The provisions of this chapter are designed
to promote and protect the health, safety, morals, and general welfare
of the residents of the Borough of Silverdale by regulating the installation
and operation of amusement devices within the Borough. It is intended
to protect property values, create a more-attractive economic and
business climate, enhance and protect the physical appearance of the
community, reduce hazards and curb the deterioration of community
environment.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any automatic, mechanical, electric, or electronic machine
or device used or designed to be operated as a game, or for entertainment
or amusement, by the insertion of a coin, token, key, money, or other
article or by the payment of money to have it activated. This definition
shall not include the following devices:
D.
Merchandise machines which dispense beverages,
food, toilet articles or other tangible personal property.
F.
Any game or device maintained within a residence
for the sole use of the occupants thereof and their guests.
No person, firm, association, corporation or
other entity shall place, possess, keep, maintain, exhibit, use or
operate, or permit to be placed, possessed, kept, maintained, exhibited,
used or operated, any amusement device in or upon any building, premises,
store or other public or quasi-public place in their possession or
under their control within the Borough of Silverdale without first
obtaining a license therefor.
No more than two amusement devices shall be
licensed under this chapter for maintenance, exhibition or use in
or upon the store or other place at any one time.
A license may be transferred to another qualified
owner by the license holder within the calendar year of issuance upon
submission of a new application for a transfer license from the Borough
and paying the sum therefor as set forth from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council.
[Amended 7-6-1987 by Ord. No. 192]
An amusement device license may be issued only for a building, premises, store or other public or quasi-public place located within an R-C Residence-Commercial District, subject to compliance with the terms and provisions of Chapter
340, Zoning, pertaining to amusement devices.
Any person, firm, association, corporation or
other entity who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$600, and costs of prosecution, for each violation or, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not
more than 30 days for each violation.