(a) No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall own, operate or permit operation of an amusement arcade on premises owned, leased or operated by him/her, or engage in the business of operating an amusement arcade in the City unless an annual amusement arcade license has been obtained. The annual fee for this license shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus an additional twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each coin operated amusement device located on the premises.
(1) The amusement arcade license shall be obtained on application to the City Manager and payment of all associated fees. It shall be effective for a full calendar year from January 1 through December 31. In the event of an initial application or the acquisition of additional coin operated amusement devices, fees shall be pro-rated for the remaining portion of that calendar year.
(2) The application for license shall be signed and sworn by the applicant in the case of a sole proprietor, if a partnership by all partners and if a corporation by a corporate officer in his official capacity. The information required in the application form shall be furnished by each person required to sign the application. Each application shall be accompanied by the required license fee(s) and a copy of any appropriate zoning certificate or letter of zoning exception required or issued by the Building Department.
(b) Upon receipt of the appropriate application and fee, the City Manager shall refer the application to the Chief of Police. The Police Department, at its sole discretion, may conduct periodic investigations of the amusement arcade to determine that all application information is correct and that the premises are in compliance with law.
(c) The license required and described in this section shall be purely a personal privilege and shall not constitute property. It is not transferable in any manner.
(Ord. 94-1605. Passed 12-20-94.)