VI.1. First Reading: Ordinance Amending Section 1100 Business and Trade Regulations of the Hopkins City Code; Domeier (CR 2015-040)
April 21, 2015 Council Report 2015-040
Ordinance Amending Section 1100 Business and Trade Regulations
of the Hopkins City Code
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to adopt for first reading Ordinance 2015-
1090 Amending Section 1100 Business and Trade Regulations of the Hopkins City Code.
Adoption of this motion will begin the process of amending Section 1100 of the Hopkins City Code to
remove provisions related to Business and Trade Regulations.
Overview
Staff has been reviewing the City Code and has found some regulations to be out-of-date. Staff is
proposing removing the licensing provisions for the following uses:
Public Dance Halls - $200 per year
Roller Skating Rinks
Pool Halls and Billiard Parlors - $15.00 per billiard table
The City currently licenses six dance halls and six billiard tables. The proposed budgetary impact would
be a reduction of $1,900 per year. The Police Department found no issue with discontinuing the
licensing of the dance halls and billiard tables.
The draft ordinance has been reviewed by the City Attorney.
Supporting Documents
Proposed Ordinance 2015-1090
Alternatives
1. Approve Ordinance 2015-1090 for first reading; or
2. Continue the item for additional information.
Staff recommends alternative one.
Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Financial Impact: $____________Budgeted: Y/N ____ Source: ________________
Related Documents (CIP, ERP, etc.): _______________________________________
CITY OF HOPKINS
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1090
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1100 BUSINESS AND TRADE REGULATIONS
OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Hopkins City Code Section 1100 is amended by deleting the strikethrough language:
1100.03. Public dance halls. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this subsection, the
terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them:
a) "public dance" means the activity of un-chaperoned dancing, admission to which is not based
upon personal selection or invitation and which may be attended or performed by minors
unaccompanied and unsupervised by parents or guardians.
b) "public dance hall" means any place, the major area of which is maintained or is available for
public dancing, the admission to which is not based upon personal selection or invitation.
Subd. 2. License required. No person shall keep, maintain, conduct or operate any public
dance hall, or place for holding public dances, in the city, without first paying the license fee as set out
in City Council resolution of this code and obtaining a license therefor from the council.
Subd. 3. Hours. No public dance may be conducted on Sunday, or between the hours of
12:01 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on other days. (Amended Ord. 2003-899)
1100.05. Roller skating rinks. Subdivision 1. License required. No roller skating rink or roller
derby or roller skating exhibition or roller skating hall, or other similar place, may be opened,
maintained, exhibited or carried on within the city by any person, unless a license therefor has been
obtained from the city and the license fee set by City Council resolution has been paid. A separate
license shall be required for each place or premises where the applicant may desire to carry on such
business.
Subd. 2. License requirements. The manager may attach reasonable conditions in
connection with a license in order to protect the public health, safety, welfare and peace. The conditions
must be approved by the council before becoming effective. The violation by any licensee of any such
conditions, or of any provisions of this code, or any other laws, rules or regulations, shall be ground for
summary revocation by the council of the license without notice.
1100.07. Pool halls and billiard parlors. Subdivision 1. License required. No person may maintain,
operate, keep or conduct within the city any billiard or pool room, hall or other quarters of any
description in which billiards, pocket billiards or pool are played or which includes any apparatus or
paraphernalia for the playing of billiards, pocket billiards or pool and which is conducted as a place of
business or public place of amusement, without first obtaining a license therefor.
Subd. 2. License fee. The license fee is set by City Council resolution. The license permits
the operation of six or less billiard or pool tables or apparatus. For each additional table or apparatus in
excess of six, there is an additional license fee set by City Council resolution.
Subd. 3. License to be displayed. The license must be prominently displayed in the room
or quarters in which such billiard or pool tables are maintained and operated.
Subd. 4. Hours. Billiards, pocket billiards, or pool in a licensed location may not be played
or permitted on Sunday between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, nor on any other day between
the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Subd. 5. Responsibility of licensee. The owner, keeper, or person in charge of any public
pool table or billiard parlor operation, room, or public space of business where pool or billiards are
licensed is responsible for the conduct of the licensed premises and for conditions of the sobriety and
order therein.
Section 2. The effective date of this ordinance shall be the date of publication.
First Reading: April 21, 2015
Second Reading: May 5, 2015
Date of Publication: May 14, 2015
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: May 14, 2015
By: _____________________________
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney Signature Date