(a) A person desiring a license to operate a game room shall file a written application with the code development services director or designee. A separate application must be filed for each location sought to be licensed. The application must be on a form provided by the city and the following information is required in the application:
(1) Name, address, telephone number and driver’s license number of the applicant if the applicant is a natural person;
(2) Name, address, telephone number and driver’s license number of all persons who owns an in the game room;
(3) Name, address, telephone number and driver’s license number of all corporate officers, if any, of the business;
(4) Name, address, telephone number of the business;
(5) If incorporated, the name of the business registered with the Texas Secretary of State;
(6) If a partnership, the name, address, telephone number and driver’s license of each of the general and limited partners;
(7) The trade name by which the applicant does business and a true and correct copy of the registration of the applicant’s assumed name filed in the office of the county clerk, bearing the file mark or stamp that evidences its filing in that office;
(8) The street address of the premises;
(9) If applicant is not the owner of the premises, the applicant shall furnish the name, address and telephone number of the property owner;
(10) Name, address and telephone number of the operator of the premises to be licensed;
(11) Number of amusement redemption machines in the premises to be licensed and the serial number of each amusement redemption machine;
(12) Whether a previous license of the applicant, or, if applicable, a corporate officer of the applicant, has been revoked within two years of filing of the application;
(13) The previous occupation(s) of the applicant and, if applicable, all corporate officers and partners of the applicant within the preceding five years;
(14) Name, address and telephone number of an emergency contact person who can be reached after hours;
(15) A floor plan of the amusement redemption machine game room interior depicting the layout of the amusement redemption machine game room interior specifically including, but not limited to, the location of all amusement redemption machines, coin-operated machines or devices, the manager’s station(s), restroom facilities, kitchen and bar facilities, if any, and all areas to which patrons will not be permitted;
(16) Any other plans that may be required by this code;
(17) If the applicant has been convicted of any crime directly related to a game room, the date, location, and nature of the offense and the penalty received;
(18) Each applicant shall sign a waiver authorizing the chief of police to request on behalf of the applicant criminal history reports from the Texas Department of Safety, the Texas Comptroller’s Office or any appropriate federal agency; and
(19) A notarized statement, under oath, that:
a. All the facts contained in the application are true and correct;
b. The amusement redemption machines are not and will not be used as gambling devices;
c. The location and operation of the game room will not violate any applicable deed restrictions;
d. The game room will be operated in accordance with all laws;
(b) Any failure to provide the documents required by this section shall be grounds for denial of the application to which it applies.
(Ord. 21500-10-2014, § 1, passed 10-14-2014, eff. 10-23-2014; Ord. 24030-02-2020, § 22, passed 2-4-2020)