§ 10-122. General requirements.

The following general requirements shall apply to all game arcades licensed in accordance with this article:

(1)

All game arcades shall have a supervisor on the premises at all times in which the game arcade is open to the public. This supervisor shall be at least 18 years of age and be able to provide supervision necessary to maintain proper order.

(2)

Every game arcade shall provide an adequate area and number of bicycle racks for the orderly parking of bicycles which shall be separate from a required vehicle parking stall and shall be so located as to not occupy any portion of a public sidewalk or to otherwise obstruct pedestrian passage to and from the premises.

(3)

No game arcade shall be licensed unless and until the location of the same has been approved by the village plan commission pursuant to chapter 46 of this Code.

(4)

Game arcades licensed under this article shall comply with all other building, fire codes and applicable village laws and regulations.

(5)

The following general operating requirements shall apply to the operation and maintenance of game arcades:

a.

No amusement device shall be permitted where the reward for skill in its operation is not plainly posted upon each such machine or device or where the opportunity of a reward for skill in its operation is not the same for each individual player.

b.

No gambling or individual wager on any amusement device shall be permitted, and, if any such device provides replays, no person shall buy back replays.

c.

No amusement device shall be placed in any required exit path of travel.

d.

No person registered as a student in a secondary or elementary school shall be permitted on the premises of a game arcade during the hours the person's school is in session.

e.

Game arcades shall not remain open between midnight and 9:00 a.m. of any day.

f.

The interior of a game arcade shall be clearly within view from the outside.

g.

In no event shall card playing be permitted on such licensed premises even if such card playing is for social purposes.

h.

No person, while in the premises licensed under this article, shall have in his possession any alcohol beverage unless the operator of the premises has obtained a Class "B" alcohol beverage license from the village.

(Code 1991, § 12.14(5))