§ 10.55.055. Hours of operation, restrictions on location, and posting of permit.

A.

No teen nightclub or cultural performance venue shall be conducted or operated during curfew hours as defined in AMC 8.75.060 unless each patron remaining or attempting to enter the premises of the teen nightclub or cultural performance venue is 17 years of age or older or, if under 17 years of age, has the consent of his or her parent or guardian.

B.

No permit for a teen nightclub or cultural performance venue shall be granted for any location within 150 feet of a residential dwelling, unless such teen nightclub or cultural performance venue was an existing use at the same location on October 1, 1996. Any application for a permit or renewal of a permit shall contain a certification from the department of community planning and development that the foregoing requirements are met. A teen nightclub or cultural performance venue permit shall be issued only if the municipal clerk finds the teen nightclub or cultural performance venue operation at the proposed location:

1.

Will be compatible with existing and planned land uses in the surrounding neighborhood and the intent of its zoning district use; and

2.

Will not have a permanent negative impact on the items listed in this subsection substantially greater than that anticipated from permitted development:

a.

Pedestrian and vehicular traffic circulation, parking and safety;

b.

The demand for and availability of public services and facilities;

c.

Noise, air, water or other forms of environmental pollution;

d.

Public safety and security;

3.

The municipal clerk may request comments and information from other municipal departments to form a basis for his or her decision to issue or not issue the permit.

C.

A copy of the permit required pursuant to this chapter must be posted in a conspicuous place inside the teen nightclub or cultural performance venue. The place the copy of the permit is posed must be visible to any patron of the establishment.

(AO No. 96-51(S-1), § 1, 8-1-96; AO No. 96-126(S), § 1, 10-1-96; AO No. 2001-74(S), § 2, 4-17-01)