[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Littleton 4-12-1982. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Application for a license for any automatic amusement device(s) shall be made, in writing, on forms approved by the Board.
No application shall be considered unless the applicant is the owner of the premises where such device(s) is sought to be located.
No application shall be considered unless the owner of the premises where the device(s) is to be located is also the owner of said device(s).
Upon approval of licensure by the Board of Selectmen, the applicant shall remit a fee of $20 per device licensed.
All applications shall be forwarded to the Chief of Police for his review and findings, which shall be forwarded to the Board in writing.
When application is received by the Board on the required form, the Board shall cause a legal notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town at least one time, and not more than two times, and at least seven days prior to the date set by the Board for a public hearing on said application.
The applicant shall remit to the Town the actual cost of advertising the legal notice set forth in § SR2-7 above. No license shall be issued until payment of such costs has been received and acknowledged by the Board.
A floor plan shall be submitted indicating the proposed location of the device(s) as well as the location of exits and all permanent furnishings and obstructions. Floor plans shall be reviewed by the Firesafety Inspector and the Building Inspector.
No owner, operator, employee thereof or any person in charge shall allow any minor under 18 years of age to play or use any such mechanical, electronic game or other game(s) during the academic school year for the Littleton public schools between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., except during school holidays and on Saturday and Sunday, nor between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and all days preceding school days nor between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m. on all other days.
No such device(s) shall be licensed if the Board determines, in its sole discretion, that such licensure is not in the best interest of the Town or is likely to constitute a public nuisance or is likely to result in a detriment to the abutting neighborhood or to the general vicinity in which such device(s) is to be located.
Any entity as set forth in § SR2-10 found to be in violation of any provisions of these regulations shall be liable for a fine of $200 per day, payable to the Town. Each day that such violation continues constitutes a new violation of these regulations.
Each and every section of these regulations shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the Board, whose determination of compliance shall be final. The Board reserves its right to reject or deny any application.