[Amended 10-27-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014; 1-12-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Any person, partnership or corporation intending to operate an amusement center or place of amusement in the Village of Central Square shall first secure a license to do so by filing with the Village Clerk a written application and license fee per the fee schedule in the form of cash or a certified or bank check payable to the Village of Central Square. The application shall contain the following information:
A. 
The address of the premises proposed to be licensed.
B. 
Name, residence address and business address of the owner of the building or premises upon or in which it is proposed to operate such amusement center.
C. 
Name, residence address and business address of the proprietor and/or manager who is intending to operate such amusement center.
D. 
Age and record of criminal convictions, if any, of each such proprietor, manager and/or employee to be employed upon such premises.
E. 
Name and address of the owner of each coin-operated device or amusement to be used in such amusement center or place of amusement, together with record of criminal convictions, if any, of such owner.
F. 
To scale, sketch or drawing of the interior of such proposed amusement center indicating location of exits, windows, rest rooms, and placement and type of each amusement device to be located in such premises.
G. 
If premises to be licensed are leased, copy of lease covering the premises to be furnished.
H. 
Name and proportionate amount of financial funding to be provided by each person, partnership or corporation directly or indirectly connected with such amusement center as owner, proprietor and/or manager.
I. 
Additional information to clarify any of the above requirements and also to determine the interest of any other person, directly or indirectly interested, in the equipment or center.
[Amended 10-27-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014; 1-12-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Upon receiving such application, the Village Clerk shall present the same to the Board of Trustees at its next regular or special Board meeting for its consideration. The Board of Trustees shall review such application and shall make and file in its minutes a decision to grant or reject such application within five days of the presentation of such application. The Village Clerk shall immediately thereafter notify such applicant of the Board's decision.
Such license, once issued, shall not be transferable and each new owner or proprietor shall be required to be licensed and to maintain and display such license in a manner open to public view on the licensed premises before the commencement of business in such amusement center.
[Amended 10-27-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014; 1-12-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Such license shall be renewable on June 1 of each year. To secure renewal of such license, the license must make written application in the form of a request for renewal to the Village Board of Trustees at least 10 days before the expiration of such license. Such request shall be accompanied by the payment per the fee schedule in the form of cash or a certified or bank check payable to the Village of Central Square.
In the event a license under this chapter is granted at any time after June 1 of any year, the amount of such license fee shall be decreased proportionately to the remaining months of the license year.