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5.05.200 - Cabaret dances.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.

Local law · Updated May 13, 2025 · 2,277 sections

The text

No cabaret dance or cabaret dancing shall be held or engaged in unless all of the following conditions are at all times complied with: (1)

The dance floor shall be a minimum size of two hundred square feet.

(2)

The dance floor area specified in each permit issued shall be plainly marked and designated as a dancing area. No dancing shall be permitted in the premises, except upon the dancing area thus marked and designated.

(3)

During all hours during which dancing is permitted by the permit issued hereunder for the premises, no portion of the dancing area shall be used for any purpose other than dancing and entertainment.

(4)

No portion of any dance floor shall be located within twenty feet of any bar or other facility for the dispensing of intoxicating beverages.

(5)

The maximum number of persons occupying a building or portion thereof used for dining, drinking and dancing shall not exceed the maximum posted by the fire department. Occupant load in a cabaret shall be computed by dividing the usable floor area of the premises by a factor of fifteen square feet per occupant, but may be limited to a lesser number based on exit facilities.

(Ord. 132 §1(part), 1968).