Village of Coal City, IL Article III Billiard Halls and Bowling Alleys

§ 113-50 License required; application; fee.

A. No person shall use, maintain, or conduct any public place for the playing of billiards, pool, or kindred games on billiard tables or supply, conduct, or offer for the use of the public any hall or bowling alley without having obtained a license therefor.

B. The license fee for the operation of a pool and billiard hall shall be $50 per year plus an additional fee of $25 per year per table where more than two billiard or pool tables are used on the licensed premises.

[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]

C. The licensee fee for operation of a bowling alley shall be $150 per year.

D. An application for a license should be made to the President, and on his or her approval of the application the license shall be issued and shall permit the operation of the pool and billiard hall or bowling alley.

§ 113-51 Minors restricted.

A. No minor under the age of 18 years shall under any circumstances frequent, loiter, go to, or remain in any pool and billiard halls licensed hereunder unless it be on some lawful errand and sent by the direction and with consent and knowledge of the parent, guardian, or other person having the lawful custody of the minor. It shall be unlawful to permit any minor to frequent, loiter, or remain within the hall in violation of this section.

B. No minor under the age of 12 years shall under any circumstances frequent, loiter, go to, or remain in any bowling alley licensed hereunder at any time except when sent by or with the knowledge and consent of the parent or guardian of the child. It shall be unlawful for the proprietor of any bowling alley to allow or permit any minor to frequent, loiter, or remain within the place in violation of the provisions of this section.

§ 113-52 Sanitary conditions.

All billiard halls or bowling alleys shall be kept in a clean, healthful, and sanitary condition and shall comply with all ordinances now in force or which shall be hereinafter enacted regulating the same.

§ 113-53 Hours of operation.

It shall be unlawful to operate a public pool or billiard hall or bowling alley or make the same available for business use between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. on any weekday, or between 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on any Sunday. However, this section is not to be construed to prohibit regular employees from performing necessary work in or upon the premises.