City of Wichita - City of Wichita License Applications E

Disclaimer

The submission of a license application and the appropriate fee does not constitute approval of that application. When approved, the license will be mailed to your address on the application.

If your application for a license is denied for any reason, a notice of denial will be mailed to you. You must request a refund of the fees paid within 3 working days of receiving the notice of denial to have your monies refunded to you.

Emergency Wrecker Service

Any person engaged in the business of emergency wrecker service in the city, being on the City’s rotation list.

Entertainment Establishment

An Entertainment Establishment license shall be required for any event center, any person or entity which provides entertainment as any single event, a series of events, or an ongoing activity or business, occurring alone or as part of another business, or any person or entity which provides a venue for any such entertainment to which the public is invited or allowed to watch, listen, or participate, or is conducted for the purposes of hold the attention of, gaining the attention of, or diverting or amusing patrons, including, but not limited to any of the following:

Dancing by patron(s) to live or recorded music,

The presentation of music played on sound equipment operated by an agent or contractor of the establishment, commonly known as ‘disc jockey’ or ‘DJ, or

The presentation of live music whether amplified or unamplified, or

The presentation of music videos, music concerts or other similar forms of musical entertainment from any source, or

Any amusement or event such as live music or other live performance which is knowingly permitted by any Entertainment Establishment, including, but not limited to, presentations by single or multiple performers, such as hypnotists, pantomimes, comedians, dance arts, concerts, dances, live bands, karaoke or other live music.

An Entertainment Establishment license does not include book readings, storytelling, or the playing of ambient music. An Entertainment Establishment license is not required for several other activities, as set forth in Section 3.30.050 of the City Code. This ordinance covers entertainment establishments, teen clubs, art galleries, coffee shops and musicstore/music only venues.

Escort Service

“Escort Service” is any person who for a fee, commission, profit, reward, payment or other monetary consideration furnishes, refers, or offers to furnish or refer escorts. It is also any person who provides or offers to introduce patrons to escorts, or arranges for escorts to accompany patrons to or about social affairs, places of entertainment or amusement, about any place of public resort or within any private quarters.

Escort or Escort Runner

"Escort" is any person who is held out to the public as available for hire and who, for monetary consideration in the form of a fee, commission or salary, consorts with or accompanies, or who offers for monetary consideration, to consort with or accompany another or others to or about social affairs, places of entertainment or amusement within any place of public resort or within any private quarters.

"Escort Service Runner" is any person, not an escort who for a salary, fee, hire, reward, or profit, as the agent for either an escort service or a patron, contracts or meets with escort patrons or escort services at any location other than the established open office, as defined hereunder, whether that person is employed by the escort service or any business, or is self-employed.