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STATE QF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OC RAMSEY
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
OADINANCE N0. 224
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ARDEN HILLS COpE BY
• CREATING A NI:W DTVISION 1 IN ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 4
THEREOF ENTITLED "DRIVING RANGES", RE-ENTITLING
SECTIONS 4-1 THROUGH 4-3 THEREOF, AND DELETING
SECTxON 4-4 THEREOF; ADDING TO ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER
4 OF TNE CODE A NEW DIVISION 2 ENTITLED "COIN-
OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICES"f AI)pING TO ARTICLE I OF
CNAPTER ` Ok` THE CODE A NEW DIVISIQN 3 ENTITLED
"AMUSEMENT ARCADE6"; AMENDING SECTION 13-13 AND
13-14 OF THE CODEt ADDING A NEW S1185ECTI0N lx'r) TO
9EC'1'ION 13-24 OP THE COpE; ANp pROVIOTNG PENALTIES
FOR 'X'HE VIOLATION THEREOF
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, The City Council of ths City of Ardan Hills hereby
ordaina: Section 1. Amenclment to Article I of Cha ter 4 of the
Arden H a Co e Ad n a New 0 v s on 1 Thereto Ent t e Dr v ng_ Ran9es . Art c e o Capter o t e Ar en H s o e
Is hereby amended by adding, fmmediately after the title thereof--i.e., "ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL"--the followings
"DIVISION 1. ORIVING RANGES".
Section 2. Amendments to SecCions 4-1 Throu h 4-3 cf -the
Arden H 1 s Code-by C an n t e Ca tions T ereo . Sect one'-4-=T
t roug - o t e Ar en H a Co e are ere y recaptioned to
read as followe:
"Sec. 4-1. Proximit of drivin tees to buildin s
rect on o teea.
'Sec. 4-2, Illumination." _
'Sec. 4-3. Houra operation Prohibited." Section 3. Re eal of Section 4-4 of Arden Hille Code. .
Section 4- a t e Ar en N s Co e, w c re ates to mec an cal
muaical machines, ie hereby zepealed.
Section 4. Amendment to Article I of Cha ter 4 of the -by Axden H e u e n a New D v e on T ereto Ent t e
Co n-O erate Amueement Devi ces . Art c e I o C apter o t e
Ar en fl s Ca N s ere y amended by adding thereto a new
Division 2 which is entitled and reads as followa:
"DIVISION 2. COIN-OPER11TE0 AMUSEMENT DEVICES.
Sec. 4-4. Definition of coin-operated amusement
device.
The term 'coin-operated amusement device' or
'device' as uaed herein means a mechanical amuse-
ment device of any of the followinq types:
(a) A machine or contrivance, including a
pinball machine; a mechanical miniature
pool table, bowling machine, shuffle
board, electric rifla or gun range; a
miniature and mechanical device and game
or other amusement patterned after
baseball, basketball, hockey and similar
gamea; a video or computerized game= or a
game whlch may be played solely for
amusement and not ae a gambling device--
' which machine or contrivance 1s played by
• the insertion of a coiri, alug or other
' token, or at a fee fixed and charged by
the establishment in which euch machine or
contrivance ie located and which contains
no automatic payoff featuree for the ,
. return of money, coins, merchandise,
checks, tokens or any other thing or item
of value; pxovided, however, that such
machine or contrivance may be equipped to
penait a free play or qamel or
(b) An amugement device designed for and used
• excluaively ae a ride by children such as,
but not limited to, a kiddie car, minia-
ture airplane ride, mechanlcal horge, or
other miniature mechaaical device, not
operated ae part of or in connectfon with •
any carnival, circue, show, or other entextainment or exhibition.
•Sec. 9-5. License requirsd.
No parson shall kesp, operate, maintain or
pextnit to be operated or maintained upon premiges
within hie direct or indirect control any coin- •
operated amusement device without having firat '
procured a cofn-operated amueement device licenBe.
Sec. 4-6. Required information in application.
The application for a coin-operated amusement
device 1icense shall include not only the informa-
tion required by Section 13-4 0f the Arden Hills
Code but also the following additional information:
(a) The name and address of all persons owning '
or having an interest in the business
which kdepa, operates, or maintains the
cain-operated amuaement devicee reguiring
a licenae purauant to Section 4-5 hereof
and, in the case of a corporation, the
namea and eddressea of the officere and
directore of the corporation and all
shareholders who have a beneficial
interest in five percent (5%) or more of
the isaued sharea of the corporation"$
stock; .(b) Whether any of the persons whose names appear on the application have ever been
engaged in the busineas of operating
coin-operAted amusement devices anywhere
during the laet five (5) years and, if ao,
wherej
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(a) Whether any of the persone whoea nemee
' appear on the appliaation have been
convioted of, a crime or have had an
applicaticn for a coin-operated amueement
device license denied, revoked or
suspended within the last five (5) years
and, if so, the date and place of tbe
conviction or denial, revocation or
suapension and a statement of the crime or
the reason for such denial, revocatiun or
suspension; and
(d) A statement that the applicant, or all
principal officers, directore and share-
holders af a corporate applicant, and
managere of the licensed activity, if
requested by the Clerk-Administrator, will
permit a record of his/their fingerprints
to be made by the Police Department for
the purpose of addltional investigation to
determine whether or not the application
ehould be issued or the license denisd,
suepended cx revoked.
