(a) In addition to any other condition or regulation contained in this chapter or in Federal, State, or Local statutes, the following conditions and regulations shall be applicable to and shall govern and control all licenses of entertainment devices and arcades:
(1) Each such licensee shall at all times when the premises are open to the public hold open each and every portion of the premises open to the public for inspection by the Police Department, and other City departments for the purposes of enforcing any provisions of this chapter, the Ohio Revised Code, and other Codified Ordinances of the City of Wickliffe;
(2) Each such licensee shall be present on the premises at all times when the premises are open to the public with at least one adult operator who has not been convicted within the last five (5) years of any felony or of any misdemeanor offense for violation of building, health codes, tax codes, involving the operation of a similarly licensed business activity, or involving physical violence, unlawful gambling activity, controlled substances, alcoholic beverages, minors, or any crime involving moral turpitude;
(3) No such licensee shall open the premises for business except between the following hours (local time) on the following days:
A. Sunday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; and
B. Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. midnight;
(4) No such licensee shall allow living quarters to exist with direct entry to the premises;
(5) No such licensee shall operate the entertainment devices or arcade business other than on street level;
(6) No licensee shall operate the entertainment devices or business that fails to maintain order and quiet on the premises as to not violate the peace of the public;
(7) No such licensee shall allow any person, other than an owner or operator over the age of twenty-one (21) years, who shall be readily identifiable, to be in control of the premises, nor allow such operator to be regularly situated in a place upon the premises other than a place from which he has an unobstructed view of the entire portion of the premises devoted to the operation of entertainment devices;
(8) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be permitted within premises of entertainment devices or arcade;
(9) Any and all sweepstakes rules and odds of winning shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the premises and displayed on the entertainment device at the start of each game and/or activity;
(10) Each such licensee shall operate the entertainment device arcade business in compliance with any and all pertinent Federal Trade Commission rules and regulations;
(11) The entertainment device arcade's license shall be posted in a conspicuous location at all times; and
(12) No such licensee shall operate the entertainment devices without a license for each entertainment device. The City of Wickliffe will periodically conduct random audits for compliance. Any additional entertainment devices or devises that have not been approved with a license will be subject to double the monthly fee for the next twelve (12) months and possible revocation of operating license.
(b) All entertainment devices upon the premises of an entertainment device arcade shall be located thereon in conformity with the floor plan filed with the application for the license and in such a manner:
(1) So as not to impair ingress or egress to the premises;
(2) So as not to interfere with free and unfettered passage through the premises;
(3) So that at least twenty (20) gross square feet of floor area is specifically designated for each entertainment device, excluding areas used for other principal uses;
(4) So that the maximum number of terminals, computers, machines, and/or gaming stations within an entertainment device arcade is one hundred (100);
(5) So that there is at least one (1) parking space for every five (5) devices or terminal, plus one (1) additional space for every full-time employee;
(6) So as to permit a clear and complete view of the interior of the premises immediately upon entry; and
(7) So that the back of any entertainment device is not exposed to a window.
(c) Entertainment device arcades shall be located in a business district as part of the City of Wickliffe Ordinance Chapter 1313.
(Ord. 2023-32. Passed 10-23-23.)