[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Great
Neck 1-4-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 (Ch.
50 of the 1976 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 575.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck hereby finds that
the unrestricted establishment of commercial game rooms and arcades and the
unrestricted proliferation of amusement devices as incidental uses to permitted
businesses poses a substantial hazard to the peace, comfort, health, safety
and general welfare of the Village residents. Therefore, as an exercise of
its police power, to protect the economic and social welfare and to preserve
the peace, comfort, health, safety and good order of the Village of Great
Neck, the Board of Trustees has adopted this chapter regulating amusement
devices.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any machine, apparatus or contrivance which is used or which may
be used as a game of skill or amusement, wherein or whereby the player initiates,
employs or directs any force or action to, or generated by, the machine, including
but not limited to billiard tables, casino-type games, computerized games,
electronic bowling, electronic shuffleboard, pinball machines, shooting galleries
and skill boards. "Amusement device," for the purpose of this chapter shall
not include bowling alleys and duckpin bowling alleys.
Shall include natural persons and any and all partnerships, joint
ventures, societies, associations or corporations.
Any person who, as the owner, lessee, occupant or bailee, has under
his control a public premises in or at which an amusement device is placed
or kept for operation, maintenance, play or exhibition.
Any public or quasi-public place, building, store or other establishment
where the public may enter.
A.
No public premises in the Village of Great Neck shall
be used for the operation, maintenance or exhibition of an amusement device
except where such amusement device is an accessory use customarily incidental
to a business use permitted on such public premises.
B.
There shall be no more than three amusement devices on
any public premises.
C.
No amusement device shall be located outside of a building
or on a public premises located within any one of the residence districts
of the Village of Great Neck.
No person shall be a proprietor of an amusement device within the Village
of Great Neck without first having obtained a separate annual license pursuant
to this chapter for each such amusement device.
A.
An application for an annual license pursuant to this
chapter shall be made in writing, on forms provided by the Village Clerk,
and shall be filed in the office of the Village Clerk. Such application shall
provide:
(1)
The name and address of the proprietor. If the proprietor
is other than one or more natural person(s), the names and addresses of the
natural persons who are the officers thereof.
(2)
The name and address of the owner of the amusement device.
If the owner is other than one or more natural person(s), the names and addresses
of the natural persons who are the officers thereof.
(3)
The name and addresses of every other person who has
a financial interest in the amusement devices. If any of such persons is other
than one or more natural person(s), the names and addresses of the natural
persons who are the officers thereof.
(4)
The name, type, model, manufacturer and serial number
of the amusement device.
(5)
The public premises, by street address, store number,
if any, and section, block and lot on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map,
where the amusement device will be kept and maintained.
(6)
The number of devices, including the one sought to be
licensed, at the proposed public premises.
(7)
Such other information as the Board of Trustees may,
from time to time, deem necessary and appropriate by resolution or local law.
B.
Each application shall be accompanied by an annual license
fee in such amount as shall be prescribed from time to time by the Board of
Trustees.
[Amended 7-7-1987 by L.L. No. 12-1987; 12-16-2003
by L.L. No. 17-2003]
C.
All annual licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December
of the year in which they were issued.
D.
No annual license shall be granted for a public premises
for which three annual licenses have already been issued.
E.
No annual license shall be issued except where such amusement
device shall be an accessory use to a lawful business, located in a district
zoned for such business, and for which such business a certificate of occupancy
has been issued by the Village.
All amusement devices shall bear metal tags, clearly visible to the
public, identifying the name and address of the owner of the amusement device
in type at least 1/8 inch in height.
All annual licenses shall be conspicuously posted on the public premises.
No prizes in excess of $1 in value or cash awards shall be given to
any person based upon that person's or one or more other persons' operation
of an amusement device or the results shown upon an amusement device.
Any license issued under the provisions of this chapter may be suspended
or revoked by the Board of Trustees if the applicant has violated the provisions
of this chapter or made a false statement on the application for a license
or if the use and operation of the device constitutes a breach of peace or
a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
Any violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than $100 and by not more than $250. Every day that a proprietor keeps or
maintains an amusement device on his premises without an annual license shall
be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
