Chapter 5.18
COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICES
Sections:
5.18.040 Prohibition on school enrollees.
5.18.070 Amusement device license application.
5.18.080 Amusement center license application.
5.18.100 Revocation of license.
5.18.110 Limitation of licenses.
5.18.130 Conditions under which an amusement center shall be conducted.
5.18.010 License required.
No person, firm or corporation shall place or install, or maintain or operate in any building or place within the village any mechanical coin-controlled amusement devices, including coin-controlled mechanical musical devices, for use by the public and for which a fee is charged, without first having obtained a license for each place or location where such mechanical coin-controlled amusement device shall be installed, maintained or operated. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998)
5.18.020 Application.
Any person, persons, firm or corporation desiring the licenses required in and by this chapter shall make application for that purpose to the village clerk, which application shall set forth the full name of the applicant and his address, the location and character of the building or place where such mechanical coin-controlled amusement device is to be located, maintained and operated, the number of such devices to be located, maintained and operated in such building or place, the type of machine to be located, maintained and operated and the charges to be made to the customer for operating each of such devices. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998)
5.18.030 License fee.
A. The annual license fee for each mechanical amusement device shall be seventy-five dollars.
B. The annual license fee for each electronic or electric amusement device shall two hundred dollars.
C. In addition to the above device fees, the annual business license fee for each amusement center shall be two hundred fifty dollars. (Ord. 2002-07 § 9, 2002; Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998; Ord. 89-5 § 9, 1989; Ord. 84-5 § 9, 1984)
5.18.040 Prohibition on school enrollees.
No person who is enrolled in a school and is eighteen years of age or younger shall be allowed to play on amusement devices during the respective school hours, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or an adult member of the immediate family. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998)
5.18.050 Hours of operation.
It is unlawful to operate any such automatic coin-operated amusement device between the hours of two a.m. and nine a.m. of any weekday or between the hours of three a.m. to twelve noon on a Sunday. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998)
5.18.060 License.
No person, firm or corporation shall place or install or maintain or operate in any building or place within the village any mechanical, electronic or electric amusement device for use by the public and for which a fee is charged without first having obtained a license for each place or location in which the amusement device is located. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998; Ord. 82-7 § 2, 1982)
5.18.070 Amusement device license application.
The application for such license shall contain the following information:
A. Name and address of the applicant, date and place of birth and if different than the applicant the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of each amusement device;
B. Place where machine or device is to be displayed or operated and the business conducted at that place; and
C. Description of the amusement device to be covered by the license giving the device’s name and manufacture, and the device’s serial number.
No license shall be issued to any applicant unless he shall be over twenty-one years of age and a citizen of the United States. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998; Ord. 82-7 § 3, 1982)
5.18.080 Amusement center license application.
An amusement center license may only be issued to premises which are in compliance with the zoning regulations of the village and approved as a conditional use, and comply with all conditional use provisions.
In addition to the application for each amusement device an application for an amusement center shall be made and contain the following information:
A. All requirements of RMC 5.02.010, Applications.
B. The name, date of birth, driver’s license number, address, and Social Security number of each person being proposed as a security person.
C. Finger prints, in a manner as prescribed by the chief of police, for all persons being proposed as security personnel. Any cost charged to the village for the processing of finger print information will be paid for by the business license applicant. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998; Ord. 89-5 § 10, 1989; Ord. 84-5 § 10, 1984; Ord. 82-7 § 4, 1982)
5.18.090 Inspection.
A copy of an application for a license under this chapter shall be forwarded to the chief of police and the fire chief.
A. The chief of police shall cause to be investigated the person or persons who submitted the application to operate an amusement device to ascertain if the applicant is of good moral character, and either approve or disapprove the application.
B. The fire chief shall cause to be inspected all wiring, the connections to the machine, determine if the same complies with the electrical code of the village, and shall either approve or disapprove the application.
C. No license shall be issued to any applicant unless approved by the chief of police and the fire chief. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998; Ord. 82-7 § 6, 1982)
5.18.100 Revocation of license.
Every license issued under this chapter is subject to the right, which is expressly reserved, to revoke the same should the licensee, directly or indirectly, permit the operation of any mechanical amusement device or electronic or electric device contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the ordinances of the village of Riverdale, or the law of the state of Illinois. Said license may be revoked by the president and board of trustees after written notice to the licensee, which notice shall specify the ordinance or law violations with which the licensee is charged, if after a hearing the licensee is found to to have committed such violations by a majority vote of president and board of trustees. Ten days’ notice of the hearing shall be given the licensee. At such hearing the licensee and the licensee’s attorney may be present and submit evidence of witnesses in the licensee’s defense. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998; Ord. 82-7 § 7, 1982)
5.18.110 Limitation of licenses.
In no event shall licenses be issued for more than five coin-operated mechanical or electronic or electric amusement devices to be maintained on the same premises for use by the public, unless the premises shall be licensed as an amusement center as provided by ordinance. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998; Ord. 82-7 § 8, 1982)
5.18.120 Personnel required.
In the event that an amusement center license is issued to a location or premises the licensee shall provide at least three security personnel over the age of twenty-one. The chief of police may require more than three security personnel to ensure the safety of all patrons of the amusement center; however, the number of security personnel in excess of three required by the chief of police shall not be more than one for each ten coin-operated mechanical or electronic or electric amusement devices or billiard or pool tables located on said premises. It is further provided that if billiard or pool tables are located on said premises at least one security person shall be provided for each of four such tables and the security person or persons shall remain in the near location of such tables in order to observe persons in the vicinity of such tables to ensure that no illegal activity, such as gambling, is taking place. The chief of police will provide the prospective holder of the amusement center license a letter stating the number of security personnel required. All security personnel shall be screened, to include finger prints, and be approved by the chief of police prior to their employment. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998; Ord. 82-7 § 9, 1982)
5.18.130 Conditions under which an amusement center shall be conducted.
In each amusement center having been issued license as herein provided, the operation thereof shall be conducted under the following conditions:
A. No smoking shall be permitted on the premises.
B. Said amusement center shall be located more than one hundred feet from any school as measured from lot line to lot line.
C. No person shall be allowed on the licensed premises in violation of RMC 9.20.010 (Curfew for Minors).
D. An amusement center which provides billiard or pool tables shall designate a restricted and controlled access area for said tables and shall provide an area of not less than three hundred square feet per table. Appropriate signs designating the restricted and controlled access area shall be posted in conspicuous spaces on the premises.
E. No person who is enrolled in a school and is eighteen years of age or younger shall be allowed on the licensed premises during the respective school hours, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or an adult member of the immediate family. (Ord. 98-30 § 1, 1998)