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<br />(c) "Private dance", as used herein, means any dance held at any single family home in the City, or any
<br />dance given by permanently organized clubs, fraternal organizations, societies or corporations, where the
<br />attendance is restricted to the members of the club, organization, society, or corporation, or the guests of the club,
<br />organization, society or corporation are admitted by individual invitation only, and from which guests no fee,
<br />payment or token of any kind is or will be received, and no lease payment or rental has been or will be received.
<br />(d) "Teen dance" as used herein means any dance or like event which is marked or promoted for, or
<br />otherwise directed toward "teens" or any age croup that includes "teens," as defined in this Section and to which
<br />admission may be had by payment of a fee or by the purchase, presentation or possession of a ticket; or in which a
<br />charge is made for caring for clothing or other property; or where a permanently organized society, club, firm,
<br />organization, corporation, or person, rents or collects a fee for the use of any room, place or space; or any other
<br />dance or like event to which teens may gain admission with or without payment of a fee. "Teen dances" do not
<br />include "Private dances" as defined above.
<br />(e) "Teen dance club", as used in this section, means any room, place or space in which a teen dance is
<br />held.
<br />(~ "Supervising Adult and/or Chaperon" as used in this section, means an individual twenty-one years of
<br />age or older, who has been listed on the license application referred to in Section 763.04, and who will be
<br />responsible for and present during the dance or like event.
<br />(g) "Teen", as used in this section, means any individual under the age of eighteen.
<br />763.03 PUBLIC DANCE HALLS; NO LICENSE REQUIRED.
<br />(a) Owners and Operators of Public Dance Halls shall not be required to obtain licenses to operate Public
<br />Dance Halls, but, in the operation of such Public Dance Halls, must comply with all provisions of this Chapter made
<br />specifically applicable to Public Dance Halls, and all other applicable laws and ordinances of the State of Ohio and
<br />the City of North Olmsted.
<br />(b) No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to enter or remain in a Public Dance Hall unless
<br />he or she is an emplovee of the Public Dance Hall or is accompanied by a parent, other legal guardian, or a
<br />suitable adult person.
<br />(c) No Owner and Operator of a Public Dance Hall shall knowingly permit a person under the age of 18
<br />years to enter or remain in a Public Dance Hall unless he or she is an emplovee of the Public Dance Hall or is
<br />accompanied by a parent, other legal guardian, or suitable adult person.
<br />(d) Every Owner and Operator of a Public Dance Hall shall post a conspicuous sign at each entrance to the
<br />Dance Hall that reads: "It is a violation of Section 763.03 of the North Olmsted Codified Ordinances for any pcr~on
<br />under the age of 18 years and not an emplovee of this establishment to enter or remain at this location without a
<br />parent, guardian or suitable adult person."
<br />763.04 TEEN DANCE CLUBS; LICENSE REQUIRED.
<br />No person, society, club, firm, organization, corporation, or other legal entity, unless specifically exempted
<br />herein, shall hold any teen dance unless the teen dance club in which the same maybe held has first been duly
<br />licensed for such purpose. Failure on the part of any person or persons to obtain such license or to comply with the
<br />foregoing shall subject him or them to the penalties and other remedies provided for in this Chapter.
<br />763.05 EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSE REQUIREMENT.
<br />The licensing requirement of Section 763.04 does not apply to the following places and/or organizations:
<br />(a) a residence located in a single family district from which the general public is excluded;
<br />(b) a place owned by the federal, state, or local government;
<br />(c) a public or private elementary school, secondary school, college, or university;
<br />(d) a place owned by a religious organization;
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