As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any motion picture, limited entertainment or public entertainment which is characterized by emphasis on the description or depiction of specific anatomical areas or specified sexual activities as defined in Chapter 120 of the Municipal Code, Zoning Code.
[Added 12-12-1995 by Ord. No. 95-417; amended 11-19-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-354; 11-12-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-326[1]]
The premises, including a theater, hall, auditorium, tent,
structure, building or enclosure of any type, yard or lot, on or within
which is offered or operated any amusement game or where the operation
of amusement games is the sole use of the property. This definition
shall not include such premises in which jukeboxes are the only type
of amusement game.
[Amended 5-24-1983 by Ord. No. 83-188; 7-16-1985 by Ord. No. 85-317; 11-19-2002 by Ord. No.
2002-354; 1-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-39[2]]
Any mechanical or electronic device used or designed to be
operated for entertainment or as a game by the insertion of a coin
or slug or payment of consideration of any type or by any means and
shall include the type of mechanical or electronic devices commonly
known as baseball, radio, target gun or similar target, football,
pinball, pool table, snooker table, foosball, television-screen-type
or video games and jukeboxes. The above enumeration shall not be deemed
to be exclusive. This definition does not include any device the possession
or use of which is prohibited by law.
[Amended 5-24-1983 by Ord. No. 83-188; 7-16-1985 by Ord. No. 85-317]
A room, hall, parlor or place of any description in which
billiards are played and which contains three or more billiard tables
or apparatus or paraphernalia for the playing of billiards and which
is conducted as a public place of business for profit.
[Added 4-4-1989 by Ord. No. 89-109]
Any of several games, including but not limited to those
commonly known as "pool," "billiards" or "pocket billiards," played
with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that are driven
with a cue on a billiard table.
[Added 4-4-1989 by Ord. No. 89-109]
A table of oblong or other shape, of conventional or smaller
size with a slate or hard surface covered by a cloth and enclosed
by a raised rim of rubber or similar material for use in playing billiards,
including a coin-operated table.
[Added 4-4-1989 by Ord. No. 89-109]
Any booth, cubicle, stall, room or portion of a room.
[Added 12-12-1995 by Ord. No. 95-417]
Prerecorded music played as a matter of routine and completely
secondary to the principal use of a nonresidential establishment,
which is not audible beyond the property line of the establishment
premises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and not audible
at a distance of 50 feet beyond such property line between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
[Added 11-12-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-326]
Any live or recorded entertainment or music, other than background
entertainment, including but not limited to karaoke, that is completely
secondary to the principal use and that meets the following criteria:
[Added 11-12-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-326]
The entertainment or music must be accessory to the principal
use and may not in any way constitute the primary function of the
operation.
The specific type of entertainment must be listed on the limited
entertainment center license that is issued pursuant to this chapter.
There will be only one performer or performance group.
No dedicated stage nor dance area will be provided, nor will any permanent or temporary change to the approved floor plan be made to accommodate the use. For purposes of this section, "approved floor plan" is defined as the floor plan, seating plan, or other drawings and information that served as the basis for the establishment's latest building permit and maximum occupancy determinations issued pursuant to Chapter 39, Building Code, of the Municipal Code.
No cover charge or fee will be collected.
The entertainment or music must end one hour prior to closing
time.
Any theatrical or musical performance, concert, athletic
contest or game, exhibition, or show, including a disc jockey or a
dedicated dance floor, which is offered, operated, presented or exhibited
to the public. This definition does not include municipal or school
auditoriums, athletic fields, playgrounds, or public parks; nor does
it include limited entertainment or background entertainment as defined
in this section.
[Added 5-24-1983 by Ord.
No. 83-188; amended 11-19-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-354; 11-12-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-326]
The premises, including a tent, structure, building or enclosure
of any type, yard or lot, on or within which is offered, operated,
presented or exhibited to the public any limited entertainment. This
definition shall not include municipal or school auditoriums, athletic
fields or playgrounds or public parks.
[Added 11-12-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-326]
The premises, including a theater, hall, auditorium, tent,
structure, building or enclosure of any type, yard or lot, on or within
which is offered, operated, presented or exhibited to the public any
motion picture or public entertainment. This definition shall not
include municipal or school auditoriums, athletic fields or playgrounds
or public parks.
[Added 5-24-1983 by Ord.
No. 83-188; amended 11-12-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-326]
Includes any motion picture or similar video presentation,
including a videotape, cartoon, slide show or individual mechanical
motion-picture machine commonly known as a "peep show."
[Added 5-24-1983 by Ord. No. 83-188]
Includes any individual, any business enterprise such as
a corporation, partnership, association, trust or firm and any trustee
or receiver.[3]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also changed the title of this Ch. 29 from "Amusements" to its current title.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also stated
that it would apply retroactively to the effective date of Ord. No.
2002-354.
[3]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "public
amusement," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed
5-24-1983 by Ord. No. 83-188.
