Number
020963
Version
SUBSTITUTE 5
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. JOHNSON-ODOM, GORDON, BOHL, DUDZIK, HERRON AND PAWLINSKI
Title
A substitute ordinance regulating shows or exhibitions.
Sections
81-106 rc
84-40 rc
Analysis
This ordinance repeals and recreates current code provisions related to shows and exhibitions. It requires individuals or corporations hosting shows or exhibitions to acquire either an annual license or a one-time permit from the city and provides a definition of "shows or exhibitions". Excluded from this definition are events held in taverns, if a tavern also holds a tavern amusement or theater license, permanent theaters or any establishment holding a theater license, as well as shows conducted exclusively by charitable, eleemosynary, educational or religious organizations on their own premises.
Applicants are required to submit a plan of operation for the premises on which the shows or exhibitions are to take place The plan shall include hours of operation, the number of patrons expected, the legal occupancy limit of the premises, the number of off-street parking spaces available at the premises, whether or not the shows or exhibitions held at the premises will make use of sound amplification equipment and what plans, if any, the applicant has to provide security and for the orderly appearance and operation of the premises with respect to litter and noise.
This ordinance also establishes a minimum clothing standard for those performing in licensed shows or exhibitions and provides a procedure for the non-renewal, suspension or revocation of shows or exhibitions licenses.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 81-106 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
81-106. Shows or Exhibitions. 1. REGULAR. Each shows or exhibitions license shall be issued for the calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of each year, irrespective of the date of iss...
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