[Added 4-4-1989 by Ord. No. 89-109[1]]
No person shall maintain or operate a billiard
room within the City of Rochester without first having obtained a
billiard room license. A person who has obtained a billiard room license
shall not also be required to obtain an amusement center license for
the billiard room.
A.
An application for a billiard room license shall be
made to the City of Rochester, City Clerk's office, on forms prescribed
by the Chief of Police.
[Amended 5-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-155]
B.
Upon receipt of an application for a billiard room
license, and after approval for Zoning Code compliance by the Manager
of Zoning, the Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development
and the Fire Chief shall cause an inspection of the premises to be
made to determine whether the applicant is complying with the laws
and ordinances which they are charged with enforcing, and said Commissioner
and Fire Chief and members of their staffs shall have the right to
enter upon any premises for which a billiard room license is sought
for the purpose of making such an inspection during normal business
hours.
[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-179; 6-20-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-170]
C.
Upon receipt of the application for the billiard room
license, the Chief of Police shall cause an inspection to be made
of the premises to determine whether public safety problems exist
on the premises, and the Chief of Police shall cause an investigation
to be made of the background of the owner and the operator of the
room. The Chief of Police and his or her representatives shall have
the right to enter upon such premises for the purpose of making such
inspections during normal business hours. Further inspections of the
premises may be made after a license has been issued to ensure compliance
with laws and ordinances relating to billiard rooms.
[Amended 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-22]
D.
Except as provided in New York Correction Law, Article
23-A, no billiard room license shall be issued to any person who has
pled guilty to or has been convicted of any crime.
E.
The Chief of Police may promulgate rules and regulations
to govern the operation of billiard rooms so as to provide for the
orderly operation of the rooms and to ensure the public safety and
the peace and tranquillity of the neighborhood where the rooms are
located.
F.
No billiard room license shall be issued to any person
against whom judgment has been rendered by the Municipal Code Violations
Bureau in response to a complaint charging a violation of any section
of this chapter, which judgment has not been satisfied.
A.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall
comply with all provisions of federal, state and local laws and ordinances
relating to the conduct of business and the use and maintenance of
the premises.
B.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall
comply with all the notices, orders, decisions and rules and regulations
made by the Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Commissioner of Neighborhood
and Business Development and the Manager of Zoning governing the occupation
and use of said premises.
[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-179; 6-20-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-170]
C.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall
cause the billiard room license to be posted in a conspicuous place
on the premises of the billiard room.
D.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall
not permit at any time a greater number of persons on the premises
than the capacity approved by the Department of Neighborhood and Business
Development and set forth on the billiard room license.
[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-179]
E.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall
not suffer or permit any minor under the age of 16 years to enter
or remain in the billiard room unless accompanied by a parent or legally
appointed guardian.
F.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall
be of good moral character and a fit and proper person to hold a license
and shall maintain good order on the premises at all times. The lack
of good order on the premises shall include, but not be limited to,
the following;
G.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall
not keep such billiard room open or operate the same after the hour
of 12:00 midnight and before 7:00 a.m. the next morning.
A.
The annual fee for a billiard room license shall be
$250.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-257; 5-12-1992 by Ord. No. 92-175; 6-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-171; 6-18-1996 by Ord. No. 96-206; 6-18-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-201]
B.
Payment of the fee shall be due upon application for
the license.
[Amended 6-18-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-201]
C.
The fee for replacement of a billiard room license
which has been lost or destroyed shall be $10.
[Amended 6-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-171]
[Amended 6-18-1996 by Ord. No. 96-206]
Billiard room licenses shall expire on January
31 of each year. Fees for renewal of a billiard room license expiring
in 1996 shall be prorated on a semiannual basis.