Mound City Code 451.00

Section 451 – DINNER DANCING

451.01 Policy. It is the intent and purpose of this Section 451 to establish regulatory procedures to prevent the use of trickery, artifice, device, subterfuge, or evasion to circumvent the declared policy of the State of Minnesota and this ordinance for the preservation of health, safety, and repose of the public during the conduct of dinner dancing incidental to food services provided by establishments licensed under the State Intoxicating Liquor Act.

451.05 Dinner Dancing Defined. The term "dinner dancing" shall mean dancing conducted or allowed only in the primary dining areas of and incidental to food services provided in such areas by establishments which (1) hold on-sale liquor licenses issued pursuant to the Minnesota Intoxicating Liquor Act and pursuant to Section 800 of this Code, and (2) customarily and regularly serve food in their primary dining areas to patrons. The primary dining areas of such establishments must contain dining tables and chairs sufficient to accommodate at least thirty patrons at any one time.

451.10 Dance Permits Required. No dinner dance shall be held or conducted without first having obtained a dinner dance permit approved by the City Council. Any person desiring to conduct both dinner dances and public dances or public dancing as defined and regulated in Section 450 must also obtain a license as provided in Section 450. Each applicant who applies for a dinner dance permit shall designate by name each room in which dancing will be conducted.

451.15 Hours. No dinner dance shall be held or conducted, nor shall any such dancing be allowed, in any place of business in the City except between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. except Sunday, on which the hours shall be between 8:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

451.20 Regulations Regarding Entrance Prohibitions, Obscenity, and Propriety, Clamorous Noises, Public Health and Safety, Lighting, and Parking. The standards and regulations set forth in Subsections 450.30, 450.35, 450.40, 450.45, and 450.50 for public dances and relating to obscenity and profanity, clamorous noises, public health and safety, lighting, and parking shall apply to all persons holding a dinner dance permit issued under this Section 451.

451.25 Permits. Any person, firm, or organization desiring a permit hereunder shall make and file an application with the City Clerk on official forms provided by the City Clerk, on or before May 1 of each year or at other times by consent of the Council. Any person, firm, or organization desiring to renew a permit shall make and file such an application on or before 60 days prior to the expiration date of such permit. All yearly permits shall expire at midnight on the 30th day of June of each year. All monthly licenses shall expire at midnight on the last day of the month for which the permit was issued. New yearly permits shall be issued by the Council on July 1st of each year and at other times at the discretion of the Council.

451.30 Permit Fees. The annual permit fee for dinner dancing permits shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 of the City Code. The City Council may issue a monthly permit and the fee for a month shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500. When any permit is issued for an unexpired portion of a permit year, the fee shall be pro-rated and a receipt from the City Treasurer for the portion of the permit fee due shall accompany the application, provided the minimum thereof shall be as set by the Council in Section 500. All fees shall be paid before an annual or monthly permit is issued.

(ORD. 01-2001, 2/25/01)

451.35 Police Officer Not Required Except by Resolution. The attendance of a police officer shall not be required at a dinner dance or on the premises where dinner dancing is being conducted unless the Council shall so order at the time the permit is issued or after notice and hearing as required by the Council in a resolution set forth by said Council.

451.40 Delinquent Taxes. No permit shall be granted for a dinner dance or for dinner dancing to be conducted in any building within the City for which taxes, special assessments, or other financial claims of the City are delinquent and unpaid.