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Codified Ordinances of Cleveland pt. SIX, tit. IX, ch. 692
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Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 692.01 Permit Required

§ 692.01 Permit Required No keeper or proprietor or other person in the interest of such keeper or proprietor, or any lessee of any restaurant, coffee house, pool or billiard room, night club, ice skating or roller rink, or other similar place where refreshments or entertainment is provided for the general public shall have, permit or allow therein any vocal or instrumental music, or mechanically produced music, specifically excluding radios or television sets, without first having obtained a permit from the Director of Public Safety. Nothing in this section shall apply to the holder of a valid dance permit. (Ord. No 456-64. Passed 3-16-64, eff. 3-19-64)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 692.02 Permit Application; Fee; Term

§ 692.02 Permit Application; Fee; Term The Director of Public Safety shall, upon payment by the applicant for the permit of a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to the City Treasurer for each permit requested, grant the permits for a two (2) year period, expiring on the 30th day of June in odd numbered years, unless sooner forfeited by the Director, provided, however, that any permit issued under this section between the effective date of this section and June 30, 1993, shall expire on June 30, 1995, unless sooner forfeited by the Director. A conviction for a violation of any ordinance of the City governing such places shall be sufficient cause for the forfeiture of the permits. No permits shall be issued to any person to whom a permit formerly issued has been forfeited, or who has been convicted of a felony. The permit shall bear the name of the person to whom granted, the name of the street and number of the building where the music is to be employed, and the terms on which the same is granted, as well as a clause specifying the conditions of forfeiture, and shall be signed by the Director of Public Safety and bear the seal of the City, and it shall not be transferred. The Director may, notwithstanding the provisions of this section, issue a permit for one (1) entertainment without the payment of a fee as provided in this section. (Ord. No. 2393-02. Passed 2-3-03, eff. 2-3-03)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 692.03 Records to be Kept; Fee Disposition

§ 692.03 Records to be Kept; Fee Disposition The Director of Public Safety shall keep a proper record and duplicate of each permit granted, and all moneys collected for such permits shall be immediately paid into the City Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 692.99 Penalty

§ 692.99 Penalty Whoever violates any of the provisions of Sections 692.03 or 692.04 shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00), and forfeit the permit as above provided.
Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-38257Fetched: 11/1/2026

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