Sec. 9A-1. Definitions.
Sec. 9A-2. License required.
Sec. 9A-3. Issuance of license; posting.
Sec. 9A-4. Fees.
Sec. 9A-5. Hours of operation.
Sec. 9A-6. Expiration of license; denial of renewal application.
Sec. 9A-7. Suspension.
Sec. 9A-8. Revocation.
Sec. 9A-9. Appeal.
Sec. 9A-10. Transfer of license.
Sec. 9A-11. Persons under 17 prohibited.
Sec. 9A-12. Inspection.
Sec. 9A-13. Occupation tax.
In this chapter:
(1) BILLIARDS means any game played on a table with balls and cue sticks where the balls are struck by the sticks and the balls strike against one another.
(2) BILLIARD HALL means any place operated for profit where billiards are played, except those places operated by religious, charitable, and educational organizations.
(3) LICENSEE means the person in whose name a license to operate a billiard hall has been issued, as well as the individual(s) listed as applicant(s) on the application for a billiard hall license.
(4) PERSON means an individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, firm, organization, institution, or similar entity. (Ord. 15552)
(a) A person shall not operate a billiard hall without a billiard hall license. A person who holds a license shall operate a billiard hall in conformance with the restrictions in Section 9A-5.
(b) An application for a license must be made on a form provided by the chief of police. The applicant must be qualified according to the provisions of this chapter and the applicant’s premises must be inspected and found to be in compliance with the law by the department of code compliance, the fire department, and the building official.
(c) If a person who wishes to operate a billiard hall is an individual he must sign the application for a license as applicant. If a person who wishes to operate a billiard hall is other than an individual, each individual who has a 20 percent or greater interest in the business must sign the application for a license as applicant. Each applicant must meet the requirements of Section 9A-3(a) and each applicant shall be considered a licensee if a license is granted. (Ord. Nos. 15552; 22026; 27697)
(a) The chief of police shall issue a license to an applicant within 30 days after receipt of an application unless the chief finds one or more of the following to be true:
(1) An applicant is under 18 years of age.
(2) Reserved.
(3) An applicant or an applicant’s spouse is overdue in payment to the city of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon the applicant or the applicant’s spouse.
(4) Reserved.
(5) An applicant is physically or mentally incapacitated to an extent that the applicant cannot operate a billiard hall.
(6) An applicant has failed to answer or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form provided.
(7) An applicant or an applicant’s spouse has been convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter within two years immediately preceding the application. The fact that a conviction is being appealed has no effect.
(8) An applicant is residing with a person who has been denied a license by the city to operate a billiard hall within the preceding 12 months, or residing with a person whose license to operate a billiard hall has been revoked within the preceding 12 months.
(9) An applicant’s premises have not been approved by the department of code compliance, the fire department, and the building official.
(10) The license fee required by this chapter has not been paid.
(11) An applicant or an applicant’s spouse has been convicted of:
(A) a felony; or
(B) a misdemeanor involving an offense of:
(i) prostitution;
(ii) promotion of prostitution;
(iii) public lewdness;
(iv) gambling;
(v) violation of the Texas Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs Act; or
(vi) unlawfully carrying a weapon;
and five years have not elapsed since the termination of any sentence, parole, or probation. The fact that a conviction is being appealed has no effect.
(12) An applicant has been employed in a billiard hall in a managerial capacity within the preceding 12 months and has demonstrated that he is unable to operate or manage a billiard hall premises in a peaceful and law-abiding manner.
(13) An applicant has been operating the proposed business as a billiard hall without a valid license issued under this chapter.
(b) The license, if granted, must state on its face the name of the person to whom it is granted, the expiration date, and the address of the billiard hall. The license must be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the billiard hall so that it may be easily read at any time. (Ord. Nos. 15222; 16066; 22026; 25424; 27697)
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