[R.O. 2011 §610.010; CC 1971 §15.1; Ord. No. 74-5 §§1 — 3, 2-5-1974]
A. 
All persons keeping or permitting to be kept in premises under their control any billiard or pool table for use by members of the general public shall comply in all respects with the following:
1. 
All such rooms shall be kept well-lighted during all times that said tables shall be either in use or available for use by members of the public.
2. 
No gambling of any sort shall be permitted in the room in which such tables are kept, nor shall any betting be permitted in connection with the use of such tables.
3. 
In the event that any of said tables are kept in a room, building or establishment which adjoins and connects with, by a door or other passage, an establishment, building or room where intoxicating liquor is sold, minors under the age of eighteen (18) years shall not be permitted to use such tables unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
B. 
Any person violating the terms of this Section shall be subject to arrest and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or ninety (90) days imprisonment in the City Jail, or by both such fine or imprisonment and costs.
C. 
In addition to the penalty above provided for, any person found guilty of violating the terms of this Section who may be the holder of a license for any billiard or pool table in the City of Riverside, Missouri, may also suffer revocation of such license upon motion made and carried by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside, Missouri.
[R.O. 2011 §610.020; CC 1971 §15.2]
A. 
It is hereby decreed to be unlawful for any person to operate any rifle, shotgun or projectile weapon range within the City of Riverside, Missouri, except at such locations and under such conditions as may be approved by the Board of Aldermen. Any such ranges now in operation shall be allowed to continue as long as such rifle or shotgun range is operated at the present location and so long as it does not endanger the life, property or general welfare of the citizens of the City of Riverside and does not constitute a public nuisance.
B. 
For the purpose of this Section any operation wherein clay pigeons or other similar targets are destroyed by gunfire shall be considered to be either a shotgun or rifle range.
[R.O. 2011 §610.030; CC 1971 §15.5; Ord. No. 85-43 §§I — III, 10-8-1985]
A. 
All persons, corporations or other legal entities operating a business establishment in which the game of Bingo is conducted and played on its premises shall comply in all respects with the following regulations enacted pursuant to the police power of the City of Riverside, Missouri:
1. 
The game of Bingo may only be played on said premises between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 10:30 P.M. No activity other than maintenance, clean up and set up for operation shall be permitted during the hours that the premises are closed. No person other than a permit holder or an employee of a permit holder shall be present on the premises during the time the premises are closed.
2. 
The number of Bingo days conducted by the owner of said business establishment shall be limited to one (1) day per week; provided however, that the owner of the business establishment may lease the premises to other individuals licensed to conduct Bingo games for the conduct of Bingo games; except that, under no circumstances may Bingo games be conducted on any single premises or location more than four (4) times during any one (1) week. No other activities other than Bingo games and the concessions associated therewith shall take place in the permitted premises.
3. 
The person, corporation or other legal entity owning or operating the business establishment shall not allow any controlled substances or alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold on the premises or brought onto the premises by patrons, customers, or other individuals entering the premises.
4. 
The business establishment shall have a maximum occupancy of one (1) person per twenty (20) square feet of seating.
5. 
The person, corporation or other legal entity owning or operating the business establishment shall maintain appropriate access to insure that emergency vehicles can have full and complete access to any and all buildings located on said premises.
6. 
The person, corporation or other legal entity owning or operating the business establishment may not allow the establishment to generate excessive noise such that persons in residential areas of the City are disturbed.
7. 
There shall be no Bingo games played for cash prizes other than provided by State law.
8. 
Licensee shall provide both inside and outside security during hours of operation.
B. 
The Chief of Police shall be charged with the duty and authority to enforce the provisions of this Section and to report any violations thereof.
[Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
[R.O. 2011 §610.040; CC 1971 §15.4; Ord. No. 89-50 §1, 8-1-1989; Ord. No. 1013 §1, 5-18-2010]
A. 
All persons, corporations or other legal entities owning or operating a business establishment which includes a roller skating rink shall comply in all respects with the following regulations enacted pursuant to the police power of the City of Riverside, Missouri.
1. 
The business establishment shall have a maximum occupancy as set forth in the fire code adopted by the City, as amended from time to time.
2. 
The person, corporation or other legal entity owning or operating the business establishment shall not allow any controlled substances or alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold on the premises or brought onto the premises by patrons, customers, or other individuals entering the premises; provided that nothing contained herein shall prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons over the age of twenty-one (21) during any special event for which the owner has been issued a liquor license, nor shall it prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages at private parties not open to the public and at which:
a. 