Sec. 4-7. License fee.
As prcvided in Section 13-24 of the Arden Hilla
Code, the fee for a coin-operated amusement deviee .
license ehall be eatadliehed in a reeolution adopted by the Council.
' Sec. 4-8. Ieauance of license; investiqation by
oP l ce• ^
A license to operate a coin-operated amusement
device shall be issued by the Clerk-Administrator. •
If regueeted by the Clerk-Administrator, however,
the Palice Department of the City ahall inveatigate
any application and shall submit a recommendation
to the Clerk-Admiaiatrator prior to issuance or
denial of the license ae pruvided in Section 13-8
of the Arden Hills Code.
Sec. 4-9. Ineligibility for license. .
Exietence of any af the following conditione
ehall render the applicant ineligible for a ~
license unless the Council determinee that the
applicaat hae ehown eufficient extenuating circum-
etances to warrant the iaeuance of a license
regardless of euch exietence:
(a) If the applicant, or the manager of tbe
licenged bueiness, ie
l1l Under twenty-one l21l years of age,
or •
(2) An al'en, or (3) A for ign corporation.
(b) If the app icant, manager or person owning
. the licena d activity:
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(1) Is not a pereon of gaod awral ' character and repute, or °
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(2) Haa been aoavicted of an offonse
which relatea to the conduct of the
licensed businose, or
' l31 Haa been denied a liaense to conduct
a eimilar activity or has had Buch
1lcense euspended, revoked or
' cancellad.
' The foregaing aha11 not be the anly grounda,
twwaveY, for denial of the lioense. Bec. 4-10. Ineurance.
If the coin-operated amusement devio• is one of
tho typos desoribed in Sudeeotion Ibl of Sectiah
4-4, the appllaant ahall Also submit along with his
apPlication a policy of liability ineuranae
applicable to death or injury caused by tbe oPera-
. tion of the licensed device in auch amounte and
• containing auch coverages as the Clexk-
Adminietrator reaeonably requires.
Sec. 4-11. DisplSy of licenee.
Tha licenae for the aqgregate of coin-operated amusement devicee licensed hereunder shall be
posted in a conepicuoue place on the premises under
the direct or indirect control of the licensee,
upon which they are located, ae required by Section
13-12 of the Arden Hi118 Code.
"Sec. 4-12. Truants; hours of operat(on by minors.
No truant from school shall nperate a coln-opera-
ted amusement.devica, and no minor under the aga of
.slxteen (16) years shall operate such dev(ce on any
nlght of the weak after the hour of 9:30 o'ctock P.M.
unless he Is accampanlad by a parent or guardlan. No
person (n charge of the premises where tha devlCe IS
located shall permit it to be played or used 1n
vlolation of the provlslons of this Section."
"Sec. 4-13. Partial exclusion for liquor licensees.
No person or entity licensed to sell intoxicating liquor at retail shall be subject to comply with the
provisions of Section 4-6, 9-9, 8-10 and all of
5ection 9-8 except the first sentence thereof.
Sections 4-4, 4-5, 9-7, 4-11, 9-12, and 9-14 and the
first sentence of Section 4-8 shall, however, be
applicable to such licensee.u
SeC. 4-14. Certain devices not regulated.
.
Nothinq in thia Division of the 1?rden Hille
Code ehall be held to apply to any coin-operated
amusement device held or kept for eale or storage
and which iB not actually in uBe or displayed for
U8@." .
5ection S. Amendment to Article I of Cha ter 4 of the
Arden Ei ls Code Addin a New D v sion T ereto Ent t e
Amusement Arcades". Art. cle I o Chapter 4 of the 1lyden H s
Cade e erehy amended Dy adding thereto a new pivieion 3 which
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"DIVISION 3. AMUSEMENT ARCADES.
Sec. 4-15, Definitians.
For purposes of thia plvision the terma defined
below Bhall have the meaninge given thems
la? The term 'coin-operated amusement device'
or 'device' shall mean the type of
mechanical amusement device which ie
described in Section 4-4.
(b) The term 'amusement arcade', as uaed
herein, shall mean any building, etructure
or tract of land, or any portion thereof,
which .ia devoted primarily ko the opera-
tion of faur (4) or more coin-operated
amusement devices and ie open for public
u8e and participation.
Sec. 4-16. Licenee required.
No person ehall own, operate or permit the
• operation of an amusement arcade on premisee owned,
leaeed or operated by him or engage in the businesa •
of operating an amusement arcade in the City unlese
he shall hava first obtained a license therefor.
