As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
No person shall operate a public billiard or
pool room unless he first obtains a license therefor as hereinafter
provided in this chapter.
Every applicant for a license shall be at least
18 years of age and a citizen of the United States. The applicant
shall be the actual owner or proprietor of the business for which
he seeks a license.
No license shall be granted under this chapter
covering any new location within 200 feet of the property line of
a school or church edifice. Said 200 feet shall be measured in the
normal way that a pedestrian would properly walk from the nearest
entrance of said church or school to the nearest entrance of the premises
sought to be licensed.
[Amended 4-5-1983 by Ord. No. 83-020]
A. The license fee for each public billiard or pool room
shall be $400 per year or any part thereof.
[Amended 11-25-2003 by Ord. No. 03-070; 11-9-2010 by Ord. No. 10-062; 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-045]
B. The term of the license shall be for the calendar
year. Each license shall expire on December 31 of the year in which
it is issued.
The license shall be issued by the Licensing
Division after approval of the application by the Council.
The license shall be posted in a conspicuous
place in the premises licensed under this chapter.
Every public billiard or pool room licensed
under the provisions of this chapter shall close no later than 1:00
a.m. and shall remain closed until at least 7:00 a.m. No billiards
or pool shall be played between these hours.
Each licensee shall maintain good order and
observe existing laws and shall not harbor or allow persons under
18 years of age to congregate or play in the licensed premises.
Upon application made therefor, in accordance with §
133-6, a license may be transferred from person to person or from one location of business to another upon payment of a fee of $25 after approval of the transfer by the Council.
In the event of the death of a licensee, the
license held by him may be extended to his executor, administrator
or trustee and may be renewed or transferred by said executor, administrator
or trustee.
In addition to the penalty prescribed in §
133-15, any license issued under this chapter may be revoked by the Council for cause, after notice and hearing, and pending such hearing, the license may be suspended.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
or by a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or
any combination thereof. A separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.