It shall be unlawful for any person or business entity that owns an amusement center, save and except religious, charitable or educational organizations authorized under the laws of the state, to operate such business within the city without first having obtained an appropriate license from the city secretary. Application for license shall be made with the city secretary initially and on or before January 1 of each succeeding year. Whoever shall violate this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor under this code.
(Ordinance 366-A, sec. X, adopted 12/21/00)
There is levied an annual license fee on each person or business entity that owns an amusement center within the city. The city secretary is authorized to collect this annual license fee, which shall be due and payable on January 1 of each year. The annual license fee for such a general business shall be as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A to this code.
(Ordinance 366-A, sec. XI, adopted 12/21/00)
Because of the rapid proliferation of such businesses in the city and the observed congestion, late hours, potential for being an attractive nuisance to minors and the questioned legality of such activities, the city council hereby finds that a further proliferation and concentration of such businesses constitutes a nuisance to the health, safety and welfare of the city. Accordingly, subsequent to the passage of this article, no license will be issued for any such establishment unless such is at least one thousand feet (1,000') in a direct line from any of its public entrances to the nearest property line of a church, residence, school or another business entity operating under a license issued under this article. Any businesses existing as of the time of the passage of this article shall be permitted to continue; however, if they should cease operations, or violate any of the provisions of this article or any other applicable city, state or federal law, their license shall be subject to revocation and such may not be renewed unless they meet all provisions of any applicable law, including the above spacing requirements.
(Ordinance 366-A, sec. XII, adopted 12/21/00)
Any license issued pursuant to this article shall be for one (1) year and shall be nontransferable.
(Ordinance 366-A, sec. XIV, adopted 12/21/00)
A license issued pursuant to this article shall at all times be displayed in some conspicuous place within the licensed place of business.
(Ordinance 366-A, sec. XV, adopted 12/21/00)
(a) 
The city council is authorized and empowered to revoke the license of any person licensed under this article, after giving such licensee ten (10) days’ notice of a hearing and after conducting such hearing for the purpose of determining whether such license should be revoked.
(b) 
The power of revocation shall be exercised upon the following grounds only:
(1) 
For the violation of any of the provisions of this article.
(2) 
For knowingly permitting the sale, use or consumption of any alcoholic beverage in or upon the licensed premises.
(3) 
For violation of the prescribed hours of operation provided in this article.
(4) 
For knowingly permitting the presence on the premises of a person under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
(5) 
For knowingly permitting disorderly conduct or immoral practices on the premises.
(6) 
For knowingly permitting the violation of the laws of the state or of this article or any other ordinance of the city.
(7) 
For failure to provide a minimum lighting of thirty (30) footcandles at every point thirty inches (30") above the floor in the parlor.
(8) 
For failure to comply with the regulations of this article relating to minors.
(Ordinance 366-A, sec. XVI, adopted 12/21/00)