Alcohol is not sold;
b. 
The persons consuming such alcohol are over the age of twenty-one (21); and
c. 
The majority of persons attending such event are over the age of twenty-one (21).
3. 
The person, corporation or other legal entity owning or operating the business establishment shall act to maintain order and prevent loitering in the parking areas located on said premises and shall prevent individuals from remaining in said parking areas for an unreasonable time after the closing time each night.
4. 
The person, corporation or other legal entity owning or operating the business establishment shall maintain appropriate access to insure that emergency vehicles can have full and complete access to any and all buildings located on said premises.
5. 
The person, corporation or other legal entity owning or operating the business establishment shall operate the business in such manner as to prevent any common law nuisance to other residents of the City including, but not limited to, nuisance created by noise, criminal activity or indecent exposure on or about the premises.
B. 
The Chief of Police shall be charged with the duty and authority to enforce the provisions of this Section and to report any violations thereof.
[Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
[R.O. 2011 §610.050; CC 1971 §15.3(1); Ord. No. 81-34 §1, 10-13-1981]
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of keeping, operating, or exhibiting coin-operated amusement devices without first obtaining a license for each individual coin-operated amusement device and if so qualifying for an additional coin-operated amusement arcade license for which said license or licenses shall be issued by the City to such person, firm or corporation upon proper application being made therefor and payment of the license fee prescribed by the Board of Aldermen. No such license shall be transferable or assignable. Each license that is issued to a designated address or location shall not be used for any other location within the City of Riverside unless application for a different designated address shall first have been made to the Board of Aldermen and permission granted by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2011 §610.060; CC 1971 §15.3(2); Ord. No. 81-34 §2, 10-13-1981; Ord. No. 2008-80 §5, 7-2-2008]
For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall be deemed to have the meanings indicated below:
ARCADE
Applies to any premises where three (3) or more coin-operated amusement devices are exhibited or maintained for operation.
ARCADE OPERATOR
Includes any person who exhibits or maintains for operation three (3) or more coin-operated amusement devices on the same premises within the City.
COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Includes pinball machines, marble machines, pool tables, coin-operated shuffleboards, video games and any other devices operated by the insertion of a coin, disc or other insertion piece, whether or not manipulated by the operator, and which operate for the amusement of the operator, whether or not by registering a score. It shall not include "slot machines", "claw machines", or machines prohibited by State law, nor shall it include machines licensed by the Missouri Gaming Commission, nor shall it include machines or devices used bona fide and solely for the vending of cigarettes, food confections, merchandise, juke boxes or coin-operated radio or television devices in a private room of a hotel or motel.
EXHIBITOR
Includes any person who exhibits or maintains for operation one (1) or more coin-operated amusement devices within the City.
OTHER COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICES
Includes all devices not specifically defined herein.
PERSON
Any person, firm, corporation or association which exhibits or maintains for operation one (1) or more coin-operated amusement devices.
[R.O. 2011 §610.070; CC 1971 §15.3(3); Ord. No. 81-34 §3, 10-13-1981; Ord. No. 2008-80 §6, 7-2-2008]
A. 
No license shall be issued for any coin-operated amusement device which is so constructed as to make possible, either directly or by use of an adjustment, the return of cash, tickets, discs or other tokens or certificates of any kind to a player operating the same, whether or not such tokens or certificates have value of any kind. Only machines operated exclusively for the amusement provided by the operation thereof shall be licensed and no machine shall return or no exhibitor shall offer to give any reward or thing of value as reward for the making of any score or accomplishing any result in the playing of the machine, except that, as a reward for his/her skill, the player may be given free plays. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to holders of a gaming license issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission.
B. 
Slot Machines, Similar Devices. Unless licensed by the Missouri Gaming Commission, machines commonly known as "slot machines", "claw machines" and other similar machines shall not be licensed nor shall their use be permitted in any place for which a license is issued.
C. 
No exhibitor, arcade operator or agent thereof shall knowingly allow gambling among customers or other persons on the premises for which a license has been issued.
[R.O. 2011 §610.080; CC 1971 §15.3(4); Ord. No. 81-34 §4, 10-13-1981]
A. 
For each coin-operated amusement device the exhibitor shall be required to obtain a license as required by Section 605.010 of this Code.
