840.01 Definitions.
840.02 Keeping or displaying devices; license required for premises.
840.03 License application.
840.04 Investigation of applicant; inspection of premises.
840.05 Submission of license application to City Manager; issuance of license; effective period.
840.06 License fee.
840.07 License transfer.
840.08 License renewal.
840.09 License revocation.
840.10 Appeals
840.11 Gambling devices prohibited.
840.12 Pre-existing licenses and applications.
840.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Uniform fee schedule - see ADM. Ch. 210
Gambling - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 630
Minors in billiard rooms - see B.R. & T. 804.10
Gambling in billiard rooms and bowling alleys - see B.R. & T. 804.11
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Arcade" means an establishment where five or more mechanical or electronic amusement devices are kept or displayed for public patronage or operation or, in the case of an establishment that has been issued a Class C Liquor License or a club license by the State Liquor Commission, where seven such devices are so kept or displayed, provided that an arcade constitutes a principal use under the Zoning Code of the City. Music boxes or juke boxes shall not be considered in the determination of the number of mechanical or electronic amusement devices constituting an arcade.
(Ord. 1992-16. Passed 4-21-92.)
(b) "Mechanical or electronic amusement device" means any single machine, device or contrivance which is permitted to function by the insertion of a card, slug, token, plate or disc, or by rental and is operated for amusement only, and which does not dispense any form of monetary payoff or award. "Mechanical or electronic amusement device" includes a video game, pinball game, foosball and any other such coin or token-operated device, all billiard tables and bowling alleys. "Mechanical or electronic amusement device" does not include a juke box, music box or any game of chance by which it is possible to obtain a payoff, monetary prize or monetary award.
(Ord. 58. Passed 2-18-82; Ord. 2001-14. Passed 6-5-01.)
No person shall keep or display for public patronage or operation any mechanical or electronic amusement device without first obtaining an annual license for the establishment, store or place where such mechanical or electronic amusement device is being displayed or operated.
(Ord. 58. Passed 2-18-82.)
The proprietor of the establishment, store or place where a mechanical or electronic amusement device is to be located shall make an application to the City Clerk for the license required by Section 840.02 and pay the fee therefor. The license application shall contain the following information:
(a) The applicant's name, home address, home telephone number, age and date and place of birth;
(b) A record of criminal law convictions, if any;
(c) The business address and telephone number and a description of the location where each machine or device is to be displayed or operated and the principal business conducted at that place; and
(d) The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the mechanical or electronic amusement devices for which licensing is sought.
(Ord. 58. Passed 2-18-82.)
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