Sec. 4-17. Reguired information in application. The application for an amusement arcade licenee ehall include not only the information required by
Section 13-4 of the Arden Hilla Code but a1so the
following additional information:
(a) The name and addreee of all pereons owning •
or havfng an interest in the bueinese '
which keeps, operatee, or maintaine the
coin-operated amusement devices requiring
a license pureuant to Section 4-5 hereof
and, in the caee of a corporation, the
names and addresses of the officers and
directors of the corporation and all
shareholdere who have a beneficial .
intereet in five percent 150 or a?ore of
the isaued shares of the corporation'8 ,
stockf
(b) Name and address of the manager, or
managere, who will supervise the licensed .
operation or activity=
(c) Whether any of the pereone whose names
appear on the appli,cation have ever been
engaged 1n the businese of operating an
amueement arcade arrywhere during the last
five (5) years and,,if eos wheret
(d) Whether any of the persons whoae names
appear on the application have been
convicted of a crime or have had an
application for an amusement arcade
. license denied, revoked or suspended
. within the last five (5) yeara and, if so,
the date and place of the conviction or
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denial, revocation or suspenaion and a
etatement of the crime or the reason far
such denial, revocation or euspension=
and
(e) A statement that the applicant, or all
principal officers, directore and
ehareholders of a coxporate applicant, and
managere of the licensed activitY, if
requeeted by the Clerk-Adminiatrator, will
permit a record of hie/thaix fingerprinte
. to ba made by the Polioe Department fox
' the purpoae of additional investigation to
determine whether or not the application
should be isaued or the license deaied#
suspen4ed or revoked.
Sec. 4-18. License fees.
As provided in Section 13-24 of the Arden Hilla
Code, the fee for an amueement arcade license ehall
be establiahed in a reeolution adopted by the
Council.
Sec. 4-19. Granting of licenses.
(e) Referral investi ation and re orts. J?ny
application or a license eroun er s all be
referred to the' Police Chief and tn euch other
persons on the City'a staff as the Gity Cuuncil
shall deem necessary. The City official to whom
the application has been referred shall investigate
the lucation wherein the applicant ie proposing to
opsrate the amusement arcades shall ascertain if
the applicant, or the manager of the licensed
bueineee, ie under twenty-one l211 years of age, an .
alien, or a foreign corporation= and Bhall
ascertain whether the applicant, manager or person
owning the proposed licensed activity ia of good
moral character and repute, hae not been convicted
af an offenee which relatee ta the conduct of the
1lcenaed businesa, has operated a similar buaineaa
eleewhere which wae not violative of the provisione
of thfe Diviaion, and has hever besn denied a license to conduct a 11ke or similar activity or had such a license euspended, revoked or cancelled. ,
The Chief and any other City official to whom the
application has been referred ahall recommend
approval or dieapproval of the application within
the time limita eet forth in Section 13-8 of the
Arden Hills Code.
(b) Notice of public hearing. Upon receipt of
ths written reports and r oec~mmendationa of the
Police Chief, Clerk-Administrator and any other
officials to whom the application has been
referred, the Clerk-Adminietrator shall cause to be
published in the legal newepaper of the City, at
leaet ten (10) days in advance, a notice of public
hearing to be held by the City Council settinq
forth the day, time and place when the hearing will
be held, the name of the applicant, and the loca-
tion where the huainesa is proposed to be con-
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(c) Hearin decieion and conditiona. The .
' applicatiun, toget er w t t e recammen at one of
the 8olice Chief, Clerk-l?dminietrator and other
officiuls to whom the application has been
.referred, ehall be eubmitted to the City Council at
tha haaring. After the hearing, the Council may
grant or deny the licenee. In granting tha
licenee, the Council may impoee 8pecial conditions
if it deeme auch conditione to be necessary becauee
of particular cixawnstancan relative ta tho
epplication.
Sec. 4-20. Yneligibility for Yicense.
Exietence of any of the follcwing conditiops
ehall render .the applicant ineligible for a
license unlasi the Council detarminess that the
appliaant haA ehown suffioient •xteauating circum-
oteaces to Warrent tha ipquanoo af- a license
regazdlesa ot such existenae:
(a) If the applicant, or the managet oF the
Yicensed bueinegs, ie
(l) Under twenty-one (21) yeare of age,
. or
t2l An alien, os
(3) li foreign corporstion, '
(b) If the applicant, manager or persoa owning
the licenaed actlvitys
. (l) ie not a person of good uwral
character and repute, or
12! Has besn convictod of an offensewhich relstee to the conduct of the
liaenaed businese, ar
(3) Hae been denied a license to conduat
a afmilar activity or has had such
license euspended, revaked os
cancelled.
The foregoing eriall not be the only grounds,`
however, for denlal af the licenee. ~
Sec. 4-21. Ineurance.
If the coi,n-operated amusement devicea to be
operated in the auweement arcade ars of the type
deBCribed in Subsection (b) of Ssction 4-4, the
applicant shall also submit along vrith hi.s
application a policy of liability insurance
applicable ta death or injury cauaed by the opera-
tion of the liceneed devicee 1n Buch amounts and
coverages as are prescribed by the City Council.
Sec. 4-22. Conditions of licensure.
The following conditions shall govern the
issuance and holding of all amusement arcade
licenees granted purauant to this Divieion:
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(a) 4rdar. It shall be the responaibility of t e icen$ee to maintain order on the .
pramieep of tba amusement arcade, and in
. ~ and upon any parking lot appurtenant '
thsreta, and adjacent premisee, at all .
time~.
