715.01 Title, purpose and objectives.
715.02 Construction, separability and applicability of chapter.
715.03 Definitions.
715.04 Computerized sweepstakes device license required.
715.05 Sweepstakes terminal café license required.
715.06 Authority of Safety-Service Director.
715.07 Nature of licenses.
715.08 Procedure for obtaining licenses.
715.09 Denial of sweepstakes terminal café.
715.10 Conditions and regulations.
715.11 Prohibited conduct and conditions in sweepstakes terminal cafés.
715.12 License expiration, suspension or revocation.
715.13 License fees.
715.14 Equal opportunity.
715.15 Computerized sweepstakes device supplier license required.
715.99 Penalty.
715.01 TITLE, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.
(a) Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as Sweepstakes Terminal Café.
(b) Purpose and Objectives. It is the purpose of this chapter and the policy of the City to establish standards for licensing, regulation and control of computerized sweepstakes devices and sweepstakes terminal cafés and premises upon which they are located and operated for purpose of entertainment of the public. The objectives of this chapter are to prevent safety and fire hazards, disturbances, disruption of pedestrian traffic, disorderly assemblies, theft of personal property, gambling and truancy within the City.
(Ord. 2010-129. Passed 9-7-10.)
(a) Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purpose and objectives.
(b) Separability. If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and neither the remainder of this chapter nor the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby.
(Ord. 2010-129. Passed 9-7-10.)
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Board.” The Elyria Board of Zoning Appeals.
(b) “City” means the City of Elyria, Ohio.
(c) “Computerized sweepstakes device.” Any computer, machine, game or apparatus which, upon the insertion of a coin, token or similar object, or upon payment of anything of value, wherein a product or service is provided, and may be operated by the public generally for use as a contest of skill, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score, and which does not in any way, manner or form encourage gambling.
(d) “Licensee.” The person or persons who sign an application for a license hereunder and to whom such license is issued.
(e) “Operator.” The person or persons having authority to control the premises of a sweepstakes terminal café.
(f) “Owner.” Any person who possesses any interest, either directly or indirectly, in a sweepstakes terminal café.
(g) “Person.” Any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or any other form of business organization.
(h) “Premises.” The building or any portion thereof used for conducting the operation of a sweepstakes terminal café.
(i) “Safety-Service Director.” The Elyria Safety-Service Director.
(j) “School.” Any educational institution, public, private, secular or parochial, which offers instruction of high school grade or lower.
(k) “Sweepstakes terminal café.” Any premises upon which any computerized sweepstake device is located for the use or entertainment of the public, whether or not such premises has any other business purpose.
(Ord. 2010-129. Passed 9-7-10.)
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