§ 7-283 DISPLAY OF NAME OF OPERATOR.

   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.

§ 7-284 CONDITION OF PREMISES; INSPECTION BY POLICE.

   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.

§ 7-285 ROOM SPECIFICATIONS.

   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.

§ 7-286 REJECTION OF LOCATION.

   The City Council shall have the discretion to reject a poolroom license applicant’s location for reasons based upon the general health and welfare of the surrounding area.

(1989 Code, § 7-286)

DIVISION 2: LICENSE

§ 7-301 REQUIRED; APPLICATION.

   No poolroom shall be operated until a license for the operation thereof has been issued to some person. It shall be the duty of every person desiring to operate a poolroom to make written application to the City Council for a license, which application shall be in the form provided by the city.

(1989 Code, § 7-301) Penalty, see § 7-390 et seq.

§ 7-302 INVESTIGATION.

   The City Council, before granting any license provided for in this article, shall refer all applications to the Police Chief who shall investigate each application to determine whether the person making application is a fit person to operate a poolroom and whether or not the place to be used for the operation of such room is a proper place for the operation of such room and complies with the laws relative thereto.

(1989 Code, § 7-302)