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CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 1144 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CHAPTER 101, SECTION 101.010-101.050 OF THE CITY CODE BY ADDING NEW LANGUAGE DEFINING AMUSEMENT DEVICES, AREAS, AND GAMEROOMS, ACTIVITIES, AND REGULATIONS; AND ADDING SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS TO CHAPTER 8, SECTION 8.330 THROUGH 8.350. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDAINS: Section 1. Purpose of Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide regulation that will assure improved crowd management and emergency life/safety features; site planning and land use, parking, pedestrian and vehicular safety; and access to amusement device machines, areas, and gamerooms through special use permits and annual business licenses and special use permits requirements. The City Council, after review of the applications and all of the information provided, may in its discretion authorize the issuance of an annual license and one special use permit to the applicant subject to such special use permit conditions as the Council may deem necessary for the protection of health, safety, and general welfare of the City. Section 2. Section 101.010 through 101.050 (Amusement Devices) is hereby amended by deleting the existing language and adding the following: 101. AMUSEMENT DEVICES. AREAS, AND GAMEROOMS 101.010 Amusement Devices, Areas, and Gamerooms Defined. For the purposes of this Code, the term "Amusement Devices, Areas, and/or Gamerooms" shall mean any for-profit enterprise or business which provides areas within a building, room, or outdoor space with capacity for eight (8) or more customers at one time, wherein customers play games, watch game playing, wait to play or que to enter, or are being entertained. Examples of such business uses are: video, laser, pool, or other table game areas; arcades, carnivals, and circuses. This definition excludes physical exercise or health centers, theaters, private lodges or clubs, restaurants and bars, and all tax exempt operations.