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DIVISION 1: GENERALLY
(A) The term
POOLROOM as used in this article, shall include any room where one or more billiard tables, pool tables, miniature billiard tables, miniature pool tables or bumper pool tables are kept for the purpose of playing any game of billiards or pool, for the use of which a charge is directly or indirectly made.
(1989 Code, § 7-281)
(B) The term
POOLROOM as used in this chapter shall not include an establishment which is operated as a private club as the same is defined by G.S. § 18B-1000(5) and which is duly licensed and regulated as a private club by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.
(Ord. passed 5-24-89)
It shall be unlawful for a poolroom licensee or for an employee of the licensee to:
(A) Permit any gambling or game of chance in the place designated by the license or other place connected with the business;
(B) Allow the licensed premises to become disorderly;
(C) Permit any person under 16 years of age to remain in the poolroom, except that persons under 16 years of age may be permitted to enter the licensed premises and play the game of pool or billiards under the following conditions:
(1) Each such person shall be accompanied by his parent or legal guardian or shall have in his possession, and exhibit to the proprietor or to any police officer on request, the notarized written consent of his parent or legal guardian specifying the hours of curfew and the licensed premises upon which such minor is permitted to enter;
(2) No beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage shall be sold, served or permitted in the room where the game of pool or billiards is played;
(3) Each licensed premises shall be provided with clean, sanitary washrooms with separate toilet facilities for each sex;
(4) The licensee shall be responsible for providing competent supervision at all times and shall be required to ensure that the provisions of this section are strictly complied with;
(5) Each licensee shall post a copy of this section at a conspicuous location within the licensed premises.
(D) Knowingly employ in the operation of the poolroom any person who has been convicted of a felony unless such person has received a pardon for such conviction.
(1989 Code, § 7-282) (Ord. passed 1-17-84; Am. Ord. passed 6-16-92) Penalty, see § 7-390 et seq.
The name of the person operating a poolroom must be at all times conspicuously displayed at the entrance of such poolroom and if the licensee is a corporation, the name of the corporation, the name of the president, secretary and manager thereof must displayed at the entrance of the room, and if the licensee is a partnership, the names of all partners must be displayed at the entrance of the hall.
(1989 Code, § 7-283) Penalty, see § 7-390 et seq.
All poolrooms and premises shall be kept at all times in a clean, neat and sanitary condition. Poolrooms shall be kept well-ventilated, well-lighted and shall be subject to inspection at any time by any police officer of the city, or any duly authorized agent of the city. It shall be the duty of the Police Department of the city to make frequent inspections of all poolrooms.
(1989 Code, § 7-284) Penalty, see § 7-390 et seq.
The room occupied as a poolroom shall comply with the following specifications:
(A) It must be on the level of the street on which the building fronts and no poolroom shall be located in a basement or on any floor above the first floor.
(B) All poolrooms shall front on a public street or public vehicular area and shall not front on any alley.
(C) The entrance to the poolroom shall be directly from the public street and all entrances to the poolroom shall be from such public street, provided that an emergency fire door exit to be used only for emergency purposes may be located so as to comply with ordinances relating to fire regulations.
(D) At least one-half of the front of the poolroom shall be of transparent glass and a view of the entire poolroom must be afforded from the street.
(1989 Code, § 7-285) (Am. Ord. passed 3-16-93) Penalty, see § 7-390 et seq.
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