(a) Required; approval or rejection. No person shall open, operate, conduct or maintain a public bowling alley, poolroom, game room or billiard room or a public place where bowling, games, pool or billiards are permitted within the city until a written application has been made to the Mayor and a license issued therefor. The Mayor shall have the authority to approve or reject such application if any of the requirements of this chapter are not complied with.
(1) No transfer or assignment of any license either as to applicant or place shall be permitted, except with the written consent of the Mayor, which consent shall be endorsed upon the license and provided, further, that the applicant applying for the transfer of any license shall comply with all of the provision of this chapter as though he or she were an original applicant.
(2) The licenses granted hereunder shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the bowling alley, poolroom, billiard room or game room.
(b) Fees: proration.
(1) A license as herein provided may be granted by the Mayor upon an application, which shall contain information and facts deemed necessary by the Mayor and in such manner and form as shall be prescribed by him or her, provided that the applicant, the property and the use of the property in question shall comply with all of the provisions of this chapter and all other city ordinances and state laws.
(2) The annual fees for such license shall be as follows and shall accompany the application:
A. For bowling alleys: a fee of $50 for the first alley and $10 for each additional alley;
B. For each poolroom or billiard room: a fee of $50 for the first table and $10 for each additional table; and
C. The permit fee for each game machine shall be $100 per game machine payable annually on or before December 31 of each year effective for the following year from January 1 to December 31.
(3) A. There will be a proration of the fee if application is made after June 30 of any year and the fee to be paid shall be an amount of $75 for any period for the remainder of the year after June 30.
B. Any fee paid for a permit for a machine shall be nonrefundable irrespective of what part or portion of the year for which the fee is paid.
C. All permits granted under the provisions of this chapter shall expire December 31, next after date of issue.
(Ord. 7596, passed 10-26-1982) Penalty, see § 709.99