As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT ARCADE
Any premises or arcade operated by any organization, whether
incorporated or not, which is the owner, lessee, or occupant of a
building, whose primary purpose or object of its existence or operation
is that of providing amusement devices to the public at retail and/or
any premises operated by any organization, whether incorporated or
not, which is the owner, lessee, or occupant of a building, the majority
of whose gross receipts are derived from the providing of amusement
devices to the public at retail or where six or more amusement devices
are located.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any table, platform, mechanical device, or apparatus operated
or intended to be operated for amusement, pleasure, test of skill,
competition, or sport, the use or operation of which is conditioned
upon payment of a consideration either by insertion of coin or token
in a slot or otherwise. Such amusement device shall include, but not
be limited to, devices commonly known as "baseball," "football," "basketball,"
"hockey," "pinball," "shuffleboard," "ray guns," "bowling games,"
"bumper games," "ski-ball," "electronic video games," and shall also
include billiard tables and pool tables (whether coin-operated or
not). Such definition does not include a bowling alley, jukebox or
other coin-operated music machine or a mechanical children's
amusement riding device.
The hours of operation for amusement arcades shall comply with the hours established in §
290-15A.
The following general requirements shall apply to all amusement
arcades licensed in accordance with this chapter:
A. All amusement arcades shall have an adult supervisor on the premises
at all times in which the game room is open to the public.
B. Every amusement arcade shall provide an adequate area and number
of bicycle racks for the orderly parking of bicycles, which area shall
be separate from a required vehicle parking stall and shall be so
located as to not occupy any portion of a public sidewalk or to otherwise
obstruct pedestrian passage to and from the premises.
C. Game rooms licensed herein shall comply with all other building,
fire code, and applicable City laws and regulations.
D. All arcades shall post rules of nonacceptable patron conduct.
Licenses may be revoked by the Common Council after notice and
public hearing in the event an amusement arcade's location or
operation fails to conform to standards provided in this chapter or
violates any other provision of this Code.