(b) Consum tian af alcoholic bevera es
roh b ted. The consumpt or~ o a coho c
~@~exages, whether claesified as
. intoxicatir?g ur non-intoxicatinq, or the
uae of any controlled eubetance ahall not
be permitted on any part of the premisee
of the amuaement arcade. ,
(c) NourB•of n eration. On all Saturday& of
the year, an on weekdayg from -and
including June 1 through AuguBt 310 an
amueement arcade eholl be upen only
hetween the haurs of 8i00 A.M. and 12:00
midnight. on all Sundaya uf the year, and
' an weekdayB from and inaluding Septsmber 1.
. thruugh May 31, an amueement arcade shal1
• be open only aatwesn the houre of
3 s 00 P. M. and 11 t QQ P.M.
(d) Su erviaion. The licanaee ohall provide u
u t tne manager of at least twenty-ona .
t211 years of age upon the pxewieee of the .
amuaement arcade during all houre ir? which
it is open for busineae.
"(e) Entrance of truants and minors prohtbited
under certain circumstances. Na truant
trom schoal shall be permitted to enter or remaln on any parfi ofi the premises of the
amusement arcade. Na minor under the age of
sixtaen (16) years shall be permitted ta
enter or rematn upon the premises ot the
amusement arcade any nlght of the waek after
the hour of 9:30 o'clock P.M. untess accom-
pan(ed by his parent or guardian.
(fi Cam liance with lawe. Tha premises of the
amusemsnt arca eand the licensee, ahall
fully comply with all applicable etate,
federal and locel regulations whateoever
dealing with the aperati,oa caf the liceoaed
busihese or avtivity. (g) Fire hazarda. It shall be the responsi- ~
ETTity o3''t-Ke licenesQ, or his manager, to Bee that the promisea of the amusetnent
. arcade do not bdcome overcrowded so as to .
conatitute a hazard to the healtb or
safety of the persons therein.
(b). Exits/entxances. The prQmiasa of the
. amuaement arcade 8ha11 have adequate
entrancea and exite at the front and rear
thereof but may have no entrances ta or
exita from adjoining buildi.nga, ~r
(i) Smokinq prohibited. The smakinq of
tobacco ar any other product in an amuse-
ment arCade i9 prohibited. The licensee
ahall be responsibls to insure that thie
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restriction ia cocaplfed with. Tobacco
producta may pot be sold anywhere upan the
premi$es of the amusement araade.
Yllumination. Tbe interiax of the
amusement arcade shall be eo illumfnated
aa to insure proper and complete abserva-
tion of patrone at all timea. The
8uilding Inepector ehall r$commend
etandarde for lighting levels to carry aut
the intent of thi.s subsecti.on.
(k) ~Postin . In a conspicuous place somewhere
' on the premisea af the amusement arcade
shall be pasted the amusement axcade
licease. ae required by Section 13-12 of
, the Arden Hille Code."
"Sec. 4-23. Partial exclusion of liquor licensees.
No person ar entity licensed to sell intoxicating
liquor at retail shall be subject to the provisians
of Sections 4-15 t0 9--22 with the exception of
Section 4-22(e) to which any such licensee shall be
subject, provided, however, the term 'premises of the
amusement arcade' used therein sha11 be deemed to
mean in the case of the liquor licensee the licensed
premises thereof."
Section 6. Amendment to Section 13-13 of Arden Hills
Code. 5ect on 13- a t e Ar en H e o e s ere y amn t4
Ua-entitled and read aa follows:
"Bea, 13-13. Su»pension, revocation - Autharized.
The City Cour?ci1 may suBpend for a periad not
exceeding eixty (60) daye, or revoke any license
issued under thie Code whenever the licensee, itG
Qwner, manaqer or employees or agents of the .
licenaee have engaged fr? any of the following '
conduct= (a) Fraud, deception or mi.arepreeerrtation in
connectian wieh the securinq of the
Yiceneel
(b) Cor?duct inimical to the interest8 of •
public health, safety, welfare or morals= '
(c) Conduct involving moral tqrpitudes
(d) Convictior, of an offenad invelving tnoral
turpitude by any court of canpetent
, jurisdiction=
. (e) Conviction of an offenae which relates to
the conduct of the licensed businessi
w
(f) Viol.ati.on of any provision of this Code or
, any other federal, state or local law,
rule or requlationt or
(g) Failure to comply with any of the provi-
sians or conditians of the license, or the
conditlone of liceneure, cr engaging in
conduct which wuuld be grounde for denial
of an initial applicatiun for licenaure."
Sectian 7. Amendment to Section 13-14 of Arden Hills
Code. Section 13-14 of t e Arden Hill s Cc~ e a here y aaaende to
reac'1 ae folluws:
"Sec. 13-14. Same - Hearing.
A licensee or permittee shall be granted a
hearing upon at least ten !141 days' prior written
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notice before revocation or suspension ie orderad.
• The notice shall state the time, date and place of
the hearing and the nature of the chargee against
the liceneee."
Section 8. Amendments to Section 13-24 of the Arden Hills .
Code to Ad a Naw Subsect on rr T eret4. Sect oa - 4 a t e
a?r en H e Co e a ere y amen e y etriking the aoniunction
"and" at the end of Subsection (pp) and the period at the snd of
Subsection (qq) thereof, eubutituting a aemicolon and the
conjunctiort "and" at tha end of Subsection lqq! thereof, and
adding a aew Subsection (rr) thereto which reads as follows:
" (rr) Amuse,mant aroada licenso$,"
Section 9. P~e,~nal,~ty . Any person viQlating any provisions
of this Or nance shall~be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviation thereof shall be puniahad by a fine of not more than
$500.00, or imprisonment for not to exceed ninety (90) daya, or
both.
