La Porte City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 90
ENTERTAINMENT1
Cross reference— Amusements, ch. 10; businesses, ch. 22; sign regulations, § 106-871 et seq.
ARTICLE II. - SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES[2]
Cross reference— Consumption or possession with intent to consume alcoholic beverages on city property, § 6-3; businesses, ch. 22; smoking restricted in public places, § 34-55; uses in the industrial district, § 106-521; special use performance standards for the industrial districts, § 106-523.
DIVISION 2. - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT[3]
Cross reference— Administration, ch. 2.
Sec. 90-80. - Definitions.
[The following words, terms and phrases, as used in this article, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:]
Minor shall mean a person under the age of 18 years whose disabilities as a minor have not been removed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Public dance means any dance or ball to which admission can be had by payment of a fee, or by the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket or token, or in which a charge is made for caring for clothing, or any other dance to which the public generally may gain admission with the payment of a fee directly or indirectly, or without payment of a fee.
Public dance hall means any room, place, space or building where a public dance is held or conducted.
(Ord. No. 99-2313, § 1, 2-8-99)
Sec. 90-81. - Taxi dancing with minors prohibited.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any licensee or operator of a public dance hall to suffer or permit a minor to engage in the activities commonly known as "taxi dancing," "dollar dancing" or "pony dancing," or the like, wherein any person accepts, agrees to accept or solicits any cash, benefit or other thing of monetary value for the privilege of dancing with a minor.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to offer, confer or agree to confer any cash, benefit or other thing of monetary value to any person for the privilege of dancing with a minor.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for the minor or any other person to solicit, accept or agree to accept any cash, benefit or other thing of monetary value from any person for the privilege of dancing with a minor.
(d)
The provisions of this section shall apply without regard to whether (1) the minor is an employee, agent or contractor of the public dance hall or is merely present in the public dance hall; (2) the cash, benefit or other thing of monetary value is solicited or accepted by the licensee or operator, the minor or any other person; and (3) the cash, benefit or other thing of monetary value is solicited or accepted exclusively for the dancing privilege or for food, beverage or other services or merchandise with which the dancing privilege is also provided.
(Ord. No. 99-2313, § 1, 2-8-99)