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A. Applications for either permit under this chapter shall be made on forms to be furnished by the city manager or designee, shall be submitted no less than thirty days prior to commencement of the dance, if for a dance permit, and no less than thirty days prior to the commencement of business, if for a dancehall permit, shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the applicant and shall require the following information:

1. The name, mailing address, title, telephone number, previously used names, previous addresses for the past five years, employment history for the past five years, date of birth, sex, height, weight, eye color, hair color, driver’s license number, social security number, and arrest record, if any, of the applicant.

2. The name, mailing address and location of the dancehall, or the place where the public dance is to be held.

3. Whether a license from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has been issued for the dancehall or location where the public dance is to be held.

4. If the person operating the dancehall or conducting the public dance is not tax exempt, the business tax certificate number of the business.

5. If the person operating the dancehall or conducting the public dance is a tax exempt entity, a statement that the applicant is an organization exempted from the payment of the bank and corporation tax by Section 23701(a), 23701(b), 23701(d), 23701(e), 23701(f), 23701(g), and 23701(l) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.

6. If the application is for a public dance permit, the date and time at which the public dance is to be held, such time not to exceed twelve hours,

7. Prior permits held in the past three years and whether such permits were ever revoked or suspended, and the reasons therefor.

B. The city manager or designee shall, in his discretion, issue a permit if he finds:

1. The application is complete and truthful;

2. The applicant has not in the past three years been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of the business for which application is made, including, but not limited to, possession, sale or use of controlled substances, prostitution, pandering, unless a certificate of rehabilitation has been obtained;

3. That neither the applicant nor any manager of the business has in the past three years done any act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit with the intent to substantially benefit himself or another, or substantially injure another;

4. The business and the building for which the application is made will be maintained and conducted in accordance with all laws of the city and the state, including, but not limited to health, structural soundness, fire safety and zoning;

5. That a valid business tax certificate has been issued for this business, or that tax-exempt status has been granted to the applicant;

6. The applicant has not had a permit, issued under this chapter, revoked in the past three years, unless the city manager or designee finds that the reasons for such revocation are unrelated to this application;

7. That a license from the California Alcoholic Beverages Control Board has not been issued for the dancehall or place where the public dance is to be held.

C. All permits issued under this chapter for public dances shall remain in effect only at the date and time listed on the permit, unless earlier suspended or revoked.

D. All permits issued under this chapter for public dancehalls shall remain in effect until suspended or revoked.

E. Permits may be issued with conditions to ensure that the dance or dancehall will be operated in a safe and legal manner, will not disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood and will not constitute an undue burden on city resources.

F. The applicant shall pay a fee not to exceed the cost of processing any such application and inspecting such dance or dancehall as set forth in Chapter 3.70. (Ord. 3831 § 1, 1998)