§ 12-20 SAME — APPLICATION.

   Application for a bump shop license shall be made in writing on forms furnished by the City Clerk, and shall contain such information as the City Clerk may require.

(Ord. 1989, passed 8-4-1967)

§ 12-21 SAME — FEE; TERM.

   The licensee shall pay a yearly fee as specified in Chapter 26 of this Code upon approval of the application by the City Council. All licenses issued under this ordinance, unless sooner revoked, shall be for a period of one year and shall expire on April 30 of each year.

(Ord. 1989, passed 8-4-1967)

§ 12-22 SAME — INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT; ISSUANCE.

   The application so received by the City Clerk shall be referred to the City Administrator and by him to the appropriate department such as Police, Fire, Health and Building Inspections for the purpose of conducting an investigation to determine whether the applicant’s bump shop complies with the ordinances of the City of Flint. Upon completion of said investigation, the City Administrator shall report his findings and recommendations to the City Council. A license granted by said City Council shall be issued by the City Clerk.

(Ord. 1989, passed 8-4-1967)

§ 12-23 SAME — SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION.

   The City Administrator shall have the authority to suspend all licenses issued hereunder, for a period not to exceed 14 days, upon finding that a licensee has failed to comply with the applicable ordinances of the City of Flint. The City Council shall have the authority to revoke all licenses upon receipt of a recommendation from the City Administrator. Prior to revocation, the licensee shall have the opportunity to appear at a public hearing before the City Council. Notice of the hearing before the City Council shall be delivered personally or by registered mail to the licensee and at least three days before the date of the hearing.

(Ord. 1989, passed 8-4-1967)

§ 12-23.5 PENALTY — DESIGNATION AS MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTION.

   Any person, association or corporation found in violation of § 12-19 shall be found responsible of a municipal civil infraction pursuant to §§ 1-10 through 1-21.

(Ord. 3548, passed 6-9-2004)

ARTICLE IV. CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICES

§ 12-24 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section.

   CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINE. A mechanical device which, upon the insertion of a coin or slug, returns to the payer thereof the value of this money in cigarettes.

   GOOD MORAL CHARACTER. Shall be construed to mean the propensity on the part of the person to serve the public in the licensed area in a fair, honest and open manner.

   MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE. A machine which, upon the insertion of a coin or slug, operated or which may be operated for the use as a game or contest of any description, or which may be used for any such game or contest, and which contains no automatic payoff device for the return of slugs, money, coins, checks, tokens, or merchandise which provides for no such payoff by any other manner or means.

   OPERATOR. Any person who contracts or permits any mechanical amusement device or cigarette vending machine to be installed, used and operated in other than his own place of business.

   OWNER. Any person who actually owns and has title to any such mechanical amusement device or cigarette vending machine who receives all the profit from the operation of such device or machines used and operated in his own place of business.

   PENNY ARCADE. Any establishment containing four (4) or more mechanical amusement devices must be licensed as a penny arcade; any establishment containing less than four (4) such machines need not be so licensed, and is designated as an “accessory amusement use.” In determining the number of machines toward requirement of an arcade license, pool tables shall not be counted.

(Ord. 599, passed 10-8-1945; Ord. 1671, passed 5-7-1962; Ord. 2831, passed 4-26-1982; Ord. 2936, passed 1-28-1985)