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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 3192 03/02/1982 RDINANCE NO. 3192 .~N ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE VTII ENTITLED "GAME ROOMS" TO CHAPTER 111 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT~ ILLINOIS PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE 2nd DAY OF March ~ 1982. Published in pamphlet form by authority of the corporate authorities of the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois the 3rd day of March , 1982. RDINANCE NO. 3192 AN ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE VIII ENTITLED "GAME ROOMS" TO CHAPTER 11 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: Chapter 11 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect Illinois, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Article VIII to be entitled "Game Rooms" and to read as follows: "ARTICLE VIII GAME ROOMS SECTION: 11.801 11.802 11.803 11.804 11.805 11.806 11.807 11.808 Annual Business License Required Application for License Application and License Fees Investigation by Chief of Police Issuance of License - Term General Requirements Revocation or Suspension of License - Appeal Penalty Sec. 11.801. Annual Business License Required No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of operating a game room as defined in Article I of this Chapter without first obtaining an annual business license therefore as hereinafter provided. Such annual business license is in addition to license fees required by Article VII of this Chapter for the privilege of operating and maintaining pinball, electronic games and other amusement devices. Sec. 11.802. Application for License Application for a license to be issued hereunder shall be made to the Village Clerk on forms supplied for such purpose by the Village Clerk. The application shall set f6rth the following information: Ao The name and address of the applicant, or, if'a partnership, 'the name and addresses of all the partners, or, if a corporation, the names and addresses of the principal officers and registered agent thereof, and the name and address of the person who will supervise the game room. ~' The name and addresses of the owners of the amusement devices to be located on the licensed premises, if such owners are different from that of the applicant. If %he owners of the amusement devices is a partnership, the names and addresses of all the partners, of if a corporation, the names a~d address of the principal officers and registered agent thereof. A building plan of the premises to be licensed specifically describing and otherwise showing all dimensions, indicating the intended division of floor space, exists and entrances, the areas to be used for amusement devices, and the common aisles. D. A current Plat of Survey of the premises to be licensed, age 2 drawn at a maximum scale of one inch equals fifty feet, and showing thereon all buildings, structures or other improvements on the lot, driveway and parking areas, lot dimensions and the distance of buildings and structures from lot lines. A site plan of the premises to be licensed, drawn at a maximum scale of one inch equals fifty feet, which plan shall include (in addition to the items required to be designated on the Plat of Survey in subparagraph D above) the proposed landscaping for the subject premises, and all the improvements, parking and driveway areas, and landscaping located on property adjacent to and within twenty feet of the property lines of the premises to be licensed, with relevant dimensions. If the applicant operates other game rooms in oth'er areas, the names and addresses of such other liceDsed establishments. Information regarding whether or not the applicant or any partner, principal officer, registered agent or supervisor thereof has ever been denied a license to operate a game room, and if so, the reasons therefor; or has ever suffered the suspension or revocation of such license, and the reason therefor; or has ever been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral trupitude or has ever been convicted of a violation of laws regarding alcoholic consumption or gambling; or has ever been convicted of a violation of any Village law or ordinance, other than traffic violation. Said application shall also contain such additional information as the Village deems necessary to assist it in determining the qualifications of the applicant for such license. Sec. 11.803. Application and License Fees The application required herein shall be accompanied by an application fee of $50.00 which shall cover the cost of processing the application and shall be non-refundable together with an annual license fee in the amount set forth in Schedule XXXIV of this Chapter. Sec. 11.804. Investigation by Chief of Police Within five days of an application, as provided for herein, the Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant and of the premises proposed to be licensed herein· The Chief of Police shall determine whether or not the information set forth in the application is true and whether or not the applicant, his principal officers, agents, and adult supervisors are persons of good moral character and are not habitual drunkards, gamblers or persons convicted of any felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude. The Chief of Police is authorized to request further information from the applicant if he deems the same to be necessary in order for him to reach a determination with respect to the application. In the absence of unusual circumstances requiring additional time, the Chief of Police shall complete his investigation and submit his written age 3 findings and recommendation regarding the application to the Village Manager within fourteen (14) days after the investigation has commenced. If the Chief of Police finds that the applicant has submitted false information in his application, or that the applicant, his principal officers, agents or adult supervisors are not persons of good moral character, or have been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or have been determined to be habitual drunkards or gamblers, or of having violated any Village law or ordinance, then in such event the application for a license herein may be subject to being denied. Sec. 11.805. Issuance of License-Term The Village Manager shall approve the application andi'.issue a license provided for herein upon a written finding and determination by the Chief of Police that ~he applicant is a person qualified to receive such license and upon a further 'determination by the Village Manager that the premises proposed for the operation of a game room complies with the standards hereinafter set forth in this Article, and with the pertinent requirement set forth in Article VII of this Capter and with the zoning requirements and regulations contained in Chapter 14 of this Code. All licenses issued herein shall be for a term of one year ending on the 30th day of April and shall not be transferable. Sec. 11.806. General Requirements The following general requirements shall apply to all game rooms licensed in accordance with this Article: Ail game rooms shall have an adult supervisor on the premises at all times in which the game room is open to the public. Bo Every game room shall provide an adequate area and number of bicycle racks for the orderly parking of bicycles, which area shall be separate from a required vehicle parking stall and shall be so located as to not occupy any portion of a public sidewalk or to otherwise obstruct pedestrian passage to and from the premises. Amusement devices shall comply with the general operating requirements set forth in Section 11.705 of Article VII of this Chapter. Do No game room shall be licensed unless and until the location of the same has been approved and authorized pursuant to a special use permit provided for in Chapter 14 of this Code, provided that game rooms holding valid amusement device licenses on March t, 1982 shall be exempt from compliance with this requirement until May 1, 1985. Parking shall be provided at a paved off-street parking area sufficient in size to provide parking at the ratio of one (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gros floor area, or fraction thereof, for each game room establishment. F. Game rooms licensed herein shall comply with all other building, fire code, and applicable Village laws age 4 and regulations. Sec. 11.807. Revocation or Suspension of License - Appeal A license issued herein for the operation of a game room may be suspended for a period up to one year or may be revoked by the Village Manager, or an application for the renewal of such license may be refused by the Village Manager if he shall determine, at any time, that the licensee is no longer eligible by reason of the requirements set forth in this Article to receive such license, or that the licensee has been convicted of a violation of any of the other provisions of this Article. In the event of such license suspension, revocation or non-renewal action, the Village Manager shall notify. the licensee in writing of such action and the reason therefor, and the licensee shall have the light, within ten days following receipt of such notice, to appeal the decision of the Village Manager to the President and -Board of Trustees, which shall consider the appeal and either approve or deny the same. Sec. 11.808. Penalty Any person, firm, or corporation, or any licensee herein who violates any of the provisions of this Article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each such violation. Any licensee so convicted of violating a provision of this Article may, in addition, be subject to having his license suspended or revoked as provided in Section 11.807 hereof." SECTION TWO: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form in accordance with law. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Arthur, Miller, Murauskis, Wattenberg Floros Farley PASSED and APPRCVED this 2nd day of March , 1982. ATTEST: Village President