[Amended 1-4-1983 by Ord. No. 4777-83; 4-7-1987 by Ord. No. 5146-87; 7-20-1987 by Ord. No. 5183-87]
A. The annual fees for licenses or renewals of licenses
issued under this chapter due and payable shall be as follows:
[Amended 5-20-1991 by Ord. No. 5495-91; 6-8-2016 by Ord. No.
7299-16]
(1) Billiard room: $60 per non-coin-operated table per annum; and $60
per coin-operated table per annum.
[Amended 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 7813-23]
(2) Poolroom; $50 per non-coin-operated table per annum; and $50 per
coin-operated table per annum.
(4) Bowling alley: $20 per alley, per annum.
B. Duly organized churches having not more than two bowling
alleys are exempted from the payment of any license fee.
[Amended 10-5-1976 by Ord. No. 4361-76]
A. All licenses issued under this chapter shall be posted
and displayed in a conspicuous place in and upon the premises licensed.
B. Billiard rooms and poolrooms shall be permitted to
be opened for business during the following hours only:
(1) Monday through Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
(2) Sunday: 12:00 noon to 3:00 a.m.
C. No playing of cards shall be permitted in any premises
licensed under this chapter as a poolroom or billiard room even if
such cardplaying is for social purposes.
D. All premises licensed under this chapter as a poolroom
or billiard room shall be on the street floor of any building and
shall be so arranged and so lighted that a full view of the interior
may be had from the public thoroughfare or from adjacent rooms to
which the public is admitted at all hours.
E. All premises licensed under this chapter as a poolroom
or billiard room shall be kept clean and well lighted so that the
rear of the premises is plainly visible from the front of the premises.
G. The holder of a license issued under this chapter
for a poolroom or billiard room and his agents, servants and employees,
upon the demand of the Police Department or other law enforcement
agencies, shall hold open the licensed premises for inspection and
supervision by said Police Department or other law enforcement agencies
at all times when said licensed premises are occupied by anyone.
Any license issued under this chapter may be revoked by the Council. If the Council shall determine that there is reasonable grounds to revoke any license, such grounds being the same grounds upon which the Council may refuse to consent to and approve the issuance of such license as set forth in §
163-2 above, it shall cause a notice to be served, in writing, upon the licensee, or other person in charge of the licensed place, citing him to appear before the Council at the time and place designated in the notice, to show cause why such license should not be revoked. Notice may be served upon the licensee by personal service or by registered or certified mail addressed to the licensee's last known address. The licensee shall be afforded a hearing before the Council, prior to the final revocation of his license.
[Amended 5-9-1969 by Ord. No. 3912; 3-17-1970 by Ord. No. 3969; 6-8-2016 by Ord. No. 7299-16]
A. Any person, partnership, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by
one or more of the following:
(1) A fine not exceeding $2,000.
(2) Confinement in the municipal jail or in the county jail for a period
not exceeding 90 days.
(3) A period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
B. The minimum penalty or fine for the violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be $100.
C. Each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and each
day the same is violated shall be deemed and taken to be a separate
and distinct offense.
D. In addition to the foregoing fines or penalties, any person, partnership,
firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter
within one year of the date of a previous violation of the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to be sentenced to an additional
fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine shall not be less than
the minimum nor exceed the maximum fine as set forth above and shall
be calculated separate from the fine imposed for a violation of the
provisions of this chapter.