this code. Such regulation
may provide for the Clerk to issue the permit under certain conditions without
referring the avplication to the Council.
819.040. FEES. The fees for a dance permit shall be as follows.,
Area of less than 4,000 square feet $ 0.00
Area between 4,000 and 7,000 square feet $10.00
Area more than 7,000 square feet $25.0()
The permits issued pursuant to thin section and requiring fees as set forth herein,
may authorize Puch dance to be conducted for one day.
819.050. NON-PROFIT ORGWANIZATIONS. Any lodge or society not organized
or maintained for profit, desiring to conduct public dances shall make written
application for permit to do so. Such application ahall be in the same form as
prescrihed by section 819.020 in so far as the same shall be applicable and shall
also he referred to the officers designated in 6ection 819.021 for examination
and report. The Council awy, in its discretion, authorize such non-profit
organization to conduct 4 puoliz d,&,n,:e or dances widiout psymeac of fee, b',
which eveat, it A411 authorize direZL the 'Iterk to Issue r -he Per"it.
819-060. G" CMFACT&&: AND UPUTATION A*,!UIM. So permit to conduct:
a d4nCe _Rall be issued to atty �ppliaant who is not a perhon of .400d moral --haracter
and reputation in Lhe %:omunity in which he lives nor to any applicant 'kdio has
Withiii the last five (5) yeur;� prezeding the �IPpliCULiOlt `Vett COUViCted Of a felony
or a SroAa aiad*meanor."
,':action 2. This ordinance shull Lake clfeot aad to itt force from and
after its passage and Publication.
passed by she Council of the viilage of
Moplew*W this %C day of Movetaver. 1967.
Attest -
Ayes
NZY'E - _""�
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NO. 233
AN ORDINANCEC AMENDING THE
MAPLEWOOD CODE BY ADDING
A NEW CHAPTER 819, DANCING
AND DANCE HALLS.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY OR- Matt of .Afiluirgot;:l
DAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. Maplewood Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto a new Chap. C0112tt}r Oi Ramsey
ter as follows:
"819. DANCING AND DANCE HALLS. T. .:. L 112
819.010. PERMIT REQUIRED. No--------------------------------------------------------------------- losing duly sworn, on oath says;
Person. group, association, corporation,
or other sponsor shall conduct a public
dance in the Village of Maplewood with- that he is, and during all the times herein stated has been ------------------ i,Aa7p3:evm-o.d--fte-c/ieW
out first obtaining from the Village
Clerk a Permit authorizing such dance
the _______________________________________publisher of the newspaper known as
as herein after provided.
819.020. APPLICATION. Eve aid has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter stated; that for mon than one year Prior to the Dubllea-
aon desiring to obtain a Permit to on- ordinance
duct a tion therein of the --------------------------
public dance in Maplewood shall '-'---'--'-'-"-"---"""""'-'--""'--'--
submit an application to the Clerk
which application shall be in the .form ----------- — -------------------------------- hereinafter described,
designated by the Clerk and shall re- said newspaper was Printed and Published in the Village of North St. Paul, in the County of Ramsey,
quire the name of the applicant, the State of Minnesota, on Wednesday of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been print -
street number of the premises wherein ed in the English language from its known office of Publication within the Village from which it pur-
it is proposed to conduct such dance, ports to be issued as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent
description of the Premises indicated, in space to at least 450 running inches of single column, two inches wide; has been issued once
which floor it is located upon and giv- each week from a known office established in said place of publication and employing skilled workmen
long the area of the dance floor in square and equipped with the necessary material for preparing and printing the same, and the presswork on that
stating
footage, whether or not the
Part of the newspaper devoted to local news of interest to the community which it Ds to serve has
applicant has previously conducted a been done in its known office of publication; that during all said time in its makeup notot less than twenty -
dance in Maplewood and if so, when
and where, whether or not the appli- five per cent o1 its news columna have been devoted to local news of interest to the community it pur-
cant has ever been convictedof any porta to serve; that during all said time it has not wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not
violation of Minnesota Statutes 617.42 been entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated in and near its
through 617.54 relating to public dance said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered
halls, and such other information as the to Paying subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local post office; and that a copy of each
application may indicateUpon comply issue has been filed with the State Historical Society, St. Paul; and that there has been on file in the
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tion of the application, t shall be, vera- office of the County Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a person having knowledge
ttrd'bq the applicant and the Clerk of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and the existence of the conditions
shall refer the application to the Health constituting its qualifications {��y a legal newspaper.
Inspector, Fire Marshal and Building orCtI n a n c e hereto attached was cut from the
Inspector. No Permit shall be issued be- That the _---_-�---------------------------------------_ ------
fore the Health Inspector, Fire Marshal columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each
and Building Inspector certify to the
Village authorities that the place corn. week, for �ne____________________ysuceessiv weeks; that it wapAirst so published on Wednesday
I'll" with all requirements and regu. V 11 L e c e'Cl e r (7
lations as to matters pertaining to the______________________ day of____________ --__`-----------------19 ---- ; and thereafter on Wednesday
heal
ty and
also
t submit theeapplicationeto lthe Chief
01 each week to and including the -------------------day of ------------------ -----------19_---; and
of Police, who 'shall endorse thereon
his approval or disapproval of the issu- that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby
ance of such permit. acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice,
819.030. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. The to -wit:
Village Council upon receiving applica-
tion for dance permit shall determine abedefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz C
whether or not the permit is to is issued
and the Council may, in its discretion, °119d••a'+ Y`i ..
establish such rules and regulations
as to the issuance of Permits as it
issue the permit under certain con- Subscribed and sworn to before me- _ ___
deems advisable under this code. Such ��. �-�-' �t� '
regulation may provide for the Clerk tli ce'nb 2 ---- 1967
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ditions without referring the aPPlica- _ -�l f " _ _j�------------------------------
tion to the Council.
819.040. FEES. The fees for a dance Notary Frnbltc. _____________County, Minn.
Permit shall be as follows: ---------------- Vi!V�N J. PTACEK
Area of less than 4,000 _ _ ____-_____1�
square feetMy commission expires ----- �{{a��-,�-�,l�eyUnty, Minn.
square feet
Area between 4,000 and 7,000 = 0.00
My Commission Expires Sept. 10,
Area more than_ 7,000 square __ 10.00
feet _ - 25.00
The permits issued pursuant to this
section and requiring fees as set forth
herein, may authorize such dance to be
for one day.
8 9.050. NO -PROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS. Any lodge or society not or-
ganized or maintained for profit, de-
siring to conduct public dances shall
make written application for permit to
do so. Such application shall be in the
same form as prescribed by Section
819.020 in so far as the same shall be
applicable and shall also be referred to
the officers designated in Section 819.020
for examination and report. The Coun-
cil may, in its discretion, authorize such
non-profit organization to conduct a
public dance or dances without payment
of fee, in which event, it shall authorize
and direct the Village Clerk to issue
the permit.
819.060. GOOD CHARACTER AND
REPUTATION REQUIRED. No permit
to conduct a dance shall be issued to
any applicant who is not a person of
good moral character and reputation in
the community in which he lives nor
to any applicant who has within the
last five (5) years preceding the appli-
cation been convicted of a felony or a
gross misdemeanor."
Section 2. This ordinance shall take
effect and he in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Passed by the Council of the Village
of Maplewood this 2nd day of November,
1967.
Louie P. Gilbert, Mayor
Attest:
James M. Hafner, Clerk
Ayes - 5
Nays O
(Review: Dec. 6, 1967)