§ 10.55.010. Teen nightclub permit and cultural performance venue permit.  


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  • A.

    Beginning 120 days after October 1, 1996, a teen nightclub or cultural performance venue may not be operated, conducted, or maintained within the Municipality of Anchorage unless the person who is conducting or operating such establishment as first obtained a permit from the municipal clerk in accordance with the requirements of the Teen Nightclub Law.

    B.

    Exceptions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person shall not be required to obtain a permit for a teen nightclub or a cultural performance venue for any of the following activities or entities:

    1.

    Underage dances limited to the entry of fewer than 50 persons in a period of 12 consecutive hours;

    2.

    Underage dances sponsored by accredited educational institutions and held under the direct supervision of school authorities; or

    3.

    Underage dances sponsored by bona fide nonprofit organizations, which limit admissions to members and guests and which use revenue accruing from admissions exclusively for the benevolent purposes of said organization.

    4.

    Underage dances, or cultural performance venues, sponsored and supervised by the municipality.

    C.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on October 1, 1996 the provisions of the Teen Nightclub Law unrelated to whether a teen nightclub or a cultural performance venue has a permit apply to a teen nightclub and a cultural performance venue and to the owners, operators, managers, and employees of a teen nightclub or a cultural performance venue which does not fit within an exception described in subsection B. of this section. Such provisions applying whether or not a teen nightclub or a cultural performance venue has a permit specifically include the requirements for security personnel under Section 10.55.045; restriction on admission of persons under 16 years of age, identification requirements, and rights of parents and legal guardians to prohibit patronage by person under 18 years of age under Section 10.55.050; hours of operation under Section 10.55.055; access for police officers under Section 10.55.060; alcohol and tobacco under Section 10.55.070; duty to report intoxicated persons under Section 10.55.075; maintenance of regulated business activity in violation declared a nuisance and abatement under Section 10.55.085; authority of municipal clerk to adopt regulations, procedures, and forms under Section 10.55.090; administrative procedure and review under Section 10.55.095; penalties and prosecution under Section 10.55.100; and fine schedule under Section 14.60.030.

(AO No. 96-51(S-1), § 1, 8-1-96; AO No. 96-126(S), § 1, 10-1-96; AO No. 2003-55, § 2, 4-8-03)