IV.3. Second Reading: Amend Section 1100 of the Hopkins City Code – Business and Trade Regulations; Domeier (Memo)
City Clerk
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Copy: Mike Mornson , City Manager
Date: May 5, 2015
Subject: Second Reading of Ordinance 2015-1090
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Staff recommends that the Council approve the following motion: Move that the Hopkins City
Council approve Ordinance 2014-1090 for second reading and authorize the summary ordinance
publication.
There have been no changes in this ordinance since the first reading.
Attachments:
Ordinance 2015-1090
Summary Ordinance 2015-1090
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
CITY OF HOPKINS
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1090
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1100 BUSINESS AND TRADE REGULATIONS
OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
SECTION 1100 BUSINESS AND TRADE
Summary: This ordinance amends
REGULATIONS OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
to remove licensing requirements for
dance halls, roller skating rinks and pool halls.
Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect upon publication on May 14, 2015.
A full copy of the text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk.
/s/ Eugene Maxwell, Mayor
Attest: /s/ Amy Domeier, City Clerk