As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT ARCADE
Any premises or arcade operated by any organization, whether
incorporated or not, which is the owner, lessee or occupant of a building
whose primary purpose or object of its existence or operation is that
of providing amusement devices to the public at retail and/or any
premises operated by any organization, whether incorporated or not,
which is the owner, lessee or occupant of a building the majority
of whose gross receipts are derived from the providing of amusement
devices to the public at retail or where six or more amusement devices
are located.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any table, platform, mechanical device, or apparatus operated
or intended to be operated for amusement, pleasure, test of skill,
competition or sport, the use or operation of which is conditioned
upon payment of a consideration either by insertion of coin or token
in a slot or otherwise. Such amusement device shall include, but not
be limited to, devices commonly known as baseball, football, basketball,
hockey, pinball, shuffleboard, ray guns, bowling games, bumper games,
ski-ball, electronic video games, and shall also include billiard
tables and pool tables (whether coin-operated or not). Such definition
does not include a bowling alley, jukebox or other coin-operated music
machine or a mechanical children's amusement riding device.
The following general requirements shall apply
to all amusement arcades licensed in accordance with this chapter:
A. All amusement arcades shall have an adult supervisor
on the premises at all times in which the game room is open to the
public.
B. Every amusement arcade 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.
C. Game rooms licensed herein shall comply with all other
building and fire codes and applicable Village laws and regulations.
D. All arcades shall post rules of unacceptable patron
conduct.
Licenses may be revoked by the Village Board
after notice and public hearing in the event an amusement arcade's
location or operation fails to conform to standards provided in this
chapter or violates any other provision of this Code.