The following regulations shall apply to a rage room, as defined in § 152.005:
(A) Hours of operation. Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(B) Business operations shall be conducted in an enclosed building.
(C) (1) No open/outdoor storage of items waiting to be destroyed and/or smashed as a part of the business operation. Said items shall be in an enclosed structure.
(2) Exception. Items to be destroyed and/or smashed that are delivered or donated to the business may be placed outdoors, in a side or rear yard, when secured and screened behind a solid, opaque fence or wall measuring a minimum of six feet in height. Said items shall be brought indoors at the end of each night so the area does not become a harborage for rodents. If the business premises abuts an adjacent residential use or zoning district, this delivery/donation area shall be at least ten feet from the side and rear property lines.
(D) Alcoholic liquor prohibited. No alcoholic liquor shall be sold and/or consumed on the business premises.
(E) Firearm or other weapons prohibited. No person, excluding police officers, shall carry, possess, conceal or display any firearm, knife or other deadly weapon at the business premises.
(F) Employee presence on site. At least one trained employee shall be at the business premise at all times to oversee the rage room sessions. The business shall make additional staff available, as needed, to handle the rage room, disposal of trash and implement safety protocols.
(G) Exterior area of property and noise. The business shall regularly monitor the exterior area of the premises during all of its business hours in order to address and abate noise, loitering and littering complaints.
(H) All debris, garbage, trash, yard waste or brush shall be picked up throughout the day and at the end of each night. The business shall provide proper receptacles so that all debris, garbage, trash, yard waste or brush are wholly contained in said receptacles. All receptacles shall be maintained in a way as to prevent contents from blowing out. All debris, garbage, trash, yard waste or brush shall be disposed of in compliance with all current local, state and federal ordinances, laws and regulations.
(I) The business shall deny entry to any person who is visibly intoxicated and shall immediately notify local police of all unlawful acts witnessed by, or reported to, any of its employees, including instances of public intoxication, loitering, use of narcotic drugs, unlawful use of cannabis, fighting, or other public disturbances.
(J) The business shall display a sign in a conspicuous location near the front door inside the premises that reads, “Please Respect Our Neighbors, Please Exit Quietly and Do Not Loiter.”
(K) The business shall discourage any illegal parking of vehicles by its patrons in front of and around the licensed premises by refusing service to any such person who parks a vehicle illegally.
(L) If the business has security cameras monitoring the premises, the business shall be bound by the following restrictions: All camera recordings shall be indexed by date and time. All camera recordings shall be preserved on a business computer for at least seven days after recording. All camera recordings shall be stored at the business in a secure manner within its offices, the access to which shall be limited to business personnel. All camera recordings shall be made immediately available to the Galesburg Police Department upon request.
(Ord. 21-3635, passed 4-19-2021)