. Section 10. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after ita paseage aad publioa-
' tion.
Passed by the Arden Hilla City Council this lv 4 day of
, 1982.
Ro ert Woo urn,
, Mayor
7ltteet:
ax otte McN es ,
Clerk-Adininietrator .
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STATE OF fdINNESOTA
COUNTY OI' RAMSEY
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
ORDINADICE NO. 224 ~'~-a ~ ~ 3•~
AN OADINANCE AMENDING THE ARDEN HILLS CODE BY
. CREATING A NEW DIVISION 1 IN ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 4
THEREOF ENTITLEO "DRIVING RANGES", RE-ENTITLING
SECTIONS 4-1 THROUGH 9-3 THEREOF, AND dELETING
SECTION 4-4 THEREOF= ADDING TO ARTICLE I OF CNAPTER
4 OF THE CODE A NEW DIVISION 2 ENTITLED "COIN-
OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICES"; ADDING TO ARTICLE I OF
CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE A NEW DIVISION 3 ENTITLEO
"AMUSEMENT ARCADE&"; AMENDING SECTION 13-13 AND
13-14 OF THE COpEI AQDING A NEW SUBSECTION (rr) TO
SECTION 13-24 OF THE CQDE; AND PROVIpTNG PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLA'1'xON THEREOF
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, The City Council of the Gity of Arden Hills hereby
ordains: Section 1. Amendment to Article I of Cha ter 4 of the .
Arden H s Co e b Addin a New Div s on 1 Thereto Ent t e Dr v n Ran~ es . Art c e o C apter o t e Ar en H a o e
is ere- by amended by adding, immediately af.ter the title thereof--i.e., "ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL"--the following:
"DIVISION 1. DRIVING RANGES".
Section 2. Amendments to Sections 4-1 Throu h 9-3 of-the
Arden H 1 s Code C an n t e Ca tions T ereo . Sect ons'4=1
t roug -3 o t e Ar en H s Co e are ereby recaptioped to
read as follows:
"Sec. 4-1. Proximit of drivin tees to buildin s•
irect on o tees.
"Sec. 4-2. Illumination."
"Sec. 9-3. Houra operation prohibited."
Section 3. Re eal of Section 4-4 of Arden Hills Code.
Section 4- o t e Ax en H a Co e, wh ch re ates to mechan cal
musical machines, is hereby repealed.
Section 4. Ameridment to Article I of Cha ter 4 of the
Arden Hi s Co e n a New D v s on T ereto Ent t e
Cain-~ erated Amugement Devi ces . Art c e I o C apter o t e
Arden Hi s Co e is ere y amended by adding thereto a new
Diviaion 2 which is entitled and reads as follows:
"DIVISION 2. COIN-OPr.R11TED AMUSEMENT DEVICES.
Sec. 4-4. Definition of coin-operated amusement
device.
The term 'coin-operated amusement device' or
'device' as used herein means a mechanical amuse-
ment device of any of the following types:
(a) A machine or contrivance, including a
pinball machine; a mechanical miniature
pool table, bowling machine, shuffle
board, electric rifle or gun range; a
miniature and mechanical device and qame
or other amusement patterned after
baseball, basketball, hockey and similar
gamea; a video or computerized game; or a
game which may be played solely for
amusement and not as a gamblinq device--
which machine or contrivance is played by
• the insertion of a coin, sluq or other
token, or at a fee fixed and charged by
the establishment in which such machine or
contrivance is located and which containa
no automatic payoff features for the ,
_ return of money, coins, merchandise,
checks, tokens or any other thing or item
of value; provided, however, that such
machine or contrivance may be equipped to
permit a free play or gamei or
(b) An amusement device designed for and used
exclusively as a ride by children such as,
but not limited to, a kiddie car, minia-
ture airplane ride, mechanical horse, or
other miniature mechanical device, not
aperated as part of or in coanection with .
any carnival, cireus, ahow, or 4ther entertainment or exhibition.
,Sec. 4-5. License required.
No person shall keep, operate, mafntain or
permit to be operated or maintained upon premises
within his direct or indirect contxol any coin- •
operated amusement device without having first '
procured a coin-operated amueement device license.
Sec. 4-6. Required infarmation in application.
The application for a coin-operated amusement
device license shall include not only the infarma-
tion required by Section 13-4 of the Arden Hilla
Code but also the following additional information:
(a) The name and address of all persons owning '
or having an interest in the business
which keeps, operates, or maintains the
- coin-operated amusement devices reguiring
a license pursuant to Section 4-5 hereof
and, in the case of a corporation, the
names and addresses of the officere and
directors of the corpoxation and all
shareholders who have a beneficial
interest in five percent (5B) or more of
the iasued shares of the corporation's
stock; (b) Whether any of the persons whose names
appear on the application have ever been
engaged in the business of operating
coin-operated amusement devices anywhere
during the laat five (5) years and, if so,
where;
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(c) Whether any af the persans whoae namee aPPear on the application have been
convicted af, a arime or have had ain
application far a coin-operated amusement
device license denied, revoked or
suspended within the laet five (5) years
and, if so, the date and place of the
conviction or denial, revocation or
suspension and a statement of the crime or
the reason far such denial, revocation or
suspension; and
(d) A statement that the applicant, or all
principal officers, directors and share-
holdere of a corporate applicant, and
managers of the licensed activity, if
requested by the Clerk-Administrator, will
permit a record of his/their fingerprints
to be made by the Police Department for
the purpose of additional investiqation to
determine whether or not the application
ahould be issued or the license denied,
suspended or revoked.
