(A) A pool or billiard room shall be defined as an establishment open to the public containing amusement devices devoted to or used in connection with the playing of pool, billiards or snooker where a fee is charged which is directly or indirectly conditioned upon or related to the playing of any such game. Establishments which provide three or more pool, billiards or snooker tables shall be considered a poolroom or billiards room.
(B) The following rules shall be observed by all operators of pool and billiard rooms.
(1) Hours of operation shall be no earlier than 10:00 a.m. and later than 1:00 a.m. when the use abuts a residential use or a residentially zoned lot. The restriction shall not apply where the use is separated from a residential use or a residentially zoned lot by a major arterial street.
(2) No play on any table shall be allowed during the times pool or billiard rooms are required by this article to remain closed.
(3) All pool and billiard rooms shall be operated only on the ground floor of a building, and plate glass windows shall be in those parts of the building facing any street, so that a clear view inside may be had from the street.
(4) No screens, curtains, blinds, partitions or other obstructions shall be placed between the entrance to the room where pool is played and the rear wall of the room. A clear view of the interior from the entrance to the rear of the room must be maintained at all times.
(5) No partitions forming rooms, stalls or other enclosures where the public congregates shall be permitted; provided, however, that, this shall not be construed so as to prohibit the maintenance of closets used exclusively for storage purposes, or of toilets.
(6) There shall not be permitted or maintained any open or secret connections through doors, windows, trap doors, hidden doors, panels, stairways or other devices with any place where gambling is conducted or where persons meet or congregate for immoral purposes.
(1989 Code, § 11-46; 2003 Code, § 4-5.7) (Amended - -2003; Amended 7-6-2010)