Fiscal Note
There would be an increase in General Fund revenues (estimated at $3,000 annually) for licenses granted to establishments that are presently exempt.
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Amending Sections 38.06(11)(a), 38.06(11)(c), 38.06(11)(i) and 38.06(12)(c) of the Madison General Ordinances to lower the minimum patron capacity for a 21+ Entertainment license and an 18+ Center for the Visual and Performing Arts license, and to clarify the definition of live entertainment.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This proposal lowers the minimum patron capacity for which a 21+ Entertainment license and an 18+ Center for the Visual and Performing Arts license from 100 patrons to 50 patrons. It also states that karaoke performances by a patron and acoustic music performances by a single performer are not live entertainment.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subdivision (a) entitled “Entertainment License Required” of Subsection (11) entitled “21 + Entertainment License” of Section 38.06 entitled “General Provisions and Hours” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“(a) Entertainment License Required. No holder of a “Class B” and/or Class “B” intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage license with a patron capacity of more than one hundredforty nine (10049) shall offer or allow live entertainment without first obtaining an Entertainment License from the City Clerk.”
2. Subdivision (c) entitled “Live Entertainment Defined” of Subsection (11) entitled “21 + Entertainment License” of Section 38.06 entitled “General Provisions and Hours” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“(c) Live Entertainment Defined. A licensed establishment shall be deemed to offer or allow live entertainment if any of the following activities are offered, permitted or allowed:
1. live music performances;
2. disc jockeys;
3. the estab...
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