B. 
Any person exhibiting or maintaining for operation three (3) or more coin-operated amusement devices at one (1) location shall in addition to the license required for each coin-operated amusement device be required to purchase an occupational license for maintaining a coin-operated amusement arcade as required by Section 605.010 of this Code.
[R.O. 2011 §610.090; CC 1971 §15.3(5); Ord. No. 81-34 §5, 10-13-1981]
A. 
The application for a license under the provisions of this Article shall be made on forms provided by the City Clerk and shall include the following information:
1. 
Name, home address, age, and date of birth of the applicant.
2. 
Business address of the place in which the coin-operated amusement device or devices will be located and the phone number of said business.
3. 
A description of each device to be licensed for the premise, its trade or popular name, mechanical or electronic features, and the owner of the machine if other than applicant.
B. 
No license shall be issued to any applicant unless that individual is at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older, of good moral character and has never been convicted of a felony.
[R.O. 2011 §610.100; CC 1971 §15.3(6); Ord. No. 81-34 §6, 10-13-1981]
A. 
The license required for each individual coin-operated amusement device shall be displayed conspicuously near the individual device(s) covered therein.
B. 
Any establishment exhibiting or maintaining for operation three (3) or more individual coin-operated amusement devices on the same premises shall be required to obtain an additional license for a coin-operated amusement arcade and said license shall be displayed permanently at a conspicuous location on the premises.
[R.O. 2011 §610.110; CC 1971 §15.3(7); Ord. No. 81-34 §7, 10-13-1981]
A. 
No coin-operated amusement device or arcade shall be operated so as to constitute a public nuisance.
B. 
It shall be the duty of the licensee to maintain order and prevent loitering on the premises where any licensed device is exhibited or maintained for operation.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the licensee to see that the premises on which a licensed device is exhibited or maintained for operation do not become overcrowded so as to constitute a hazard to the health and safety of the persons therein.
D. 
The license(s) required and described in this Article shall be purely a personal privilege and shall not constitute a property nor shall any license granted be transferable to any other person, premise or device.
E. 
There shall be a minimum of two hundred (200) square feet floor space allotted for each coin-operated amusement device exhibited or maintained for operation on the premises for which a license is granted.
F. 
The premises where coin-operated amusement devices are exhibited or maintained for operation shall at all times during business hours have an attendant present who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, of good moral character, and has never been convicted of a felony.
G. 
It shall be the duty of the exhibitor or arcade operator to provide separate restrooms for each sex on the premises for which a license is granted.
H. 
The permissible hours of operation for any premises qualifying as a coin-operated amusement arcade shall be between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. Sunday through Thursday and 10:00 A.M. and 11:30 P.M. on Friday and Saturday.
I. 
No arcade operator shall allow any controlled substances or alcoholic beverages to be bought or sold on the premises for which a license has been granted.
J. 
It shall be the duty of the exhibitor or arcade operator to provide parking space for the premises in compliance with the Zoning Code of the City of Riverside.
[R.O. 2011 §610.120; CC 1971 §15.3(8); Ord. No. 81-34 §8, 10-13-1981; Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
The Chief of Police shall be charged with the duty and authority to enforce the provisions of this Article and to report any violations thereof.
[R.O. 2011 §610.130; CC 1971 §15.3(9); Ord. No. 81-34 §9, 10-13-1981]
A. 
Licenses issued under the provisions of this Article may be suspended or revoked by the Mayor or Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside for any of the following causes:
1. 
Fraud, misrepresentation or any false statement contained in the application.
2. 
Any violation of the provisions of this Article.
3. 
Conducting the business licensed under the provisions of this Article in an unlawful manner or in such manner to constitute a breach of the peace or be detrimental to the public health, encourage juvenile delinquency, or constitute a breach of rules of safety, morals or welfare.
[R.O. 2011 §610.140; CC 1971 §15.3(10); Ord. No. 81-34 §10, 10-13-1981; Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]
If the Chief of Police shall have reason to believe any amusement device is used as a gambling device, such device may be seized by the Police and impounded, and if upon trial for allowing it to be used as a gambling device and said exhibitor is found guilty, such device shall be destroyed by the Police.
[R.O. 2011 §610.150; CC 1971 §15.3(11); Ord. No. 81-34 §11, 10-13-1981]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article, shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in the City Jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each violation or failure to comply with the provisions shall constitute a separate ordinance violation and shall be punished as above indicated.