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3-9-2: LICENSE REQUIRED:
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a coin-operated amusement center, either by himself or through an agent, employee or partner, without first having obtained a license as herein provided. (1994 Code)
3-9-3: APPLICATION FOR LICENSE:
An application for license under this Chapter shall state the number and description of the coin-operated amusement devices intended to be kept for use on the premises. (1994 Code)
3-9-4: RESTRICTIONS ON ISSUANCE OF LICENSE:
No such license shall be issued to:
   A.   A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides.
   B.   A person who has been convicted of a felony under any Federal or State law.
   C.   A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is the keeper of a house of ill fame.
   D.   A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
   E.   A person whose license issued under this Chapter has been revoked for cause.
   F.   A person who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license under a first application.
   G.   A copartnership, unless all the members of such copartnership shall be qualified to receive a license.
   H.   A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or stockholder owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the City.
   I.   A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless said manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.
   J.   A person who does not own the premises for which a license is sought or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued. (1994 Code)
3-9-5: LOCATION:
No coin-operated amusement center shall be located within three hundred feet (300') of any church, school or liquor store. (1994 Code)
3-9-6: BUILDING AND PREMISES:
   A.   Sanitary Conditions: The licensee shall cause the premises to remain in a clean and sanitary condition at all times and shall place such waste receptacles in and around the premises so as to accomplish the above.
   B.   Bicycle Parking Provided: A licensee shall provide adequate and orderly parking for all bicycles and shall keep the storefront unobstructed so that the sidewalks are clear and open to pedestrian traffic. (1994 Code)
3-9-7: CONDITIONS OF LICENSE:
   A.   Closing Hours: It shall be unlawful for any coin-operated amusement center to be open to the public at any time other than the following:
 
Sunday through Thursday
 
9:00 A.M. to 12:00 midnight
Friday and Saturday
 
9:00 A.M. to 1:00 A.M.
 
   B.   Gambling Prohibited: It shall be unlawful to permit gambling on the premises. Any licensee hereunder who observes any gambling on the part of its patrons or has reasonable grounds to suspect that gambling is taking place, shall immediately cause the removal from the premises of such persons as are involved in the gambling activity.
   C.   Cigarette Sales Prohibited: It shall be unlawful to permit the sale of cigarettes on the premises.
   D.   Attendant on Duty: An attendant shall be on the premises at all times in which the business is open to the public and shall be in such a position as to have a clear view of all of the amusement devices and activity taking place on the premises.
   E.   Noise Conditions: It shall be unlawful for the licensee hereunder to permit such noise, either by mechanical means or noise on the part of patrons, which shall cause disturbance to the adjacent and surrounding uses as would cause the normal operation of said businesses to be damaged or unreasonably disturbed.
   F.   Intoxicated Persons: It shall be unlawful for any licensee to permit any individual under the influence of alcohol or drugs on the premises. Any licensee who observes any individual on the premises who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs or who reasonably suspects such persons to be under such influence shall immediately cause the removal of said person from the premises.
   G.   Disturbing the Peace: All licensees hereunder shall have the affirmative duty to report to the Police Department any and all incidences of a "disturbance of the peace" 1 which take place within the licensed premises or outside the premises within one hundred feet (100') from the entrance, whether personally observed or upon complaint of adjacent businesses or residents, immediately upon observation or notification. Failure to report to the police as herein provided shall be deemed sufficient cause to revoke the license issued hereunder. (1994 Code)

 

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1. V.T.C.A., Penal Code §42.01.
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