City of Madison - File #: 31878

• File #: 31878
• Version: 1
• Name: Entertainment licenses
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 10/9/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 10/15/2013
• Final action: 10/15/2013
• Title: Repealing Sections 38.06(11) and (12), recreating as Section 38.06(11) of the Madison General Ordinance to eliminate the 21+ entertainment license and move its requirements into the 18+ Centers for the Visual and Performing Arts License, and creating Section 38.04(6) to provide requirements for identifying patrons over the age of twenty-one (21) at times when patrons under the age of twenty-one (21) are allowed on a licensed premise.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/16/2013	1	ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE
10/15/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Withdrawn
10/9/2013	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
There may be a minor increase in General Fund revenues if additional licenses are granted, but no significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
Title
Repealing Sections 38.06(11) and (12), recreating as Section 38.06(11) of the Madison General Ordinance to eliminate the 21+ entertainment license and move its requirements into the 18+ Centers for the Visual and Performing Arts License, and creating Section 38.04(6) to provide requirements for identifying patrons over the age of twenty-one (21) at times when patrons under the age of twenty-one (21) are allowed on a licensed premise.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance amendment is in response to the Alcohol License Density Ordinance (“ALDO”) Staff Team recommendations. It creates two forms of live entertainment licenses: General Entertainment and Visual and Performing Arts. The General Entertainment License must be obtained by any licensee offering live entertainment. The Visual and Performing Arts License must be obtained by any licensee offering live entertainment for patrons ages eighteen (18) and up. The Visual and Performing Arts License has additional restrictions due to the presence of eighteen (18) and up patrons on the licensed premise.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (11) entitled “21 + Entertainment License” of Section 38.06 entitled “General Provisions and Hours” of the Madison General Ordinances is hereby repealed.
2. Subsection (12) entitled “18+ Centers For Visual And Performing Arts” of Section 38.06 entitled “General Provisions and Hours” of the Madison General Ordinances is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
“(11) Entertainment Licenses.
(a) Findings. The Wisconsin state statutes create the designation "Centers for the Visual and Performing Arts" and exempts them from certain restrictions relating to the presence of underage...