The provisions of this chapter are designed to promote and protect
the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the residents of
the Township of Upper Moreland by regulating the installation and
operation of amusement games within the Township.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT GAME
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, money or other article,
or by the payment of money to have it activated. This definition shall
not include the following:
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 game in or upon any building, premises, store or other
public or quasi-public place in their possession or under their control
within the Township of Upper Moreland without first obtaining a license
therefor.
The number of amusement games permitted in any one building,
premises, store or other public or quasi-public place shall be limited
to three unless a special exception has been granted by the Zoning
Hearing Board in conformance with the provisions of the Upper Moreland
Township Zoning Code.
An amusement game license may be issued for a building, premises,
store or other public or quasi-public place located within the following
zoning districts only:
A. Commercial Core (CC) District.
B. Commercial (C-1) District.
C. Commercial (C-2) District.
D. Shopping Center (SC) District.
No amusement game shall be licensed, placed, possessed, kept,
maintained, exhibited, used or operated in any location, the entrance
or exit to which is within 600 feet of any entrance to or exit from
any school, park, playground or church or within 300 feet of any residential
zoning district.