Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-018-2011

• Reference No.: CB-018-2011
• Draft No.: 3
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 7/19/2011
• Introduced Date: 6/21/2011
• Effective date: 7/21/2011
• Title: An Emergency Act of amending County regulations concerning dance hall premises, owners, lessors, operators, managers, promoters and patrons, establishing license requirements, setting penalties for violators, declaring specific legislative intent to establish reasonable and uniform laws to reduce the number of violent crimes that occur as a result of events at dance halls and to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and residents of Prince George’s County and declaring that a public emergency exists affecting the public health, safety, and welfare.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Karen R. Toles, Mel Franklin, Obie Patterson, Ingrid M. Turner, Requester, Mary A. Lehman, Will Campos, Eric C. Olson
• Code sections: 05-196.01 - , 05-197 - , 05-198 - , 05-199 - , 05-200 - , 05-200.01 - , 05-200.02 - , 05-200.03 - , 05-200.04 -
• Contact: Kathleen H. Canning Legislative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/21/2011		County Executive	signed
7/21/2011		County Council	effective
7/19/2011	3	County Council	Public hearing	Pass
7/19/2011	3	County Council	enacted	Pass
6/21/2011		County Council	introduced
6/15/2011	3	County Council	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
5/17/2011	3	County Council	referred	Pass
5/17/2011		County Council	presented

Title An Emergency Act of amending County regulations concerning dance hall premises, owners, lessors, operators, managers, promoters and patrons, establishing license requirements, setting penalties for violators, declaring specific legislative intent to establish reasonable and uniform laws to reduce the number of violent crimes that occur as a result of events at dance halls and to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and residents of Prince George’s County and declaring that a public emergency exists affecting the public health, safety, and welfare. Background The purpose and intent of this legislation is to establish reasonable and uniform laws to regulate adult dance halls and teen dance halls and to reduce the number of violent crimes that occur as a result of events occurring at adult dance halls and teen dance halls or in close proximity to adult dance halls or teen dance halls throughout the County. The purpose and intent of this legislation is also to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and residents of the County and to prevent or control detrimental effects upon neighboring properties and existing and proposed land uses in the general area. The provisions of the Prince George’s County Code have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on legal conduct. 6/21/2011: CB-18-2011 (DR-2) was amended on the floor prior to introduction; (DR-3) was introduced.