(A) Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to regulate game rooms/amusement centers to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of the city and to establish reasonable and uniform regulation to prevent the deleterious location and concentration of game rooms within the city.
(B) License required. A business license is required to operate a game room subject to provisions of the Business License Chapter of the town.
(C) Location of game room/amusement center.
(1) Game rooms are allowed within C-1 districts; and
(2) Game rooms shall not be operated within 1,000 feet of:
(a) A church;
(b) A public or private elementary or secondary school;
(c) A public park adjacent to any residential area;
(d) The property line of a lot devoted to residential use; or
(e) Another game room/amusement center.
(D) Regulations for game room/amusement center.
(1) Operating times shall be between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 1:30 p.m. through 6:00 p.m. Sunday.
(2) Loitering is prohibited.
(3) Premises shall be equipped with lighting sufficient to illuminate every place to which patrons are permitted access.
(4) Age requirements must be strictly adhered to according to the South Carolina Code.
(5) On premise alcoholic consumption is prohibited.
(6) Parking lot shall be under jurisdiction of the Police Department. A letter from the property owner shall be required and signs posted before a license is issued.
(7) If game room/amusement center is an addition to an existing business, it shall be in an enclosed area not visible to normal patrons.
(E) Compliance. Compliance of all regulations in this section shall be the responsibility of the proprietor.
(1985 Code, § 9-110) Penalty, see § 158.999