It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain any bowling lanes or to engage in or carry on such business within the City without first having obtained from the Council a permit so to do as provided in this article or without the payment of the license fee required by the provisions of this chapter.
(§§ I and II, Ord. 903)
Any person desiring to conduct or maintain bowling lanes in the City shall make an application in writing to the Council for such permit, giving the name and address of the person proposing to engage in such business and the proposed location of the business.
(§ II, Ord. 903)
Upon proof made that such application conforms with the provisions of this article, the Council shall grant the same and instruct the City Clerk to issue a permit to the applicant, for which permit the City Clerk shall collect the sum of $10 per lane per year, payable in advance.
(§ II, Ord. 903)
Such permit may be revoked at any time for the violation of any of the provisions of this article; provided, however, before such revocation is made, the permittee shall be given a public hearing on 10 days' written notice to him or her of the charges upon which it is proposed to revoke the permit.
(§ II, Ord. 903)
The initial license fee collected from the permittee shall be for a tax period of six months. A penalty of 10% shall be added to all license fees which remain unpaid for more than 30 days after such fees become due.
(§ II, Ord. 903, as amended by § 1, Ord. 415-NS, eff. January 1, 1987)
Bowling lanes shall be conducted, maintained, and operated only within a building or structure of an approved type which conforms with the zoning regulations of the zone in the City within which such building or structure is situated.
(§ III, Ord. 903)
The building or structure in which bowling lanes are conducted or maintained shall be provided with sufficient sound insulation so that the noise peak level at any point of habitation where people sleep shall not be greater than 25 decibels above the threshold of audibility.
(§ IV, Ord. 903)
In addition to the other penalties provided in this article, the violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code.
(§ V, Ord. 903)