A. Licenses Required; Fees; Exemptions:
1. Vending Devices:
a. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation or association to permit or cause to be displayed for use by the public four (4) or more vending devices within the corporate limits of the city, unless such person, partnership, firm, corporation or association shall first obtain from the city an operator's license for such vending devices. Subject to the provisions of subsection A5 of this section, each application for each operator's license for vending devices under this subsection A1, or renewal thereof hereunder, shall be accompanied by an annual license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
b. No operator's license shall be required for any person, partnership, corporation or association which permits, or causes to be displayed for use by the public, less than four (4) vending devices within the corporate limits of the city.
c. No operator's license shall be required for any person, partnership, corporation or association which permits or causes to be displayed for use by the public any number of vending devices within the corporate limits of the city; provided, that said vending devices are not made available for use of the general public and are located in an area of the premises not open to the general public.
d. No operator's license shall be required for any school or not for profit organization which permits or causes to be displayed any number of vending devices within the corporate limits of the city. (Ord. 2000-O-49, 8-15-2000)
2. Amusement Devices: It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation or association to permit, or cause to be displayed for use by the public, any amusement device within the corporate limits of the city, unless such person, partnership, firm, corporation or association shall first obtain from the city an operator's license for amusement devices. Subject to the provisions of subsection A5 of this section, each application for each operator's license for amusement devices under this subsection A2, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by an annual license fee as provided in section 3-2A-1 of this code.
3. Musical Devices: It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation or association to permit, or cause to be displayed for use by the public, any musical device within the corporate limits of the city, unless such person, partnership, firm, corporation or association shall first obtain from the city an operator's license for musical devices. Subject to the provisions of subsection A5 of this section, each application for each operator's license for musical devices under this subsection A3, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by an annual license fee as provided in section 3-2A-1 of this code.
4. Pool And Billiard Tables: It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation or association to permit, or cause to be displayed for use by the public, any public pool or billiard table within the corporate limits of the city, unless such person, partnership, firm, corporation or association shall first obtain from the city an operator's license for public pool or billiard tables. Subject to the provisions of subsection A5 of this section, each application for each operator's license for public pool or billiard tables under this subsection A4, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by an annual license fee as provided in section 3-2A-1 of this code. (Ord. 2000-O-49, 8-15-2000; amd. 2009 Code)
5. More Than One Category Of Devices: In the event any person, partnership, corporation or association is desirous of obtaining an operator's license for two (2) for more categories of devices licensed under this chapter, and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the operator shall be required to pay only the fee for the most costly operator's license sought by said operator.
B. Application For License; Ineligibility:
1. In order to obtain an operator's license, the applicant shall file with the clerk a written statement setting forth the full name and address, date and place of birth of the applicant; or the names and addresses, dates and places of birth of the partners if the applicant is a partnership; or the name and address of each of the directors, officers and shareholders of the corporation, if the applicant is a corporation; and the present or last occupation of the applicant at the time of the filing of the application. In the case of a corporation, the application shall disclose the number and class of shares owned by each shareholder. The application shall be in substantially the same form as is attached to the ordinance codified herein as exhibit A. The application shall be signed and notarized under oath by the applicant.
2. The application shall be referred by the clerk to the license committee of the council, who shall investigate the applicant and shall make its report and recommendations on the application to the city council. Said application shall be presented to the city council within a reasonable time for approval by the council; provided, however, that no operator's license shall be issued by the city to any of the following:
a. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the city.
b. A person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or of the United States within the immediately preceding five (5) years (unless pardoned).
c. A person who has been convicted within the immediately preceding five (5) years of being the keeper of or who is keeping a house of ill fame (unless pardoned).
d. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor or ordinance violation opposed to decency and morality within the immediately preceding five (5) years (unless pardoned).
e. A person who, at the time of application for renewal of an operator's license hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
f. A partnership, unless all of the partners of said partnership shall be individually qualified to obtain a license hereunder.
g. A corporation, unless all officers, managers, and directors thereof, or any shareholder owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the shares of the corporation, shall each be individually qualified to obtain a license hereunder.
h. A person who is an officer of the city or a member of the city council.
3. The city reserves the right to reject any and all applications for an operator's license hereunder or for the renewal of any operator's license previously issued by the city, and upon such rejection, the annual license fee tendered by the applicant shall be returned.
C. Types Of Devices Allowed: Each operator's license issued by the city shall be valid for any and all types of devices covered under this chapter except as provided in subsection B of this section. (Ord. 2000-O-49, 8-15-2000)