For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACCESSORY AMUSEMENT AREA. An area of any individual premises wherein three or less amusement devices are located for the use of entertainment of the public, in which the operation of such amusement devices constitutes an accessory use to another business and is incidental and subordinate to the main use of the premises.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE.
(1) Any machine, game or apparatus which, upon the insertion of a coin, token or similar object, or upon payment of anything of value, may be operated by the public generally for use as a contest of skill, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score, and which in no way tends to encourage gambling.
(2) It shall specifically include, but not be limited to, such devices as electronic or mechanical game machines, video game machines, pinball machines, skill-ball machines, bowling machines or any other mechanical or electronic games or apparatus similar thereto under whatever name they may be known. It shall not include vending machines, telephones, weight scales, medical devices, riding devices, music devices, pool or billiard tables or similar apparatuses which provide a product, information or service and which are not designed or operated by the public generally for use as a game, entertainment or amusement.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE BUSINESS. An arcade amusement center or an accessory amusement area.
ARCADE AMUSEMENT CENTER. Any individual premises upon which four or more amusement devices are located for the use of entertainment of the public, whether or not such premises has other business purposes of any nature whatsoever.
BOARD. The Board of Zoning Appeals of the village.
DISTRIBUTOR. Any person who supplies an amusement device for himself, herself or to another for use in an arcade amusement center or an accessory amusement area.
LICENSEE. The person or persons who sign an application for license hereunder and to whom such license is issued.
OPERATOR. The person or persons having authority to control the premises of an arcade amusement center or an accessory amusement area.
OWNER. Any person who possesses a pecuniary interest either directly or indirectly of 25% or more in an amusement device business.
PERSON. Any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or any other form of business organization.
PREMISES. The building or portion thereof used for conducting the operation of an amusement device business.
SCHOOL. Any educational institution, public, private, secular or parochial, which offers instruction of high school grade or lower.
ZONING COMMISSIONER. The Village Zoning Commissioner
(Ord. 21-2006, passed 5-15-2006)