(a) Licenses Generally. All licenses issued under this chapter shall have the following
characteristics:
(1) Each such license shall be an annual license which covers a period from June 1 of each year through May 31 of the following year unless such license is earlier suspended or revoked. The fee for the first application for an annual license shall be pro-rated based on the date of the application.
(2) Each such license shall vest a personal privilege but not any property rights in the licensee.
(3) Each such license shall be required to be displayed permanently in a conspicuous place upon the premises for which it is issued in a font and size approved by the Safety Director or his/her designee.
(4) Each such license shall be in the legal name of the licensee.
(5) Each such license shall not be assignable or transferable, either as to person or location.
(6) Each such license, if lost, destroyed, or mutilated, upon application within thirty (30) days thereof may be replaced by a replacement license issued by the Safety Director bearing the word "Replacement" across its face and bearing the same license number as the license which it replaces. Any replacement license shall be subject to a replacement license fee under this chapter.
(7) Each such license shall be and remain subject to immediate revocation by the Safety Director upon violation by the licensee, subject to the revocation procedure herein.
(8) Each such license shall be subject to and/or contingent upon full compliance with zoning regulations, including applicable conditional use, building, and/or occupancy permits.
(b) Entertainment Device Licenses. All entertainment device licenses issued under this chapter shall have the following characteristics:
(1) Each such license shall be issued for an individual entertainment device only.
(2) Each such license shall specify the name and address of each licensee, and the manufacturer, model number, and serial number of the entertainment device for which it was issued.
(3) Each such license, if changed, mutilated, erased, or in any manner defaced, shall be void, and any entertainment device which the same shall purport to license shall be deemed an unlicensed entertainment device.
(c) Entertainment Device Arcade License. All entertainment device arcade licenses issued under this chapter shall have the following characteristics:
(1) Each such license shall be issued only for an individual business at an individual premise.
(2) Each such license shall specify the name and address of each licensee, and the manufacturer, model number, and serial number of each entertainment device located upon the premises for which it was issued.
(d) Duty to Keep Information Current. The person, partnership, corporation, or other entity operating or conducting the business shall have a continuing duty to inform the City of Wickliffe as to changes in the information required in this section. No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall operate or conduct an entertainment device arcade at any time unless the information on file with the City of Wickliffe is current and accurately reports the licensing information at the time of operation.
(Ord. 2023-32. Passed 10-23-23.)