[CC 1990 § 17-46; Ord. No. 90 § 1, 6-1-1988; Ord. No. 2012 § 1, 8-19-1996]
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any amusement machine or device operated by means of the insertion of a coin, token or similar object for the purpose of amusement or skill and for the playing of which a fee is charged, including, but not limited to, any such machine or device capable of reproducing musical sounds.
VENDING MACHINE
Any mechanical electric or electronic, self-service device which, upon insertion of money, tokens or any other form of payment, dispenses a product.
[CC 1990 § 17-47; Ord. No. 90 § 2, 6-1-1988; Ord. No. 3221, 1-17-2023]
No person shall exhibit or make available for use, for a consideration, any automatic vending machine defined herein as an amusement, beverage, cigarette, food or any similar machine in any location that does not possess and prominently display a license sticker specifically issued to that machine to which is affixed a stamp for each of every type of vending machine located on the premises. No license shall be granted, or if already granted, renewed, where the premises to be licensed is in violation of Chapter 215 or Chapter 405 of the City of Chesterfield Municipal Code.
[CC 1990 § 17-48; Ord. No. 90 § 3, 6-1-1988; Ord. No. 248 § 1, 2-22-1989; Ord. No. 311 § 1, 6-19-1989; Ord. No. 929 § 1, 7-18-1994]
Before any license shall be issued under this Article, the applicant shall pay to the Director of Finance of the City the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per vending machine as an annual license tax for each vending machine placed in the City of Chesterfield. When any vending machine license is issued after the 31st day of December of any year, the fee for the remaining part of the year shall be twelve dollars fifty cents ($12.50) per machine. Upon payment of the fee as required above, the Director of Finance shall issue an annual license sticker. The sticker shall not be transferable or assignable and shall be applied to the front of the vending machine on the upper right-hand corner.