(a) No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in business under the provisions of this Section 1037 without first obtaining from the Director a permit to maintain and charge for the use of such billiard or pool or combination tables. Applications for such permits shall be reviewed and decided by the Director without a hearing, but if the Director, Entertainment Commission, and/or Police Department has received more than one complaint in the preceding 12 months regarding the permit applicant and/or the subject premises, the Director shall have discretion to refer the application to the Entertainment Commission for its determination whether to grant, conditionally grant, or deny the permit.
(b) Permits for billiard and pool tables may be suspended by the Director or the Entertainment Commission or revoked by the Entertainment Commission in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in Sections 1060.20 through 1060.20.4, inclusive. Upon the revocation of such permit, any license issued thereon shall immediately expire by operation of law, and the Tax Collector shall not issue any license under the provisions of this Section unless the applicant shall have first obtained a permit from the Director or the Entertainment Commission.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 250-23, File No. 230861, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024, Retro. 1/1/2023)