[CC 1990 § 17-46; Ord. No. 90 § 1, 6-1-1988; Ord. No. 2012 § 1, 8-19-1996]
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and terms
shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any amusement machine or device operated by means of the
insertion of a coin, token or similar object for the purpose of amusement
or skill and for the playing of which a fee is charged, including,
but not limited to, any such machine or device capable of reproducing
musical sounds.
VENDING MACHINE
Any mechanical electric or electronic, self-service device
which, upon insertion of money, tokens or any other form of payment,
dispenses a product.
[CC 1990 § 17-47; Ord. No. 90 § 2, 6-1-1988; Ord. No. 3221, 1-17-2023]
No person shall exhibit or make available for use, for a consideration, any automatic vending machine defined herein as an amusement, beverage, cigarette, food or any similar machine in any location that does not possess and prominently display a license sticker specifically issued to that machine to which is affixed a stamp for each of every type of vending machine located on the premises. No license shall be granted, or if already granted, renewed, where the premises to be licensed is in violation of Chapter
215 or Chapter
405 of the City of Chesterfield Municipal Code.
[CC 1990 § 17-48; Ord. No. 90 § 3, 6-1-1988; Ord. No. 248 § 1, 2-22-1989; Ord. No. 311 § 1, 6-19-1989; Ord. No. 929 § 1, 7-18-1994]
Before any license shall be issued under this Article, the applicant
shall pay to the Director of Finance of the City the sum of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) per vending machine as an annual license tax for
each vending machine placed in the City of Chesterfield. When any
vending machine license is issued after the 31st day of December of
any year, the fee for the remaining part of the year shall be twelve
dollars fifty cents ($12.50) per machine. Upon payment of the fee
as required above, the Director of Finance shall issue an annual license
sticker. The sticker shall not be transferable or assignable and shall
be applied to the front of the vending machine on the upper right-hand
corner.