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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1223ORDINANCE N0, 1223 AfJ ORDINANCE REQUIRING PERMITS FOR AMUSEMENT DEVIL The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Burlingame does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Section upon it's 6.08.080 premises thing of the Burlingame Municipal Code is hereby amended to read or as follows: district requiring 6.08.080 Amusement Devices In addition to an annual business license every business having upon it's the premises thing amusement the following machines and matters: or devices district requiring a coin, of token or is other substitute to said to therefor schools, Code to read to be deposited therein, shall pay an annual license tax of $15.00 for each machine. such permit shall be in addition to any other fees or licenses otherwise required by this Code. Section 3, Section 6.16.055 is added to said Code to read as follows: 6.16.055 Amusement Permit Considerations In granting or denying the permit the Council shall consider, among the other thing s, the following and matters: the Section district 2. Section of 6.16.050 business; is hereby added to said to the schools, Code to read and as follows: 6.16.05H Businesses with Amusement Devices For the Purpose of this chapter, any person, firm or corporation operating upon it's premises more than three (3) amusement devices shall be required to obtain an amusement permit; such permit shall be in addition to any other fees or licenses otherwise required by this Code. Section 3, Section 6.16.055 is added to said Code to read as follows: 6.16.055 Amusement Permit Considerations In granting or denying the permit the Council shall consider, among the other thing s, the following and matters: the zoning district of the business; proximity to the schools, churches and other businesses; hours of operation; the age of proposed customers; the type and manner of serving food and beverages; parking and traffic impacts. ldhile City ordinances require an amusement permit for businesses whose primary purpose is video games there is no provision for those businesses which install a number of such machines as an adjunct to their existing business. Installations of a number of video games may attract a large number of people into an inappropriate business, may attract young people at inappropriate times and hours, may cause traffic and other impact! upon an existing commercial area and in aeneral may be detrimenta to a given location in the neighborhood. It is therefore necessai that an ordinance requiring review of installation of more than s three video games in a single location be immediately put into effect. Section 6. This ordinance shall be published as required by law. �) (� Mayor I. EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing URGENCY ORDINANCE was intro- duced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th day of March, 1982 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUPI BARYON, CROSBY, MANGINII MARTIN NOES: COUNCILMEN: iSection NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: 4. All NONE businesses having more than three amusement devices shall within thirty days of the adoption of this ordinance either reduce the number of machines upon their premises to three or shall apply to this Council for an amusement permit pursuant to this ordinance. Section 5. Urgency. It is hereby declared that this ordinance is an ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, safety, health and welfare and is an emergency measure as provided by law and shall take effect upon it's adopt- ion. The facts constituting such emergency are as follows: ldhile City ordinances require an amusement permit for businesses whose primary purpose is video games there is no provision for those businesses which install a number of such machines as an adjunct to their existing business. Installations of a number of video games may attract a large number of people into an inappropriate business, may attract young people at inappropriate times and hours, may cause traffic and other impact! upon an existing commercial area and in aeneral may be detrimenta to a given location in the neighborhood. It is therefore necessai that an ordinance requiring review of installation of more than s three video games in a single location be immediately put into effect. Section 6. This ordinance shall be published as required by law. �) (� Mayor I. EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing URGENCY ORDINANCE was intro- duced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th day of March, 1982 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUPI BARYON, CROSBY, MANGINII MARTIN NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE