[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Neillsville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Title 7, Ch. 5, of the 1985 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT ARCADE
Any premises operated by any organization, whether incorporated or not, which is the owner, lessee, or occupant of a building whose primary purpose or object of its existence or operation is that of providing use of "amusement devices" to the public at retail, and/or any premises operated by any organization, whether incorporated or not, which is the owner, lessee, or occupant of a building the majority of whose gross receipts are derived from the providing of use of "amusement devices" to the public at retail.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any table, platform, mechanical device, or apparatus operated or intended to be operated for amusement, pleasure, test of skill, competition, or sport, the use or operation of which is conditioned upon payment of a consideration either by insertion of coin or token in a slot or otherwise. Such amusement device shall include, but not be limited to, devices commonly known as "baseball," "football," "basketball," "hockey," "pinball," "shuffleboard," "ray guns," "bowling games," "bumper games," "skiball," "electronic video games," and shall also include billiard tables and pool tables (whether coin operated or not). Such definition does not include a bowling alley, juke box or other coin operated music machine or a mechanical children's amusement riding device.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
License required. No person, firm, or corporation shall operate or keep an amusement parlor or arcade, as defined herein, without having obtained and posted on the premises, in plain view, a license to operate such parlor. Application shall be made to the Clerk-Treasurer on the form provided by such office, accompanied by an application fee in an amount as set from time to time by the Common Council, which shall cover the cost of processing the application and shall be non-refundable. This application shall set forth the following information:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant, or, if a partnership, the name and address of all the partners, or, if a corporation, the names and addresses of the principal officers and registered agent thereof, and the name and address of the person who will supervise the game room.
(2) 
The name and addresses of the owners of the amusement devices to be located on the licensed premises, if such owners are different from that of the applicant. If the owners of the amusement devices is a partnership, the names and address of all the partners, or if a corporation, the names and addresses of the principal officers and registered agent thereof.
(3) 
A building plan of the premises to be licensed specifically describing and otherwise showing all dimensions, indicating the intended division of floor space, exits and entrances, the areas to be used for amusement devices, and the common aisles.
(4) 
A site plan of the premises to be licensed which shall include the proposed landscaping for the subject premises, and all the improvements, parking and driveway areas, and landscaping located on property adjacent to and within 20 feet of the property lines of the premises to be licensed.
(5) 
If the applicant operates other game rooms in other areas, the names and address of such other licensed establishments.
(6) 
Such application shall also contain such additional information as the City deems necessary to assist it in determining the qualifications of the applicant for such license.
B. 
Public hearing. The application shall be forwarded to the Common Council which shall hold a public hearing prior to the granting or denial of any amusement parlor license. In reviewing each application, the Common Council shall find:
(1) 
That the establishment, maintenance, or operation of an amusement parlor at the location requested will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort, or general welfare.
(2) 
That the proposed amusement parlor will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purpose already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood.
(3) 
That the establishment of the amusement parlor will not impede the normal orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for uses permitted in the district.
(4) 
That adequate measures have been or will be taken to maintain good order surrounding the location thereof.
C. 
Issuance of license; term. The Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a license upon approval of the application by the Common Council, upon the payment by the applicant of an annual license fee in an amount as set from time to time by the Common Council. All licenses issued herein shall be for one year ending on the 30th day of June and shall not be transferable.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
No premises for which an amusement parlor license has been issued shall be permitted to remain open for the offering of electronic amusement devices to the public at retail between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., except on Friday and Saturday when the closing hours shall be between 12:00 midnight and 10:00 a.m.
B. 
No premises for which an amusement parlor license has been issued and which is less than 1,000 feet from the main entrance of any established public or parochial school shall be permitted to remain open for the offering of amusement devices to the public at retail between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on any day in which such school is in regular session.
C. 
For the purpose of this section the terms "public school" or "parochial school" shall be any institution providing learning facilities for Grades K thru 8. The 1,000-foot distance shall be measured by the shortest route along the highway from the closest point of the main entrance of such school to the main entrance of such premises.
The following general requirements shall apply to all amusement parlors licensed in accordance with this article:
A. 
All amusement parlors shall have an adult supervisor on the premises at all times in which the game room is open to the public.
B. 
Every amusement parlor shall provide an adequate area and number of bicycle racks for the orderly parking of bicycles, which area shall be separate from a required vehicle parking stall and shall be so located as to not occupy any portion of a public sidewalk or to otherwise obstruct pedestrian passage to and from the premises.
C. 
Game rooms licensed herein shall comply with all other building, fire code, and applicable City laws and regulations.
Licenses may be revoked by the Common Council after a hearing, in the event an amusement parlor's location or operation fails to conform to standards provided in this article, or violates any other provision of this Code of Ordinances.
[Adopted 9-10-1986 by Ord. No. 869 (Title 7, Ch. 11, of the 1985 Code)]
The purpose of this article shall be the regulation of vending and video machines to promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Neillsville.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
VENDING MACHINE
A. 
Includes any self-service electrical device offered for public use which upon insertion of a coin, token or other means dispenses candy, nuts, gum or toys or any other edible substance or amusement device.
B. 
"Vending machine," as used in this article, does not include vending machines regulated under Ch. 50, Wis. Stats.
C. 
Newspaper vending machines are specifically excluded.
VIDEO MACHINE
Includes electrical video arcade devices or machines, pinball machines, pool tables or other amusement devices whether or not electrically operated by insertion of coin or token or other means offered for public use.
A. 
Permit required. The owner of any vending machine or video machine located in the City of Neillsville must obtain a permit from the City Clerk-Treasurer for each such vending or video machine. Permits must be prominently displayed on each machine.
B. 
Application for permit. The owner of any vending machine or video machine located or to be located in the City of Neillsville shall apply in writing to the City Clerk-Treasurer on forms to be provided by the Clerk-Treasurer for the necessary permit or permits.
C. 
Issuance and term of permit. Permits for vending or video machines located in the City of Neillsville shall be issued by the Clerk-Treasurer. Each permit shall be issued on the 1st day of January of each year or thereafter when applied for and shall continue in force until the succeeding December 31, unless sooner revoked.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
An annual permit fee for each video or vending machine must accompany the application for permits submitted to the City Clerk-Treasurer; such fee shall be in an amount as set from time to time by the Common Council.
Charitable, nonprofit organizations which own vending or video machines shall not be required to pay the application fee, but must comply with the other provisions of this article.
The owner of any vending machine or video machine who does not have a valid permit may be assessed $25 per day per machine for such time as the machine is operated without a valid permit.