(A) The application for a license may be denied as to a particular location within the city whenever the Chief of Police finds that the location and physical layout of the premises are such and the layout characteristics are such that it is detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the public to permit the operation of a billiard hall in that particular location. The denial shall be made upon written findings of fact which may include but are not limited to the following:
(1) That the granting of a license will have a substantial adverse effect upon the public health of the persons living in the immediate neighborhood;
(2) That the granting of a license will have a substantial adverse effect upon the safety of the persons living in the immediate neighborhood;
(3) That the granting of a license will cause a substantial depreciation in the value of the property in the immediate neighborhood;
(4) That the granting of a license will have a substantial adverse effect upon the convenience and prosperity of the immediate neighborhood;
(5) That the granting of a license will constitute a public or private nuisance;
(6) That the granting of a license is not in the best interest of the community in that it is not compatible to a good planning development of the area.
(B) No license shall be issued for the operation of any billiard room which is located within 200 feet of any school, church or publicly owned building, such measurement being made by the shortest distance between the lots on which the structures are located.
(`78 Code, § 5.10.100.) (Ord. 2347 § 13, 1998.)