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<br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />7<6-/'7 <br /> <br />&~ ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION AND <br />LICENSING OF CONVERSATION PARLORS AND THEREBY <br />AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 20 <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does ordain as follows: <br /> <br />Section 1. <br /> <br />The Municipal Code of the City of Elk River is hereby amended by adding <br />thereto the following chapter: <br /> <br />Chapter 20 <br /> <br />CONVERSATION PARLORS <br /> <br />20.01 Definitions. As used in this chapter the terms defined 1n this section shall <br /> <br />have the meanings ascribed to them: <br /> <br />(a) "Conversation Parlor" means an establishment advertising, offering or <br /> <br />selling the service of, engaging in or listening to conversation, talk <br /> <br />or discussion between an employee of the establishment and a customer, <br /> <br />regardless of whether other goods or services are also simultaneously <br /> <br />advertised, offered or sold, and regardless of whether those other goods <br /> <br />or services are also required to be licensed. <br /> <br />(b) "Conversation Parlor" shall not include bona fide legal, medical, <br /> <br />psychiatric, psychological, or counseling services by a person or firm <br /> <br />appropriately licensed; or bona fide educational or other governmental <br /> <br />institutions; or panels; seminars or other similar services offered by <br /> <br />such institutions; or churches or synagogues. <br /> <br />(c) "Sanitary" shall mean free from the vegetative cells of pathogenic micro- <br /> <br />organisms. <br /> <br />(d) "Adequate" or "approvedll shall mean acceptable to the Chief Building <br /> <br />Inspector or his agents following his determination as to conformance <br /> <br />with public health practices and standards. <br /> <br />20.02 License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to <br />