[Amended 10-27-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014; 1-12-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Any person, partnership or corporation intending to operate
an amusement center or place of amusement in the Village of Central
Square shall first secure a license to do so by filing with the Village
Clerk a written application and license fee per the fee schedule in
the form of cash or a certified or bank check payable to the Village
of Central Square. The application shall contain the following information:
A. The address of the premises proposed to be licensed.
B. Name, residence address and business address of the owner of the
building or premises upon or in which it is proposed to operate such
amusement center.
C. Name, residence address and business address of the proprietor and/or
manager who is intending to operate such amusement center.
D. Age and record of criminal convictions, if any, of each such proprietor,
manager and/or employee to be employed upon such premises.
E. Name and address of the owner of each coin-operated device or amusement
to be used in such amusement center or place of amusement, together
with record of criminal convictions, if any, of such owner.
F. To scale, sketch or drawing of the interior of such proposed amusement
center indicating location of exits, windows, rest rooms, and placement
and type of each amusement device to be located in such premises.
G. If premises to be licensed are leased, copy of lease covering the
premises to be furnished.
H. Name and proportionate amount of financial funding to be provided
by each person, partnership or corporation directly or indirectly
connected with such amusement center as owner, proprietor and/or manager.
I. Additional information to clarify any of the above requirements and
also to determine the interest of any other person, directly or indirectly
interested, in the equipment or center.
[Amended 10-27-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014; 1-12-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Upon receiving such application, the Village Clerk shall present
the same to the Board of Trustees at its next regular or special Board
meeting for its consideration. The Board of Trustees shall review
such application and shall make and file in its minutes a decision
to grant or reject such application within five days of the presentation
of such application. The Village Clerk shall immediately thereafter
notify such applicant of the Board's decision.
Such license, once issued, shall not be transferable
and each new owner or proprietor shall be required to be licensed
and to maintain and display such license in a manner open to public
view on the licensed premises before the commencement of business
in such amusement center.
[Amended 10-27-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014; 1-12-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Such license shall be renewable on June 1 of each year. To secure
renewal of such license, the license must make written application
in the form of a request for renewal to the Village Board of Trustees
at least 10 days before the expiration of such license. Such request
shall be accompanied by the payment per the fee schedule in the form
of cash or a certified or bank check payable to the Village of Central
Square.
In the event a license under this chapter is
granted at any time after June 1 of any year, the amount of such license
fee shall be decreased proportionately to the remaining months of
the license year.