Sec. 4-7. License fee.
As provided in Section 13-24 of the Arden Hills
Code, the fee for a cain-operated amusement device .
license ehall be established in a resolution adopted by the Council.
' Sec. 4-8. Issuance of license• investi ation b
Po ce•
A license to oparate a aoin-operated amusemsnt
device shall be issued by the Clerk-Administrator. •
If requested by the Clerk-Administratar, howeveX, the Police Department of the City shall investigate
any application and shall aubmit a recommendation
to the Clerk-Adminietrator prior to issuance or
denial of the license as provided in Section 13-8
of the Arden Hills Code.
Sec. 4-9. IneliQibility for license. Exfetence of any of the following conditione
ehall render the applicant ineligible for a "
licenae unless the Council determines that the
applicant has shown eufficient extenuating circum-
stances to warrant the issuance of a license
regardlesa of such exiatence:
(a) If the applicant, or the manager of the
licensed business, is
(1) Under twenty-one (21) yeara of age,
or •
(2) An alien, or
(3) A foreign corporation.
(b) If the applicant, manager or person owning
the licenaed activity:
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(1) Is not a person of good moral ' character and repute, or
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12) Has been convicted of an offonsa
which relateB to the conduct of the
' 11conaed business, or
(3) Hae been denied a license to conduct
a similar activity or haa had auch
license suapended, revoked or
' cancelled.
' The faregoing sha11 not be the on].y grcunda,
howevar, for denia1 0f the 1icense.
Sec. 4-10. Inaurance.
If the cofr?-operated amueea?ent deviae is one of
the types desc~ribed in &ubsection ibl of Sectian
4-4, the applicant ahall Aleo sukamit along with hi.e
$ppli.cation a palicy of liability inaurance
applicable ta death or injury caused by the opera-
. tian of the licensed device in auch amounts and
• cor?taining such coverages as the Clerk-
Administrator reasonably rBquirea.
Sec. 4-11. Displa_y_ of l.i.cense.
The licenss for the aqgreqate of coin-operated amusement devices licensed hereur?der shall be
poated in a conapicuous place on the premises under
the direct or indirect control di the licenaee,
upon which they are lacated, ae required by Section
13-12 of the Arden Hills Code.
"Sec. 4-12. Truants; hours of operation by minors.
No t?-uant from school shal I operate a coin-opera-
ted amusement.device, and no minor under the age of
slxteen (I6) years shall operate such devfce on any
night of the week after the hour of 4:30 o'clack P.M.
unless he Is accompanled by a parent or guardlan. No
person in charge of the premises where the devlce is
IaCated shall permit it to be played or used in
vfolation of the provisions of this Section."
"Sec, 4-13. Partial exclusion for liquor licensees.
No person or entity licensed to sell intoxicating
liquor at retail shall be subject to comply with the
provisions of Section 4-6, 4-9, 4-10 and all of
Section 4-8 except the first sentence thereof.
Sections 4-9, 4-5, 4-7, 4-11, 4-12, and 4-14 and the
first sentence of Section 4-8 shall, however, be
applicable to such licensee."
Sec. 4-14. Certain devices not regulated.
Notihing in this Oivision of the Arden Hills
Code ahall be held to apply to ar?y coin-operated
amusement device held or kept for aale ur storage
and which is not actually in u8e or displayed for
use."
Section S. Amendment to Article I of Cha ter 9 of the
Arden H 2.s coTle~by Addin a New Divi9ion T ereto Ent t e
Amusement Arcadee". Art, cle Y o Chapter 4 o the Arden Hi s
Code a ereby amended by adding thereta a new Divieion 3 which
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"DIVISION 3. AMUSEMENT ARCADES.
Sec. 4-15. Definitians.
For purposes of this Division the terms defined
below shall have the meaninge given thems
(a) The term 'cain-operated amusement device'
or 'device' shall mean the type of
mechanical amusement device which is
described in Section 4-4.
(b) The term 'amuaement arcade', as used
herein, ahall mean any building, structure
or tract of land, or any portion thereof,
which .is devoted primarily to the opera-
tion of four (4) or more coin-operated
amusement devices and ie open for public
use and participation.
Sec. 4-16. License required.
No peacson shall own, operate or permit the
operation of an amusement arcade on premises owned,
leased or operated by him or engage in the businese of operating an amusement arcade in the City unleas
he shall have first obtained a license therefor.
