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(a) Expiration. Any accessory amusement area license or arcade amusement center license issued under this chapter shall expire upon transfer or sale of a majority interest in the business, or the discontinuation of the business for a continuous period of thirty days.
Any amusement device license issued under this chapter shall expire upon transfer or sale of such amusement device.
(b) Suspension and Revocation. All licenses issued under this chapter shall be suspended or revoked by the Board upon its finding of the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) A false statement by any licensee as to a material matter made in an application for a license or in a hearing concerning the license.
(2) Conviction of any licensee of any felony or of any misdemeanor involving physical violence, gambling activities, controlled substances, alcoholic beverages, minors or any crime involving moral turpitude.
(3) Conviction twice within a one year period of any licensee or operator for a violation of this chapter.
(c) Hearing. The suspension or revocation of any license under this chapter shall not be made without a hearing. The licensee shall be given at least ten days' prior written notice of intent to suspend or revoke which shall set forth the time and place of the hearing and the specific reasons for such suspension or revocation.
The licensee shall have the right at the hearing to present testimony and other relevant evidence and to orally examine any person offering evidence as to the reasons for suspension or revocation.
(d) Appeal. The decision of the Board may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction under Ohio R. C. Chapter 2506. (Ord. 98-82. Passed 12-20-1982.)
(a) Amusement Devices. The fee for each amusement device license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first machine and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each additional machine per year or any portion thereof.
(b) Accessory Amusement Areas. The fee for an accessory amusement area license shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per year, provided, however, that if such license is issued between November 1 and April 30, the license fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
(c) Arcade Amusement Centers. The fee for an arcade amusement center license shall be three hundred dollars ($300.00) per year, provided, however, that if such license is issued between November 1 and April 30, the license fee shall be one hundred fifty collars ($150.00). (Ord. 52-83. Passed 5-2-1983.)
(d) Temporary Licenses. The fee for a conditional license or probationary license for an amusement device business shall be one-half of the regular license fee.
(Ord. 98-82. Passed 12-20-1982. )
(e) Replacement License. The fee for a replacement license shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00). (Ord. 52-83. Passed 5-2-83.)
(f) Filed With Application. License fees under this chapter shall be filed with the application for license.
(g) Return of Fee. In the event an application shall be denied under this chapter, one- half of the license fee therefor shall be returned to the applicant.
In the event any license is suspended or revoked under this chapter, no portion of the license fee shall be returned to the owner.
(Ord. 98-82, Passed 12-20-1982.)
(a) Businesses and/or premises licensed by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control of the State of Ohio for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages wherein the annual gross revenues generated from the operation of amusement devices is no greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the annual gross revenue for such business or premises shall be required to obtain a permit for each coin operated machine operated on the premises.
(b) Applications for such permits shall be made to the Building Commissioner and shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the City. Such applications shall include the name, and address of the applicant, the place where such amusement device is to be installed, displayed, operated or maintained, and the nature of the business conducted at that place, the total number of such amusement devices to be displayed, installed, operated or maintained, the description of each including the serial numbers of each such device and such other and further information as may be required by the City.
(c) Each applicant shall be charged with the duty of reporting any newly installed amusement device or any substitutions made during the permit period.
(d) The permit provided for herein shall cover the period from May 1 through April 30 of each year unless otherwise earlier suspended or revoked.
(e) The fee for each amusement device permit provided for herein shall be twenty-five dollars ($25. 00) per year or any portion thereof. (Ord. 52-83. Passed 5-2-1983.)
(a) Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter upon conviction thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for the first offense and for a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(b) Each day such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 98-82. Passed 12-20-1982. )