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POR 2021-119

Live Acoustic Entertainment Ordinance

How it started
Jun 7, 2021 · Proposed by Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, Vice Mayor Mallon, and Councillors McGovern and Carlone: a formal request from the Council to the administration.
What happened
Jun 7, 2021 · Passed to a second reading, unanimous
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Voted yes (9)

  • Dennis Carlone
  • Patty Nolan
  • Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
  • Alanna Mallon
  • Marc McGovern
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Timothy J. Toomey
  • Quinton Zondervan
Jun 21, 2021 · ⚖️ Became law. Ordained unanimously, and now part of the Municipal Code. (Ordained, unanimous)
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Voted yes (9), unanimous

  • Dennis Carlone
  • Patty Nolan
  • Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
  • Alanna Mallon
  • Marc McGovern
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Timothy J. Toomey
  • Quinton Zondervan
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What’s next
Entered the Municipal Code: became law as ordained in June 2021. The Code can be amended at any time; its current text is the authority on what’s in force today.
The document Agenda item attachment · 1 page

a. The business is registered with the City of Cambridge and has obtained a business license; b. There are no more than five (5) acoustic performers and/or musicians at a single venue at one time; c. Performances are limited to the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; d. There is no amplification of sound except for one microphone; e. No food or beverage service unless the business is a licensed food establishment or bar; and f. The business maintains handicap accessibility during performances.

(2) Businesses offering such acoustic performances as described herein remain subject to any other existing requirements such as statutes, including the requirements of M.G.L. Chapters 138 and 140 if applicable; as well as any other ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, licenses, certificates, permits, and other applicable requirements.

(3) The Cambridge Inspectional Services Department shall be authorized to issue violations and/or fines for any businesses found not in compliance with this ordinance.

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🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Jun 7, 2021