Sec. 4-17. Required information in a'pplication. The application for an amusement arcade license
ahall include not only the information required by
Section 13-4 of the Arden Hille Code but also the
following additional informations
(s) The name and addrees of all persona owning •
or having .an intereet in the bueinees '
which keeps, operates, or maintaina the
coin-operated amusement devices requiring
a license pursuant to Section 4-5 hereof
and, in the case of a corporation, the
names and addresses of the officers and
directore of the corporation and all
shareholders who have a beneficial
intereat in five percent (5%) or more of
trie issued shares of the corporation's
stockf '
(b) Name and address of the manager, or
managers, who will supervise the licensed
operation or activity=
(c) Whether any of the persone whoae names
appear on the application have ever been
enqaged in the business of operating an
amuaement arcade anywhere during the last
five (5) yeare and,,if so, where;
(d) Whether any of the persons whose names
appear on the application have been
convicted of a crime or have had an
application for an amusement arcade
. license denied, revoked or suspended
within the last five (5) years and, if so,
the date and place of the conviction or
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denial, revocation or suspenaion and a
statement of the crime or the reason for
such denial, revocation or suspension;
and
(e) A statement that the applicant, or all
principal officers, directore and
shareholders of a corporate applicant, and
managers of the licensed activity, if
requeated by the Clerk-Administrator, will
permit a record of his/their fingerprints
• to be made by the Polica Departmant fdr
the purpoee of additional investigation to
determine whether or not the application
should be issued or the license denied,
suspended or revoked.
Sec. 4-18. License fees.
As provided in Section 13-24 of tihe Arden Hills
Code, trie fee for an amueement arcade license shall
be established in a resolution adopted by the
Council.
Sec. 4-19. Granting of licenses.
(a) Referral investi ation• and re arta. Any
application ox a icense ereun er s all be referred to the' Folice Chief and tn such other
persons on the City's staff as the City Council
shall deem necessary. The City official to whom
the application has been referred shall investigate
the location wherein the applicant ie proposing to
operate the amusement arcade= shall ascertain if
the applicant, or the manaqer of the licensed
business, is under twenty-one (21) years of aqe, an alien, or a foreign corporation; and shall
ascertain whether the applicant, manager or person
owning the proposed licensed activity ia of gaod
moral character and repute, has not been convicted
of an offense which relates to the canduct of the
licensed business, has operated a similar buainess
elsewhere which was not violative of the pxovieiQna
of thfe Division, and has never been denied a
license to conduct a like or similaX activity or
had such a license suspended, revoked or cancelled.
The Chief and any other City official ta whom the application has been referred shall recommend
approval or diaapproval of the application within
the time limits set forth in Section 13-8 of the
Arden Hills Code.
(b) Notice of ublic hearin . Upon receipt of
the written reports an recommendations of the
Police Chief, Clerk-Administrator and any other
officials to whom the application has been
referred, the Clerk-Administrator shall cause to be
published in the legal newspaper of the City, at
least ten (10) days in advance, a noticc of public
hearing to be held by the City Council setting
forth the day, time and place when the hearing wili
be held, the name of the applicant, and the loca-
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(c) Hearin deciaion and conditione. The .
' applicaticn, toget er wt t e xecommen at ons of
the Police Chiefe Clerk-Adminietrator and other
officials to whom the application hae been
• referred, ahall be eubmitted ta the City Council at
the hearing. After the hearing, the Council may
grant or deny the license. In granting the
licenae, the Couacil may impoee special conditions
if it deems such conditiona to be necessary because
of particular circumstances relative to the
application.
Sec. 4-20. Ineli.qibilitv for license.
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Exieteace of any of the following conditione
sha11 render .the applicant ineligible for e
licenee unlees the Caunail determines that the
epplicant has shown gufficient extenuating circum-
atancee to Warrant the iseuance of- a licenpe
regardlese of such existenaes
(a) If the applicant, ar the manager of the
licenaed buainese, is
(1) Under twenty-one (21) years of aqe#
or
(2) An alien, or
(3) A foreign corpoxation. (b) If the applicant, manager or pereon owning
the licensed activity:
. ll) Is not a person of good moral
character and repute, or
(2) Has been convicted of an offensewhich rslatea to the conduct of the
licensed bueiness, or
(3) Haa been denied a license to conduat
a eimilar activity or has had such
license euepended, revaked or
cancelled.
The foregoing eha11 not be the only grounde,
.
however, for denial of the license.
Sec. 4-21. Ineurance.
If the coin-operated amusement devicea to be
operated in the amueement arcade are of the type
described in Subsection (b) of Section 4-4# the
applicant shell alsa submit along with his
application a policy of liability insurance
applicable to death or injury caused by the opera-
tion of the licensed devicee in such amounts and
coverageg as are prescribed by the City Council.
Sec. 4-22. Conditians of licensure.
The following conditions shall govern the
isauance and holding of all amusement arcade
licenses granted pursuant to thls Divfeion:
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(a) Order; it ehall be the responsibility of 01e licensee to maintain arder on the
premieea of the amusement arcade, and in
and upoa any parking lot appurtenant
~ thereto, and adjacent premiaea, at all
times.
