(A) The City Council, upon receiving an application or reapplication for an amusement arcade license, shall pass upon the same and, if satisfied that the applicant possesses the qualifications herein prescribed, may grant a license for one year.
(B) The City Council may reject any application if it finds any of the following:
(1) The applicant does not comply fully with the requirements of § 132.014 of this chapter;
(2) Approval has not been noted on the application by the City Engineer, Police Chief and Chief of the Fire Department;
(3) The applicant has previously violated any provision or requirement of this subchapter;
(4) Violations of any provision or requirement of this subchapter have occurred at the proposed location previously;
(5) The proposed arcade would be harmful to the public safety, health, morals or welfare of the city;
(6) The proposed location of the arcade (including its parking facility) is within 500 feet from the nearest point of the property line of a public or private elementary, middle, junior high or senior high school. The restriction established in this division (B)(6) shall not apply to any arcade which was issued a license by the city prior to the effective date of this division (B)(6);
(7) The proposed location of the arcade (including the arcade’s parking facility) is within 200 feet from the nearest point of the property line of a residence, unless a petition to establish an arcade is presented to the City Council, signed by at least 51% of the persons residing within 200 feet of the proposed arcade location. The restriction established in this division (B)(7) shall not apply to any arcade which was issued a license by the city prior to the effective date of this division (B)(7);
(8) The proposed location of the arcade (including its parking facility) is within 500 feet from the nearest point of the property line of an already existing arcade in the city. The restriction established in this division (B)(8) shall not apply to any arcade which was issued a license by the city prior to the effective date of this division (B)(8);
(9) The applicant has failed to provide all the information required by § 130.032 of this title, and the Council finds that such failure to provide the requested information prohibits the Council from making a determination of the applicant’s qualifications for an arcade license; and
(10) The proposed arcade would cause the number of presently existing arcades within the city to exceed the ratio of one arcade for every 5,000 population in the city as determined by the latest federal census and the Council finds that the addition of any more arcades would be harmful to the public safety, health, morals or welfare of the city.
(Prior Code, § 40-51) (Ord. 723, passed 2-22-1982; Ord. 724, passed 3-1-1982; Ord. 731, passed 5-24-1982; Ord. 1477, passed 6-17-2019)