§ 5-8. Regulations for commercial table top recreation centers.  


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  • (a)

    A "commercial table top recreation center" is defined as any establishment where table football, table tennis, shuffleboard or any like game or device is displayed for public patronage and where three (3) or more tables for such activity are used.

    (b)

    No person shall operate a commercial table top recreation center, unless a certificate of approval has been issued therefor by the chief of police and unless the following provisions are met:

    (1)

    No alcoholic beverage shall be sold, kept or consumed on the premises, including the parking area belonging to and being a part of the commercial table top recreation center.

    (2)

    All provisions of the city's zoning ordinances are met.

    (3)

    No person under the age of fifteen (15) years shall be allowed to patronize the center's game tables.

    (4)

    The center shall be closed for business between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.; provided, that on Sunday the center shall not be open until 1:00 p.m.

    (5)

    The center shall be illuminated throughout its interior at a level of forty (40) footcandles.

    (6)

    The center shall have and provide permanently maintained off-street parking for personnel and patrons at the rate of one and one-half (1½) parking spaces for each game table or machine displayed, whether in use or not.

    Cross reference— Off-street parking requirements of zoning ordinance, § 45-3001 et seq.

    (7)

    The center shall have a window or windows open to view from a public street, or a way open to the public, having a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet of transparent glass area, which window or windows shall not be permanently covered or otherwise obstructed.

    (c)

    When the chief of police finds that a commercial table top recreation center meets the criteria of this section, a certificate of approval shall be issued by the chief of police. The chief of police may revoke the certificate based upon factual information that the commercial center fails to meet the criteria set forth in this section. Prior to such revocation, the chief of police shall give the proprietor of the center written notice of the intention to revoke such certificate. The proprietor shall have ten (10) days from receipt of such notice to make written application to the chief of police for a hearing on such revocation.

    (d)

    Paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) of subsection (b) of this section shall not be required of any center operating lawfully prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived and paragraphs (3) and (7) of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to a center that is operating legally for a charitable or religious purpose.

    (Ord. No. 1758; Ord. No. 2259, § 2; Code 1961, § 25-33.2)

(Ord. No. 1758; Ord. No. 2259, § 2; Code 1961, § 25-33.2)