Fiscal Note
The repeal of cabaret licensing is estimated to result in General Fund revenue losses ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 annually.
Title
Repealing Section 9.29 of the Madison General Ordinances to eliminate the requirement of a cabaret license, and amending Sections 1.08(3)(a), 9.03 and 38.10(4)(b) to delete references to the repealed section.
Body
The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 9.29 entitled “Cabaret License” of the Madison General Ordinances is hereby repealed effective June 30, 2005.
2. Subdivision (a) of Subsection (3) entitled “Schedule of Deposits” of Section 1.08 entitled “Issuance of Citations for Violations of Certain Ordinances and Providing a Schedule of Cash Deposits” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by deleting therein the following:
“Offense Ord. No. Deposit
Cabaret license required. 9.29(1) $100
3. Section 9.03 entitled “Licensing And Regulating Public Dances And Dance Halls Not Regulated By Section 9.29” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by amending the title to read as follows:
“9.03 LICENSING AND REGULATING PUBLIC DANCES AND DANCE HALLS NOT REGULATED BY SECTION 9.29 “
4. Subdivision (b) entitled “Point Schedule” of Subsection (4) entitled “Point Values for Alcohol Beverage Violations and Revocations and Suspensions” of Section 38.10 entitled “Revocation, Suspension or Nonrenewal of License” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by deleting therein the following:
Ordinance Section Number Type of Violation Point Value
9.29(3)(g)2. Nonalcohol Night - Minors on Premises 25
EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 9.29 of the Madison General Ordinances currently reads as follows:
“9.29 CABARET LICENSE.
(1) License Required. No holder of a Class B intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage license shall afford his patrons:
(a) Dancing privileges within his licensed premises unless he shall first have obtained a cabaret license from the City Clerk...
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