(a) An application for an amusement device license shall be made to the Mayor or designee upon forms to be prescribed by the Mayor or designee. The applicant shall attach to the application a floor plan, drawn to scale, showing the proposed placement of each amusement device on the applicant's premises. All regular and emergency exits shall be clearly identified on the floor plan.
(b) The application for a license shall be denied if the Mayor or designee shall determine that the application, as filed, exhibits an apparent violation of any provision of this chapter, any provision of the Codified Ordinances, any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any statute or code of the State of Ohio.
(c) The application for a license shall be denied if the Mayor or designee shall determine that the applicant has, within ten (10) years of the date of application, been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving physical violence or unlawful gambling activity. The filing of the application shall be deemed to constitute consent by the applicant to the making of a criminal record investigation by the City.
For the purposes of compliance with this section and Section 725.06, the applicant shall be deemed to be any and all persons having a twenty-five percent (25%), or greater, ownership interest in the business of applicant. This requirement shall be applicable to a corporation, partnership, joint venture and any and all other forms of business organizations.
(Ord. 123-1981. Passed 12-21-81; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)
(d) The Mayor or designee shall not issue a license that shall permit more than seven (7) amusement devices upon any premises, unless and until the applicant has first obtained a conditional use permit pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Zoning Code. Any license issued thereafter shall include any and all conditions contained in the conditional use permit.
(Ord. 155-2004. Passed 10-18-04; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)
(e) In the event that an application for a license is denied, the Mayor or designee shall, upon the receipt of a written request from the applicant, state, in writing, the reason for the denial of the license.
(Ord. 123-1981. Passed 12-21-81; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)