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SEC. 103.106.1. SOCIAL CONTACT CONCIERGE ESTABLISHMENT.

SEC. 103.106.1. SOCIAL CONTACT CONCIERGE ESTABLISHMENT. (Added by Ord. No. 141,580, Eff. 4/2/71.) (a) Social Contact Concierge Establishment Defined. As used in this article, “Social Contact Concierge Establishment” shall mean any dance hall or place conducting public dances where partners are provided for dancing or social contacts by those conducting, managing, maintaining or operating such public dances for patrons or guests and for which such patrons or guests pay a fee or other consideration. (b) Permit Required. No person shall conduct, manage, maintain or operate a Social Contact Concierge Establishment without a written permit from the Board. (c) Floor Space. No permit shall be issued for the conduct of any Social Contact Concierge Establishment having less than 400 square feet of contiguous area set aside and reserved exclusively for dancing, such area to be exclusive of hallway space. (d) Hours of Operation. No Social Contact Concierge Establishment shall operate between the hours of 2:00 o’clock A.M. and 6:00 o’clock A.M. of any day. (e) Alcoholic Beverages – Prohibited. No permit shall be issued at any establishment that serves or offers for sale any alcoholic beverages. (f) Possession of Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited. No person shall possess an alcoholic beverage in or on the premises of a Social Contact Concierge Establishment. (g) Employees – Social Contact Concierge Dancers. No person under the age of 18 years shall be employed as a dancer, social contact concierge dancer or instructor. (Amended by Ord. No. 144,116, Eff. 12/31/72.) (h) Illumination. The illumination shall conform with the provisions of Section 41.48 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. (i) Public Hearings. The Board may require a public hearing prior to taking action on an application for a permit pursuant to this section. The applicant shall cause to be published a notice of public hearing two times at intervals of not less than 5 days within the 21-day period following the filing of an application, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district where the business is to be located. Furthermore, the Board may give notice by mail to all property owners within three hundred feet of the proposed business. The Board shall cause a suitable public notice to be posted at the location where the business is to be conducted.