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(a) Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purpose and objectives.
(b) Separability. If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person circumstance, is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and neither the remainder of this chapter nor the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby.
(Ord. 9657-2010. Passed 6-22-10.)
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Board” means the City Board of Zoning Appeals.
(b) “Computerized sweepstakes device” means any computer, machine, game or apparatus which, upon the insertion of a coin, token or similar object, or upon payment of anything of value, wherein a product or service is provided, and 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.
(c) “Licensee” means the person or persons who sign an application for a license hereunder and to whom such license is issued.
(d) “Operator” means the person or persons having authority to control the premises of an arcade amusement center or an accessory amusement area.
(e) “Owner” means any person who possesses a pecuniary interest, either directly or indirectly, of 25% or more in an amusement device business.
(f) “Person” means any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or any other form of business organization.
(g) “Premises” means the building or portion thereof used for conducting the operation of an amusement device business.
(h) “Safety Director” means the City Safety Director.
(i) “School” means any educational institution, public, private, secular or parochial, which offers instruction of high school grade or lower.
(j) “Sweepstakes terminal café” means any individual premises upon which any computerized sweepstakes device is located for the use or entertainment of the public, whether or not such premises have other business purposes of any nature whatsoever.
(Ord. 9657-2010. Passed 6-22-10.)
No person shall display for purpose of use any computerized sweepstakes device in the City without having first obtained a license therefor as provided in this chapter, which license shall be designated as a computerized sweepstakes license. A separate license is required for each such computerized sweepstakes device.
(Ord. 9657-2010. Passed 6-22-10.)
No person shall conduct or operate a sweepstakes terminal café area in the City without having first obtained a license therefore as provided in this chapter, which license shall be designated as a sweepstakes terminal café license.
(Ord. 9657-2010. Passed 6-22-10.)
Authority is hereby established and vested in the Safety Director to consider applications for licenses under this chapter, conduct investigations thereon and issue or deny issuance of such licenses based upon the criteria set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 9657-2010. Passed 6-22-10.)
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