[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Long Beach as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-2-1974 as § 4-6
of the 1974 Code]
[Amended 7-18-1997 by Ord. No. 97-16C]
It shall be unlawful for any person to own or operate within this township any amusement game or games, as the terms are defined by the Amusement Games Licensing Law (Chapter 109, P.L. 1959),[1] whether the game is skill or chance, or both and whether the game is played and operated with or without numbers or figures, without first having obtained a license from the Board of Commissioners of the township. The license shall be issued pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the Amusement Games Licensing Law (Chapter 109, P.L. 1959) and Chapter 205, Zoning.[2]
[Amended 11-6-2009 by Ord. No. 09-30C]
A.
Each applicant
for a license shall file with the Township Clerk a written application
in a form as prescribed by and in accordance with the Amusement Games
Licensing Law, as amended and supplemented, and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Amusement Games Control Commissioner of the State
of New Jersey.
B.
Part of
the application process shall be fingerprinting and an NJSBI check
with the applicable fee paid through the LBT Police Department who
shall process same. Those required to apply for these procedures shall
be, according to New Jersey Statutes and the New Jersey Attorney's
Office, any and all applicants, officers, directors and stockholders
holding 5% or more of capital stock of any corporation, as well as
members, as the case may be, of any partnership, association and/or
organization applicant.
[Added 11-6-2009 by Ord. No. 09-30C]
[Amended 11-15-1985 by Ord. No. 85-20C]
A.
The annual fees for each type of license to be issued
hereunder shall be as follows, and the fees shall accompany the application
for the licenses:
B.
Each applicant shall pay a fee of $5, for fingerprinting
and issuance of identification cards under the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Amusement Games Control Commissioner, for each
licensee and employee of the licensee.
The Board of Commissioners of the township shall
have and exercise control and supervision over all amusement games
held, operated or conducted under such license with all the powers
authorized or granted to it under the Amusement Games Licensing Law
and all amendments and supplements thereto and the rules and regulations
of the State Amusement Games Control Commissioner.
In the event that any licensee shall violate
any of the provisions of this article or the Amusement Games Licensing
Law or the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Amusement
Games Control Commissioner or the terms of the license, the licensee
shall be a disorderly person and if convicted as such, shall, in addition
to suffering any other penalties which may be imposed, forfeit any
license issued to the licensee under this article.
[Added 7-18-1997 by Ord. No. 97-16C]
[Adopted 3-18-1983 as Ord. No. 83-4C]
It shall be unlawful to install, maintain, operate or permit to be installed, maintained or operated any video amusement device in any commercial or business establishment in the Township of Long Beach without first having secured a license therefor pursuant to Chapter 111, Licensing, of this Code.
Video amusement devices may be licensed only
in accordance with the following standards:
A.
In any commercial or business establishment permitted
by the zoning laws of the Township of Long Beach to operate as an
amusement arcade and licensed as such, video amusement devices shall
be permitted to be installed without limitation as to number, provided
only that the installation shall conform with fire and safety standards
in order that the operating premises shall provide adequate means
of egress in the event of fire or other emergency.
B.
In any commercial or business establishment not licensed
as an amusement arcade, one video amusement device shall be permitted
where the business or commercial establishment is 500 square feet
or less in size. An additional amusement device shall be permitted
for every additional 250 square feet of floor area opened to the public
in excess of 500 square feet; provided, however, that in no event
shall any commercial establishment, other than those licensed as amusement
arcades, be permitted more than three video amusement devices.
C.
The square footage requirements hereinabove set forth
shall be calculated considering only that area of the commercial or
business establishment specifically used for commercial purposes and
open to the public. The phrase "open to the public" shall mean floor
area to which the public has free and unobstructed access of travel.
The license fee for each video amusement device
shall be $100.
