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(a) An applicant for a license shall file with the chief of police a written application on a form provided for that purpose, which shall be signed by the applicant, who shall be the owner of the amusement center. Should an applicant maintain an amusement center at more than one location, a separate application must be filed for each location. The following information is required in the application:
(1) name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, including the trade name by which applicant does business and the street address of the amusement center, and if incorporated, the name registered with the Secretary of State;
(2) name, address, and telephone number of the operator of the amusement center and proof that the operator is at least 18 years of age;
(3) whether the applicant, operator, and, if applicable, any corporate officer of the applicant has been convicted of a felony or within the preceding five years of an offense involving drugs, gambling, prostitution, obscenity, or unlawfully carrying a weapon;
(4) the previous occupation of the applicant, operator, and, if applicable, all corporate officers of the applicant within the preceding five years;
(5) whether a previous license of applicant, or, if applicable, corporate officer of applicant has been revoked within two years of filing of the application;
(6) number of coin-operated amusement devices in the center; and
(7) a statement that all the facts contained in the application are true.
(b) The chief of police may require additional information of an applicant or licensee to clarify items on the application.
(c) No applicant may maintain an amusement center in violation of the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the city. (Ord. Nos. 14736; 14932)
The annual fee for an amusement center license is $39 for each coin-operated amusement device located in the center. Amusement center licenses expire one year from the date of issuance. The fee for issuing a replacement license for one lost, destroyed, or mutilated is $2. The fee is payable to the city upon approval of the license by the chief of police. No refund of license fees will be made. (Ord. Nos. 14736; 18411; 29477; 29645; 30653; 32003)
(a) Each license issued pursuant to this article must be posted and kept in a conspicuous place in the amusement center and must state the number of coin- operated amusement devices for which the license was issued.
(b) A replacement license may be issued for one lost, destroyed, or mutilated, upon application on a form provided by the chief of police. A replacement license shall have the word “REPLACEMENT” stamped across its face and shall bear the same number as the one it replaces.
(c) An amusement center license is not assignable or transferable.
(d) A licensee shall notify the chief of police within 10 days of a change or partial change in the ownership or management of the amusement center, or a change of address or trade name. (Ord. 14736)
The chief of police shall refuse to approve issuance or renewal of an amusement center license for one or more of the following reasons:
(1) a false statement as to a material matter made in an application for a license;
(2) conviction of the applicant or an operator or corporate officer of the applicant of a felony or, within the preceding five years, of an offense involving drugs, gambling, prostitution, obscenity, or unlawfully carrying a weapon;
(3) revocation of a license, pursuant to this chapter, of the applicant or corporate officer of the applicant within two years preceding the filing of the application; or
(4) violation by the applicant or the applicant’s operator of the location requirements of Section 6A-3 of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 14736; 14932; 20663)
(a) The chief of police shall revoke an amusement center license for one or more of the following reasons:
(1) a false statement as to a material matter made in an application for a license, license renewal, or a hearing concerning the license;
(2) conviction of the licensee or an operator or corporate officer of the licensee of a felony or an offense involving drugs, gambling, prostitution, obscenity, or unlawfully carrying a weapon;
(3) conviction twice within a one year period of the licensee or the licensee’s operator for a violation of the hours of operation provision of this chapter;
(4) employment by the licensee of an operator who is under 18 years of age;
(5) operation of an amusement center containing more coin-operated amusement devices than the center is licensed for;
(6) violation by the licensee or the licensee’s operator of Section 6A-11 of this chapter; or
(7) violation by the licensee or the licensee’s operator of the location requirements of Section 6A-3 of this chapter.
(b) The chief of police shall send written notice of revocation to a licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, setting forth the reasons for the revocation. (Ord. Nos. 14736; 14932; 20663)
If the chief of police refuses to approve the issuance of a license or the renewal of a license to an applicant, or revokes a license issued to a licensee under this article, this action is final unless the applicant or licensee, within 10 days after the receipt of written notice of the action, files with the city manager a written appeal. The city manager shall, within 10 days after the appeal is filed, consider all the evidence in support of or against the action appealed, and render a decision either sustaining or reversing the action. If the city manager sustains the action, the applicant or licensee may, within 10 days of that decision file a written appeal with the city secretary to the city council setting forth specific grounds for the appeal. The city council shall, within 30 days, grant a hearing to consider the action. The city council has authority to sustain, reverse, or modify the action appealed. The decision of the city council is final. (Ord. 14736)
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