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ORDINANCE NO. NS-~59 ~-[E~IDING AK~D REPEALING PORTIONS OF PART 7, CHAPTER 3 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE SANTA ANA MUNI- CIPAL CODE REGUI~ATING DANCE HALLS AND DANCING THE CITer COUb!CIL OF THE CI'I~ OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the title of Part 7, Chapter 3 of Article VI is hereby amended to read as follows: Part 7 -- Dance Halls and Dancing SECTION 2. %~at Sections 6370, 6372, 6373, 6375, 6376, 6377 and 6378 are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 6370. Definitions. For the purpose of this Part the words and phrases next herein defined shall be construed as having the meaning set out in this Section. (a) 'PUBLIC DANCE HALL' is a place open to the public upon the payment of an admittance fee wherein music is provided and people are allowed to dance, which place is so open at regular intervals or on regular days of the week. (b) 'PUBLIC DANCE' is a dance open to the public for an admittance fee or charge and which is held on one day only. (c) 'PUBLIC DANCING PLACE' is a place operated for profit where music is provided and the public is per- mitted to dance without payment of a fee. (d) 'PRIVATE DANCE' is a dance which is limited to those persons individually invited to which no admission charge is made or a dance conducted by a bona fide Club, society or Association, organized or incorporated for benevolent, charitable, dramatic, literary, recreational or dancing purposes having an established membership and which holds meetings other than such dances at regular stated intervals and when the proceeds, if any, of such dance are used for the purposes of such Club, Society or Association. Section 6372. Conduct Prohibited. No person conducting any Public Dance, Public Dance Hall or Public Dancing Place shall: (a) Permit or allow any intoxicated, boisterous or dis- orderly person to enter, be, remain in or dance therein. (b) Issue any pass-out check to allow any patron thereof who has left the building to return without the payment of the regular admission charge, if a charge is made for original admission. (c) Shut or turn off or reduce the intensity of the lighting in the area used for dancing to such an extent as to provide less lighting or illumination than is cus- tomary for rooms or areas of like dimensions or to a degree to make it difficult or impossible to clearly see or identify individuals dancing on the floor provided for dancing. -1-