The following general requirements shall apply to all amusement arcades licensed in accordance with this chapter:
(A) All amusement arcades shall have a supervisor, age 18 or older, on the premises at all times in which the game room is open to the public.
(B) Every amusement arcade shall provide an adequate area and number of bicycle racks for the orderly parking of bicycles, as determined by the Common Council, which shall be separate from a required vehicle parking stall and shall be so located so as to not occupy any portion of a public sidewalk or to otherwise obstruct pedestrian passage to and from the premises.
(C) Game rooms licensed herein shall comply with all other building and fire codes and applicable City laws and regulations.
(D) All arcades shall post rules of nonacceptable patron conduct.
(E) No premises for which an electronic amusement arcade permit has been issued, and which is less than 1,000 feet from the main entrance of any established public or parochial school, shall be permitted to remain open for the offering of electronic amusement devices to the public retail between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on any day in which such school is in regular session. For the purpose of this division, the term
PUBLIC SCHOOL
or
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
means any institution providing learning facilities for grades kindergarten through twelfth. The 1,000 foot distance shall be measured by the shortest route along the highway from the closest point of the main entrance of such premises.
(F) Rooms in which games of amusement are located and used by the public shall, at all times, be kept in a clean, healthful and sanitary condition with ample and approved lighting and ventilation in accordance with City and state code requirements and as hereinafter set forth.
(G) There shall be conspicuously posted and displayed in any premises licensed under this chapter, the permit issued pursuant to this chapter, a notice, indicating the maximum number of people allowed on the premises at any 1 time, and a copy of this chapter shall be supplied to the licensee by the City Clerk.
(H) No person, while using or operating a game of amusement or while on the licensed premises, shall gamble or make any bets.
(I) No person, while on the premises licensed under this chapter, shall have in his/her possession any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages unless the operator of the premises has obtained a Class "B" fermented malt beverage or intoxicating liquor license from the City.
(J) Every licensed premises shall have lighting sufficient to allow the person in charge of the establishment to observe the activity of all customers at all times from any place on the licensed premises.
(K) The licensed premises located at street grade shall afford front-window treatment of such a design to allow clear observation of the interior of the premises from the public way at all times.
(L) Any electronic amusement device operated in an amusement arcade in the City shall be properly licensed with the state and shall prominently display any license decal required under state law.
(Ord. 697, passed 10-5-94) Penalty, see § 1.1.99