(A) Gaming sites must comply with all zoning laws and requirements.
(B) A game room in operation shall not be located:
(1) Within 1,500 feet from any existing or planned school, regular place of religious worship, or residential neighborhood. "Planned" means that steps have been taken toward the facility's or structure's development including but not limited to a permit received, a plat approved, design work started, a bond received, or an order approved by a governmental entity's governing body; or
(2) Within a distance of 2,000 feet from where two or more other game rooms are located.
(C) For the purposes of this section, measurements shall be made in a straight line from the nearest portion of the building or appurtenances used by the game room to the nearest portion of the building or appurtenances that are used for the purposes identified in division (B) above.
(D) Game rooms are exempt from these distancing restrictions upon proof that the applicant continuously owned and operated the game room at the same location and under the same name prior to the formal date of adoption of this chapter.
(E) An owner or operator that operates a game room in violation of this section shall be assessed a penalty as listed in the penalty fee schedule.
(Ord. 2021-07-01, passed 8-17-2021)