[R.O. 1985 § 13-106; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 1943, § 1, 11-22-1983; Ord. No. 3186, § 1, 4-23-1991; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024[1]]
For the purpose of this Division, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
AMUSEMENT CENTER or ARCADE
Any establishment wherein there are more than three (3) mechanical amusement devices permitted to operate.
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
Any place, inside or outside of a building, where any business or occupation licensed by the City is conducted, as well as all parts of the building.
MACHINE
Any machine, table or device, which, upon the insertion of a coin, debit or credit card, swipe card, slug, token, plate, disc, or the use of any other form of currency or contactless payment, is used for vending merchandise, rendering a service or providing food, drinks, or other tangible goods, excluding telephones.
MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any machine, table device, electronic device, or game which, upon the insertion of a coin, debit or credit card, swipe card, slug, token, plate, disc, or the use of any other form of currency or contactless payment, permits a person or operator to use the device as a game; or contest of skill, chance, luck or amusement, whether or not registering a score, which may cause a person or operator of the same to secure some amusement, enjoyment or entertainment, and which is not licensed by either the Missouri Gaming Commission or the Missouri State Lottery Commission. It shall include, but not be limited to, such devices as electronic or mechanical game machines, video game machines, pinball machines, skill ball, bowling machines or any other mechanical or electronic games or operations similar thereto under whatever name they may be indicated.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 5460 also changed the title of this Division from "Coin-Operated Machines" to "Mechanical Amusement Devices And Machines."
[R.O. 1985 § 13-107; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024; Ord. No. 5496, 10-22-2024]
Mechanical amusement devices shall be subject, in addition to any other fees or licenses paid by the owner thereof, to an annual license or sticker fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each mechanical amusement devices.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-108; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
(a) 
The City Clerk shall refuse to approve issuance or renewal of a license for one (1) or more of the following reasons:
(1) 
A false statement as to a material matter made in an application for a license; or
(2) 
Revocation of a license, pursuant to this Division, of the applicant or corporate officer of the applicant within two (2) years preceding the filing of the application.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-109; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
The City Clerk shall not issue or renew a license under this Division and shall suspend or cancel a license if it is determined that the applicant or licensee is indebted to the City for any fee, costs, penalties or delinquent taxes.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-110; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
(a) 
A license issued under this Division:
(1) 
Is effective for a single place of business only;
(2) 
Vests no property right in the licensee except to maintain, display for public patronage and permit the use, for skill or pleasure, of mechanical amusement devices in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Division; and
(3) 
Shall not be assignable or transferable, except where the device is replaced and the remainder of the license previously issued is delivered to the City Clerk at the time application for the replacement license is made.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-111; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
The license or sticker issued by the City Clerk in the case of mechanical amusement devices shall be affixed to each device.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-112; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
A replacement license may be issued for a mechanical amusement device which has been replaced by another device or for a sticker lost, destroyed or mutilated, upon application on a form provided by the City Clerk.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-113; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
(a) 
The Board, after notice to the licensee and a public hearing, may suspend or revoke a license theretofore issued by the City Clerk if it finds one (1) or more of the following:
(1) 
Intentional misstatements, or misleading statements, of fact in the application, not discovered until after the issuance of such license;
(2) 
Revocation of a license, pursuant to this Division, of the applicant or corporate officer of the applicant within two (2) years preceding the filing of the application;
(3) 
Permitting conduct on the licensed premises which would constitute a violation of any State statutes or provisions of this Code or other City ordinances; or
(4) 
Violations of this Division.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-114; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
(a) 
Within thirty (30) days of the expiration of the license, a licensee shall apply to the City Clerk for renewal thereof, on such application form as shall be provided by the City.
(b) 
Renewal applications shall contain the name, address and license number of the licensee's operation, and the licensee shall indicate any changes from the information furnished to the City at the time of the original application.
(c) 
An application for renewal shall be accompanied by an annual license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each mechanical amusement device.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-115; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
All licenses issued pursuant to this Division shall be for a term of one (1) year, ending on July 31 of each year, unless suspended or cancelled earlier. Licenses issued during such one-year term shall not be prorated.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-116; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
(a) 
All mechanical amusement devices and machines, and all premises on which such devices and machines are maintained or exhibited, shall be open to inspection by the Police Department.
(b) 
If the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, shall have reason to believe that any licensee of a mechanical amusement device is guilty of a violation of, or the failure to comply with, any of the provisions of this Division or other ordinances of the City relating to the licensing and exhibiting of such machines and devices, the Chief of Police shall give notice to the licensee of such violations. If the licensee has not, within five (5) days of such notice, ceased such violation, the Chief of Police shall immediately cause a summons to be issued for the violation of this Division, or any other ordinance, relating to the licensing, or exhibiting, of such machines and devices, said summons to be issued to the licensee or licensees.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-117; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 1943, § 2, 11-22-1983; Ord. No. 3186, § 1, 4-23-1991; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
Amusement centers or arcades shall be permitted in the City only as provided in Chapter 26 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
(a) 
No person shall maintain or offer for use by any person any mechanical amusement device that offers a monetary prize to any person regardless of the frequency with which a monetary prize is conferred or the odds of any individual user realizing a monetary prize.
(b) 
For purposes of this Section, the term "monetary prize" means any prize in the form of cash, check, bank transfer, negotiable instrument, store credit, gift card or any ticket or other item that is redeemable for cash, check, bank transfer, negotiable instrument, store credit or gift card.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 13-118, Proximity to schools and residential zones (Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982, as amended; and 13-119, Operation (Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982), were repealed 1-26-2021 by Ord. No. 5127.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-120; Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982; Ord. No. 5460, 5-28-2024]
(a) 
Every business establishment, individual proprietor or other person having any machine or mechanical amusement device on his/her premises shall make a report to the City Clerk showing:
(1) 
The type of machine or device;
(2) 
The coin, token, or payment mechanism used to operate such machine and, if it is a pinball machine or other mechanical amusement device, whether it is capable of taking more than one (1) coin per game; and
(3) 
The name and address, so far as known, of the person owning such machine.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 13-121, Alcoholic beverages; drugs (Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982); and 13-122, Gambling (Ord. No. 1875, § 1, 9-14-1982, as amended), were repealed 1-26-2021 by Ord. No. 5127. Sections 13-123 through 13-135 are reserved for future use.