(b) Consum tion of alcoholic bevera es
proh bited. The consumption o a coho c
beveragea, whether classified ae
. intaxicatinq or c?on-intoxicating, or the
use of any controlled substance eha].l not
' be permitted on any part of the promises
of the amusement arcade. ,
(c) Hours•of operation. On all Saturdaye of
07o year,~ an on weekdays from and
including June 1 through AuquBt 31, an
smuaement arcade ehall be open only
between the hours of 8s40 A.M. and 12:00
midnight. On all Sundays of the year, and
' on weekdayB from and including September 1.
through May 310 an amusea?ent arcade aha11
• be open only betweet? the houre of
3:00 P.M. and 11:00 P.M.
(d) Su erviaicn. The licaneee ehall provicle a
u-t me manager of at least twenty-one .
(21) yeara of age upon the promises of the .
amugea?ent arcade during all houra ia which
it ia open for bueinesa.
"(e) Entrance of truants and minors proh(bited
under certaln circumstances. No truant
trom school sha(I be permitted to enter or remaln on any part of the promises of the
amusement arcade. No minor under the age of
sixteen (16) years shall be permitted to
enter or remain upon the premises of the
amusement arcade any night of the week after
the hour of 9:30 o'clock P.M. unless accom-
pan(ed by h(s parent or guardfan.
(f) Compliance with lawe. The promises of the
amusement arca e, and the licensee, shall
fully comply with all applicable state,
federal and local regulations whateoever
dealinq with the operation of the lieensed
bus3nesa or activity.
lq! Fire hazarde. it eball be the respoosi- +
y o ~.Tie licensee, or hie manager, to '
see that the premises of the amusement
arcade do not become avercrowded sa a$ to
constitute a hazard to the health or
safety of the persons therein.
(h), Exits/entrances. The promises of the
amusement arcade shall have adequate
entrances and exits at the front and rear
thereof but may have no entrances to or
exits from adjoining buildings, sommmr
(i) Smoking prohibited. The smoking of
tobacco or any other product in an amuse-
ment arcade is prohibited. The licensee
ehall be responsible to insure that thie
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restriction, is complied with. Tobacco products may not be eold anywhere upon the
premises of the amuesment arcade.
(j) I1lumination. The interior of the
amusement arcade shall be so illuminated
as to insure proper and complete observa-
tion o£ patrons at all times. The
Buildirtg Inspector shall recommend
standards for lighting levels to carry out
the intent of this subsection.
(k) Pasting. In a conspicuous place somewhere
on the premises af the amusement arcade
ahall be posted the amusement arcade
license. as required by Section 13-12 of
the Arden Hills Code."
"Sec. 4-23. Partial exclusion of liquor licen5ees.
No person or entity licensed to se11 intnxicating
liquar at retail shall be subject to the pravisions
af Sections 4-15 to 4-22 with the exception of
Section 4-22(e) to which any such licensee shall be
subject, provided, however, the term 'premises of the
amusement arcade' used therein shall be deemed to
mean in the case of the liquor licensee the licensed
premises thereof."
Section 6. Amendment ta Section 13-13 of Arden Hills
Code. Sectian 13-13 o t e Ar en H s Co e a ere y amen e to
ie entitled and read as follows:
"Sec. 13-13. Suspension,~r~evocation - Autharized.
The City Council may auepend for a periad nat
exceeding sixty (60) days, or revoke any license
issued under this Code whenever the licenaee, its
owner, manager or employees or agenta of the .
licensee have engaged in any of the fallowing '
conduct;
(a) F,-aud, deception or misrepresentation in
connectian with the Becuring of the
liceneei
(b) Conduct inimical to the interests of -
public health, eafety, welfare or mvrals= '
(c) Conduct involving moral turpitudej •
(d) Conviction of an offense involvinq moral
turpitude by any court of competent
jurisdiction;
. (e) Conviction of an offense which relates to
the conduct of the Iicensed business; ^
(f) Violation of any provisian of this Code or
, any other federal, state or local law,
rule or regulationf or
(g) Failure to comply with any of the provi-
sions or conditions of the license, or the
conditions of liceneure, ar enqaging in
conduct which would be grounds for denial
of an initial application for licensure.w
Section 7. Amendment to Section 13-14 0f Arden Hills
Code. Section 13-14 of t e Arden Hi s Ca e is ere y amen e to
read as followa :
"Sec. 13-14. 5ame - Hearing.
A licensee or~ permittee shall be granted a
hearing upon at least ten (10) days' prior written
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notice before revocation or auspension is ordered.
The notice shall state the time, date and place of
the hearing and the nature of the charges against
the licensee."
Secti.on B. Amendments to Sectian 13-24 of the Arden Hills .
Code to Ad a New Subsect on rr T ereto. Sect on 13- 9 o t e
Ar en Ha. e Co e e ere y amende y strikinq the conjunction
"and" at the end of Subeection tppl and the period at the end of
Subeectlon (qq) thereaf, subatituting a aemicolon and the
conjunction "and" at the snd of Subsection (qq) thereof, and
adding a new Subsection (rr) thereto which reads as followss
"(rr) Amusement arcade licenses."
Section 9. Penalt . Any person violating ar?y provisiona
of this Ordinance shal e guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon.
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$500.00, or imprisonment for not to exceed ninety (90) days, or
both.
- Section 10. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its passage and publica-
.tion.
Passed by the Arden Hills City Council this day of
, 1962.
Ro ert Woo urn,
Mayor
Attest;
C ix Otte McN @a ,
Clerk-Administrator ,
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