[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Larchmont
10-5-1981 by L.L. No. 7-1981. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 381.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
Any machine which, upon the payment of a charge or upon the insertion
of a coin, slug, token, plate or disk, may be operated by the public generally
for use as a game, entertainment or amusement. It shall include, but is not
limited to, such devices as pinball machines, marble machines, skill ball,
bagatelle, video amusement games, electronic bowling, baseball, football,
hockey or basketball machines, electronic driving machines, any and all air-propelled
machines or games, shooting games, pool tables and all similar games, operations
or transactions under whatever name they may be indicated, whether or not
electronically operated.
Includes any person, firm, corporation or association in whose place
of business any mechanical amusement device is placed for use by the public
and the person, firm, corporation or association having control over such
machine.
Nothing in this chapter shall in any way be construed to authorize,
license or permit any gambling devices whatsoever or any mechanism that has
been judicially determined to be a gambling device or in any way contrary
to law or that may be contrary to any future laws of the State of New York.
A.
No person, firm, corporation or association shall permit
the operation of, or maintain for operation, more than two mechanical amusement
devices.
B.
No person, firm, corporation or association shall permit
the operation of, or maintain for operation, any mechanical amusement device
that is either visible or audible from the street, sidewalk or anywhere outside
the enclosed portion of the premises in which the mechanical amusement devices
are located.
Any person, firm, corporation or association which, at the date of the
adoption of this chapter, permits the operation of, or maintains for operation,
more than two mechanical amusement devices may continue as a nonconforming
use until October 5, 1982 (one year after adoption), at which time such nonconforming
use shall cease or be changed to a conforming use. Any person, firm, corporation
or association who alleges that the period herein provided for the amortization
of nonconforming machines is unreasonable as to his/her machines may apply
to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Larchmont for an extension of time
for amortization as to his/her machines.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
Any person, firm, corporation or association violating this chapter
shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or not more than 15 days' imprisonment,
or both. The imposition of any fine hereunder shall not affect the right of
the village to pursue any other legally appropriate remedy, including the
right to proceed by injunction for the enforcement of this chapter.
