§ 3.30.050. License—Exceptions.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any license for the following activities:

(a)

Entertainment in private residences where no admission is charged;

(b)

Entertainment conducted by any public or parochial school under direct faculty supervision or by any church when the dance or live entertainment is directly supervised by the church authorities;

(c)

Entertainment conducted for service men or women or both, under the direct supervision of United Service Organizations;

(d)

Entertainment officially sanctioned by or conducted in a fraternity or sorority house, occupied by bona fide students of a school or college, in which the public is not invited;

(e)

Dance lessons, theatrical and performing arts lessons;

(f)

Any entertainment conducted by the City of Wichita;

(g)

Assemblies, music concerts, live performances or re-enactments which are sponsored by or which occur on the property of public or parochial schools, or City of Wichita public libraries;

(h)

Entertainment, dances, live performances, or other events for which a community event permit has been issued by the City of Wichita;

(i)

The use of a radio, juke box, television or video games, which is incidental to the primary function of serving food;

(j)

Licensed motion picture theaters;

(k)

Book readings, book signings, poetry recitations and any other similar entertainment consisting of the spoken word, including plays;

(l)

Entertainment consisting of ambient or incidental music provided for the guests by musicians such as a piano player, harpist, strolling violinist, mariachi band or guitarist. If there is an admission charge required to observe such entertainment, it will not be considered incidental;

(m)

Pool hall, billiard hall or bowling alley that does not provide space for dancing;

(n)

Theaters where patrons sit in parallel rows of fixed seats or dinner theaters;

(o)

Entertainment conducted in connection with a regularly established recreation or theme park.

(Ord. No. 48-352, § 7, 3-23-09; Ord. No. 48-548, § 4, 12-1-09)