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Department Approval <br />�. �: ,I�1�t <br />Item Description: <br />BACKGROUND <br />�i1 `Y <br />��r I <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 06/09/14 <br />Item No.: 9.a <br />City Manager Approval <br />�`"```-���".�'�" <br />Consider Amending City Code Chapter 303: Amusement Devices: Areas and <br />Game Rooms. <br />City Code Chapter 303 prescribes the local city regulations pertaining to amusement devices and game <br />room areas. The current Code Requirements were established in 1994 but have come under discussion <br />at the Staff level in conjunction with a request by Chuck-E-Cheese to locate a new facility in Roseville <br />in the Sports Authority building located at 1750 Highway 36 Service Drive. <br />Under City Code 303.04, amusement devices and game rooms must be located at least 1,500 feet from <br />any residentially zoned area, any elementary or secondary school, or any church. It is presumed that <br />this distance requirement was likely based on a public safety concern regarding large crowds and the <br />potential for criminal activity associated with game rooms. This separation requirement would prohibit <br />Chuck-E-Cheese from operating in their desired location. <br />After some internal discussions, Staff has concluded that these public safety concerns are no longer <br />valid. As long as the amusement devices and game rooms are located in an appropriately-zoned <br />commercial area, they should be permitted and not be subjected to any distance separation requirement. <br />Changing the separation requirement would require the passage of a new Ordinance. While the change <br />is being driven by the request of Chuck-E-Cheese, it would apply to current and all prospective <br />amusement devices and game rooms. Staff is recommending the following changes to 303.04: <br />Location Restrictions: <br />303.04: LOCATION RESTRICTIONS: <br />n�*°r *'�° °�� �*;T�° �'�*° ��*'�;� �''���+°r �The operation of any � amusement devices, areas or <br />game room business or enterprise with a capacity far more than eight customers at one time shall be <br />restricted to a commerciallv zoned area consistent with the Citv's Zoning Code. '�° �°*'�^^'� ^�������� <br />> > <br />o �,a.,,-�, �,.t,,,,,i „ ,.t,,,,-„t, �n,-,a i i nn ti i� i ��n� <br />. . , <br />In addition, Staff no longer believes a conditional use is required for amusement devices and game <br />rooms. Therefore it also recommends the following changes to 303.02: License and Conditional Use <br />Permit Required: <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />