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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CARMEL CITY CODE, CHAPTER 34, AMUSEMENT LOCATIONS
CHAPTER 34
AMUSEMENT LOCATIONS
34.01 DEFINITIONS. Whenever used in this chapter, the fol-
lowing words or phrases shall be defined as herein stated below:
Amusement Location means any public room, public place, or other
place of accommodation where there is exhibited, displayed or avail-
able for public use, one or more amusement machines.
Amusement Machine means any machine or device designed or modi-
fied to be operated by any coin, coins or tokens, the purpose or
function of which is to provide amusements. Such machine or device
designed and used exclusively for the vending of merchandise of a
tanglible nature shall not be deemed an amusement machine, nor shall
any music or juke box device be deemed an amusement machine.
34.02 LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person,
corporatin or entity to own or operate an amusement location con-
taining any amusement machine without an amusement location license
issued by the City of Carmel, specifying the number of amusement
machines located on the premises.
34.03 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Any person desiring to obtain a
license for a coin-operated amusement machine may apply to the Clerk
Treasurer's office of the City of Carmel, on a form to be furnished
by the City, disclosing and affirming to the following information:
(a) The name of the applicant
tion, the full name of the business,
the date of organization.
and, if a partnership or corpora-
the state of organization and
(b) The residence address of the persons completing the appli-
cation.
(c) The business address and all telephone numbers where the
business is to be conducted.
(d) The age of the applicant, of all partners, or if the appli-
cant is other than an individual, the name of all managers and
officers of the business.
(e) The street address of the premises to be licensed.
(f) The name and residence address of the owner of the premises
proposed for licensing.
(g) The location of any other amusement location operated by
the applicant or in which the applicant is a co-owner.
(h) The name and address of the manager or operator of the ap-
plicant.
(i) A written declaration by the applicant, under penalty of
perjury, that the information contained in the application is true
and correct, such declaration to be signed by the applicant and made
under oath.
(j) All forms must be completely answered prior to processing
the application by the Office of the Clerk Treasurer.
34.04 LICENSE FEE. The annual fe~ for each amusement location
shall be as follows:
(a) $250.00 for each location and ~e machine~ and;
(b) $100.00 per machine for the s~d and each additional
amusement machine located on the premises.
(c) The fees required by this section are non-refundable and
payable in advance. The number of machines per location shall not
exceed at any time the total number of machines stated on the license
applica~-ion; howe'~er, the licensee may transfer licenses within the
number of machines licensed by advising the Clerk Treasurer of the
serial numbers of replacement machines.
34.05 OPERATIONS. (a) No person under the age of 13 years of
age shall be permitted to be present in the amusement location unless
accompanied by a parent or guardian after 10:00 p.m.
(b) No person under the age of 18 years of age shall be
permitted to be present in the amusement location unless accompanied
by a parent or guardian after 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday; or after 1:00 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday.
(c) None of the persons identified in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b)
above shall be permitted to be present in the amusement location
during the hours in which the Carmel Public Schools are in session.
(d) The curfew restrictions established by this Article and
consistant with the Indiana State Code and Carmel Curfew Code shall
be conspicuously posted on the premises in lettering not less than
one-half inch in height.
(e) Ail amusement locations shall be kept in a clean, healthful
and sanitary condition at all times. If the owner or operator shall
not maintain suitable sanitary conditions, the city shall suspend the
amusement location license for the premises until such unsanitary
condition(s) is/are remedied.
(f) Ail amusement locations shall maintain control and shall
not permit persons to congregate in a disturbing manner within the
said location.
(g) Ail amusement locations owners, or their employees, shall
not violate any state statute or city ordinance, or knowingly allow
any other person to commit such violation, within said amusement
location.
(h) Amusement establishments must display and adhere to the
capacity as set by the State Fire Marshall as per the square footage
of the area in which the devices are housed.
(i) The amusement device license listing the number of devices
licensed for that establishment shall be displayed for inspection in
the area where the devices are located.
(j) The City reserves the right to inspect the premises at any
reasonable time to verify that the number of devices are in accord
with the license on display and the number listed in the Clerk
Treasurer's Office at City Hall, and compliance with all other pro-
visions of this ordinance.
(k) There shall at all times be a person on duty and employed
by each licensed location, who is of responsible character and who
has reached the minimum age of 21 years.
34.06 DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. The City of
Carmel may deny, suspend or revoke a license if it is determined
that:
(a) Any of the persons named in the application have previously
had any amusement location license revoked.
(b) Any information submitted to acquire, renew or modify the
license is found to be misrepresented or false.
(c) Following a hearing before the Board of Public Works, the
business operation and/or location constitutes a clear and present