[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township
of East China 7-18-1983 by Ord. No. 135
(Ch. 3-05 of the 1980 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Game devices shall be registered and arcades licensed and regulated
in the Charter Township of East China for the protection and benefit of the
health, welfare and safety of the residents of the Township.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed them by this section:
Any place open to the public in which three or more game devices
are located for public use.
Any machine or device, including but not limited to pinball machines,
video and electronic games, operated by means of insertion of a token, coin
or similar object or for a consideration paid to the owner or custodian thereof
for the purpose of a game or contest of skill or amusement.
[Amended 2-4-1985 by Ord. No. 144]
A.
Requirement established. No game device will be operated
in the Charter Township of East China in any location open to the public unless
the owner, licensee or custodian thereof has registered the same with the
Township Clerk and obtained the certificate of registration required by this
chapter and conspicuously displays the said certificate of registration at
all times on the premises.
B.
Number of devices authorized. The certificate of registration
shall indicate the total number of devices located on the subject premises,
and the total number of devices actually on the premises shall at no time
exceed the total number of devices authorized by the certificate of registration.
C.
Records maintained by Clerk. As a condition of issuance
of the certificate of registration, the Clerk shall be provided the name and
address of the owner or lessee of the subject premises, and the manufacturer
and serial number of each device located upon the premises at the time of
issuance of the certificate of registration. Any addition or deletion of devices
subsequent to the issuance of the certificate of registration shall be provided
to the Clerk.
D.
Expiration. Certificates of registration shall expire
on December 31 of each year.
A.
Requirement established. No person shall establish or
operate an arcade in the Charter Township of East China unless a license required
by this chapter has been issued and is conspicuously displayed at all times
on the premises, together with a valid certificate of registration as required
by this chapter.
[Amended 2-4-1985 by Ord. No. 144]
B.
Application. Application for an arcade license shall
be made to the Township Clerk upon forms provided by the Clerk which shall
include the following information:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
If the applicant is a corporation, partnership, or other organization, the
names, addresses and telephone numbers of the officers and the owners of more
than a ten-percent interest therein shall be given;
(2)
Whether any person named or required to be named on the
application has ever been convicted of a crime and, if so, the nature of the
offense.
C.
Proof of insurance. Each applicant for a license shall
file with the Township Clerk a public liability and property damage insurance
policy in the amount of $100,000 for injury to or death of any one person
and in the amount of $300,000 for injury to or death of more than one person
and in the amount of $50,000 for damages to property. Such insurance shall
be written by an insurance carrier duly licensed to conduct business in the
State of Michigan and shall be kept and maintained in continuous force and
effect as long as the applicant shall be licensed under this chapter. Such
policy shall contain an endorsement that any cancellation shall not take effect
until 10 days’ notice in writing has been given to the Township Clerk.
D.
Restrictions. No license shall be issued to any applicant
when a person named or required to be named on the application:
E.
Fees. [1]
[Amended 2-4-1985 by Ord. No. 144]
(1)
Arcade license. The annual fee for each license for an
arcade shall be in the amount set by resolution of the Board of Trustees,
payable to the Township.
(2)
Each game device. A fee in the amount set by resolution
of the Board of Trustees shall be paid for each game device actually located
on the premises, payable to the Township.
F.
Inspection for conformance. Upon receipt of the completed
application and the license fee, the Clerk shall cause an inspection of the
premises to be made by the Township Ordinance Enforcement Officer and Fire
Department to insure that it conforms to all applicable Township codes and
the standards herein set forth.
G.
Grant of license. Upon receipt of a satisfactory report
from the Township Ordinance Enforcement Officer and Fire Department and upon
the determination that the applicant is eligible for a license, the Clerk
shall issue the license which shall expire on the following December 31, regardless
of the date the license was issued.
H.
Renewal. Licenses shall be renewed on December 31 of
each year upon payment of the annual license fee and upon resubmission of
an application and compliance with this section.
I.
Revocation. The Township Board may, after notice to licensee
and an opportunity to be heard before the Township Board, revoke any license
issued hereunder in the event it shall determine the licensee to be in violation
of any of the requirements or prohibitions of this chapter.
All arcades located in the Charter Township of East China shall conform
to the following standards:
A.
Location. Shall not be located within 500 feet in any
direction from the boundaries of any public, private or parochial school building
and school grounds;
B.
Rest rooms. Shall have at least two on-premises and separate
public rest rooms, one for female patrons and one for male patrons;
C.
Facilities for handicapped persons. Shall be equipped
with safety and convenience facilities to accommodate handicapped persons,
consistent with applicable state and federal requirements;
D.
Fire exits. Shall have fire exits as required by applicable
Township and/or state codes; and
E.
Conformance with Township Codes. Shall conform in all
respects to the requirements of the applicable Township Building, Plumbing,
Electrical and Zoning Codes.
No licensee or person in charge of an arcade or game device or connected
with the management thereof or their servants or agents shall:
B.
Gambling. Permit gambling in any form on the premises.
C.
Persons under the influence. Permit any persons under
the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substances to be on the
premises.
D.
Liquor or controlled substances. Permit any intoxicating
liquor or any controlled substances to be brought, sold, given away or consumed
on the premises unless so licensed and permitted by the State of Michigan.
E.
Disorderly or offensive conduct. Permit disorderly or
offensive conduct on the premises as defined under the laws of the State of
Michigan.
F.
Conduct contributing to delinquency. Permit any conduct
or condition to exist contributing to juvenile delinquency.
G.
Loitering. Permit loitering on any public street, sidewalk
or right-of-way abutting the arcade so as to obstruct the free and uninterrupted
passage of the public.
H.
Attendant on duty. Operate an arcade unless the owner,
operator or an employee or agent of the owner is present on the premises.
