(A) Selling and/or consuming alcoholic beverages are prohibited in internet cafés.
(B) Persons under the age of 18 are prohibited from the premises.
(C) All internet cafes shall be located at least one 100 feet from any school, church or residential use structure (the structure must have had utilities turned on in the past 12 months to be considered a use), measured from principle building to principle building.
(D) The permitted hours of operation for the internet cafés shall be: Monday through Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
(E) All uses meeting the definition of “internet café” as defined in § 153.002 of this chapter that were legitimately established prior to July 22, 2011 (this is the date the first one came to town) shall cease operations and close or be brought into compliance with the provisions of this code of ordinances by June of 2013 (date six months from when the ordinance was adopted).
(F) Internet cafes 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 and unobstructed view of the interior may be had from the street.
(G) No curtains, screens, blinds, partitions or other obstructions shall be placed between the entrance to the room where computers or gaming terminals are stationed and the real walls of the room so that a clear view of the interior may be had from the street.
(H) Adequate lighting shall be provided inside the internet café as well as the immediate exterior of the building.
(I) The establishment must be a minimum of 500 feet from any other organization containing electronic gaming terminals.
(J) The establishment may contain no more than 30 gaming or computer monitors.
(K) After the commencement of business operations, the Town Board of Commissioners will have the right to require and may require onsite security on any individual internet café business where there are police reports and/or other police related problems.
(L) All games and software must be in compliance at all times with applicable laws of the state.
(Ord. passed 12-3-2012)