(a) Applications for Licenses. All applications for licenses under this Chapter shall be in writing on a form approved by and filed with the Village Manager, or his designee. The application shall be signed by the owner(s) of the business and shall contain the information required by this Chapter. All applications shall contain a statement that the information contained therein is complete, accurate, and truthful to the best of the knowledge of the applicants.
(b) Contents of Applications.
(1) All applications shall contain the following information:
A. The name under which the business is to be conducted;
B. A description of the nature and type of business to be conducted on the premises.
(2) All applications for a license to operate a Sweepstakes/Internet Café shall, in addition to the information set forth in subsection (b)(1) above, contain the following information:
A. The location where the café is conducted, with a description of the premises;
B. The telephone number of the café;
C. The name, address, date of birth, and principal occupation of every person with an interest in the business;
1. If the business is conducted by a sole proprietorship: the name, home address, date of birth and principal occupation of that individual;
2. If the business is conducted by partnership: the names, home addresses, dates of birth, and principal occupations of each member of the partnership;
3. If the business is conducted by a corporation: the names, home addresses, dates of birth and principal occupations of all directors, all officers, and the statutory agent;
D. The name, description, model number and serial number of each Computerized Sweepstakes Device on the premises of the Café;
E. A floor plan of the Premises, including the square footage of the area to be used for the placement of Computerized Sweepstakes Devices, exit locations, window locations, window sizes, and storage spaces;
F. A diagram showing the premises and any adjoining businesses, as well as parking spaces drawn to scale, and accessways for traffic;
G. A description of the days of the week and hours when the Café will be open for business;
H. A list of each separate prize that may be given out and each separate dollar amount that may be given; and the odds of winning any offered prize or dollar amount awarded for the participation in any game, activity, program, scheme or play, use or participation in any way in a Computerized Sweepstakes Device or participation in any other activity or promotion in the Sweepstakes/Internet Café, whether or not the determination of the giving of the thing of value or the delivery of the thing of value occurs totally within the confines of the premises or requires some event, occurrence or happening at another location.
I. The name and business address of any and all persons, businesses or organizations that provide games, computer software, equipment, or services or operate devices linked to the computerized sweepstakes devices or to devices necessary to operate the entertainment devices, whether any such provisions are sold, leased or licensed.
(3) All applications for a license to operate a Computerized Sweepstakes Device shall, in addition to the information set forth in subsection (b)(1) above, contain the following information:
A. The location where the Device is to be installed;
B. The name, address, and date of birth of the owner or owners of the Device;
1. If owner is a sole proprietorship: the name, home address, and date of birth of that individual.
2. If the owner is a partnership: the names, home addresses, and dates of birth, of each member of the partnership.
3. If the owner is a corporation: the names, home addresses, dates of birth and principal occupations of all directors, all officers, and the statutory agent.
C. The name, description, model number and serial number of each Computerized Sweepstakes Device
The application shall also include supporting documentation from a Certified Independent Regulatory Compliance Test Laboratory that the software performs in similar fashion as other permitted sweepstakes commercially offered to the public and that the entries are drawn from a pre-created finite static pool of entries with assigned values. To be certified, the Independent Regulatory Compliance Testing Laboratory must be authorized to test regulated gaming equipment by at least one state government gaming regulatory agency.
(c) Applications shall be submitted to the Village Manager, or his designee. An application which appears to be complete and in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Chapter shall be approved within ten (10) business days of its filing. An application which is either incomplete or which does not appear to be in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Chapter may be denied within ten (10) business days of the application’s filing; in that event, the applicant shall be advised in writing as to the reasons. The approval of a license under this Chapter shall not exempt the applicant from compliance with any other provisions of the Codified Ordinances which may otherwise be applicable.
(d) An applicant who has been denied a license under this Chapter may appeal to the Mayor by submitting a written appeal, together with the reasons for any appeal, to the Mayor within ten (10) business days after the decision of the Manager has been issued. In such case, the Mayor shall conduct a hearing and shall render a decision on the appeal within thirty (30) days after the appeal has been requested by the applicant.
(Ord. 2011-09. Passed 4-18-11.)