GENERALLY

Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 7, art. III, div. 1

in effect

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-51 Definitions.

Sec. 7-51. - Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them: (1) Public dance or a public ball shall be taken to mean any dance where admission can be had by the public generally with or without the payment of a fee, with or without the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket or token, and any other dance operated by club membership, season ticket, invitation, or other system open or offered to the public generally. (2) Public dance hall shall be taken to mean any premises open to public dancing for gain or to which the public is admitted upon payment of an admission fee, membership fee, or for a charge of any kind, and description, or any hall or academy in which classes in dancing are held and instructions in dancing given for pay, but shall not include any place where instruction in art or esthetic dancing is taught and where only a tuition for pupil is charged or shall not include any establishment licensed for the sale of malt, vinous or spirituous liquor or fermented malt beverages. (Code 1950, § 912.1)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-52 Care of premises.

Sec. 7-52. - Care of premises. All public dance halls shall be kept at all times in a clean, healthful, and sanitary condition, and all stairways and other passages and all rooms connected with a dance hall shall be kept open and well lighted. (Code 1950, § 912.6)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-53 Hours of closing.

Sec. 7-53. - Hours of closing. (a) All public dances or balls shall be discontinued and closed at or before the hour of 2:00 a.m. and all public dance halls shall be discontinued and closed at or before the hour of 5:00 a.m.; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to affect the curfew provisions of this Code relative to minors. (b) If any hotel where fifty (50) or more rooms are kept for rent and where a bona fide restaurant is operated in connection therewith, or a bona fide restaurant with a seating capacity of one hundred (100) guests or more, makes proof of such fact to the manager by affidavit together with the signed written consent of eighty (80) percent of the owners of property, or the authorized agents thereof, within a distance of four hundred (400) feet from such hotel or restaurant, the manager may permit the public dances conducted therein to continue until the hour of 3:00 a.m. (Code 1950, § 912.7; Ord. No. 500-01, § 4, 6-18-01; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 4, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-54 Attendance.

Sec. 7-54. - Attendance. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to misrepresent his or her age in order to obtain admission to a public dance hall or public dance or in order to be permitted to remain therein. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to represent himself, or herself, to be a parent, natural guardian, or guardian designated by the parent of any person, in order that such person may obtain admission to a public dance hall or public dance, or may be permitted to remain therein, when the party making the representation is not, in fact, either a parent, or natural guardian or guardian designated by the parent of the other person. (Code 1950, § 912.8; Ord. No. 251-86, § 1, 4-28-86; Ord. No. 500-01, § 5, 6-18-01)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-55 Registered manager—Present during public dance.

Sec. 7-55. - Registered manager—Present during public dance. (a) The licensee shall file with the manager a written designation of a person over the age of twenty-one (21) who shall serve as the licensee's registered manager. (b) The licensee's registered manager shall be physically present at the dance hall or the premises on which the public dance is held at all times that the dance hall or public dance is open to public entry or use. (Code 1950, § 912.6; Ord. No. 500-01, § 6, 6-18-01; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 4, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-56 Exception for private dances, etc.

Sec. 7-56. - Exception for private dances, etc. The provisions of this article shall in no way interfere with private parties given in public or parochial schools or at homes of people or with dances given by societies or corporations where the attendance is restricted to the members of the society and their friends, or of the club or corporation and not continued for a consecutive number of days or nights. (Code 1950, § 912.14)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-57 Rules and regulations.

Sec. 7-57. - Rules and regulations. The manager may make and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this article and further regulating the conduct of public dance halls and public dances consistent with the provisions of this article. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate a rule or regulation adopted by the manager pursuant to this section. (Ord. No. 500-01, § 7, 6-18-01; Ord. No. 516-15, § 4, 8-17-15; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 4, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-58 Conditions on license.

Sec. 7-58. - Conditions on license. The manager may impose reasonable terms, requirements, conditions, or limitations on any license or permit issued under this article necessary to protect public health, safety or welfare. (Ord. No. 500-01, § 7, 6-18-01; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 4, 7-28-25)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-59 Inspection of premises.

Sec. 7-59 - Inspection of premises. The premises of any public dance hall or public dance shall be open for inspection by any city employee at any time that the premises are open to public entry or use. (Ord. No. 500-01, § 7, 6-18-01)

Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH7AM_ARTIIIDAHA_DIV1GEFetched: 10/27/2026