(A) No person or entity, either as owner, lessee, manager, officer or agent, or in any other capacity, shall operate or permit to be operated any Video Gaming Terminal at any premises within the Village without first having obtained a video gaming license from the Village. The license provided for in this article shall permit a licensee to operate video gaming terminals at a premises specified in the permit.
(B) No applicant shall be eligible for a video gaming license from the Village, nor shall an existing license holder be entitled to maintain a video gaming license, unless each of the following requirements are met and continue to be met during the term of the license:
1. The applicant holds the appropriate certificate or license from the State of Illinois permitting video gaming and is in good standing with same;
2. The establishment has been in operation at the location for at least three (3) months at the time the application is filed;
3. The establishment must maintain customer seating outside of the gaming area but within the premises at a ratio of at least four seats for each permitted Video Gaming Terminal;
4. The establishment shall have a fully functioning and operational kitchen with a valid permit from the Will County Health Department that serves food prepared on premises during normal business hours;
5. The applicant is not in arrears in any tax, fee or bill due to the Village or State of Illinois;
6. The applicant has completed and complies with all the application requirements set forth in section 3-15-4 of this Code and is not disqualified due to a felony, gambling offense, or crime of moral turpitude; and
7. The establishment is located outside of a residential zoning district.
(C) The Village President shall be the approving authority for all licenses. In the event a licensee or prospective licensee disagrees with any action taken by the Village President, an appeal may be made directly to the Village Board of Trustees at its next regularly scheduled meeting after written notice of the action from which an appeal is made and submitted to the Village Administrator.
(D) All licenses issued under this Chapter shall be valid for one year from November 1 to October 31 of the following year or from when issued to the following October 31. (Ord. 1363, 2-28-2022)