No person shall maintain or operate any miniature golf course, any game
of similar nature or character, any roller-skating or ice-skating rink, any
tennis court or other indoor recreational or amusement facility within the
Borough unless such person shall first have obtained a license for such purpose
from the Mayor and Council of the Borough.
[Amended 6-20-2000 by Ord. No. 17-00; 12-19-2006
by Ord. No. 33-06]
The Mayor and Council may, after application in an acceptable manner and form, grant a license to operate any amusement or recreational facility as defined in §
77-1 for a term not exceeding one year from the date of the issuance of such license. The fee for licenses covered by this Code is $200 annually.
The Mayor and Council may, at its discretion, as a contingency for the
issuance of such license, require that the licensee maintain safety standards
and apparatus necessary to protect the users of the facility. Periodic inspections
of such facility shall be made to ensure compliance with the license requirements
so as to ensure the public health, safety and welfare of the users of the
facility.
No person operating a licensed facility shall make, suffer or permit
any improper noise or any disturbance on the premises occupied. Such person
shall not block or obstruct any sidewalk or roadway adjacent to the premises
so occupied or use or permit or suffer the same to be done. No person shall
violate any of the terms of the license as issued pursuant to this chapter,
and such person shall keep such license posted in such facility at all times.
The Mayor and Council shall have the right to revoke any license issued
under this chapter for any violation of this chapter or for the violation
of this Code or any other ordinance of the Borough.
[Amended 2-16-1988 by Ord. No. 3-88]
Any person violating a provision of this chapter by operating a facility encompassed by this chapter without a license shall be punished as set forth in Chapter
1, §
1-16, of this Code.