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OliD:l:NANCE OF 'rHE COUNCIL OF THE CIT)!' OF PALO ALTO· ..
l,.!lDING SECTIONS 4 .lc) .llO THROUGH 4.10.150 TO T:HE.
PALO ALTO f.ltUUC:tPAL CODE ro REGUUTE MECtlANICAL • , I•
AMUSEMENT DW!CES
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The \Zdunc:il of the City of ·Palo Ai to does ORDAIN as follows:
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SEC'rlotl l. Chapter 4 .10 ('illCENSES OBTAINED BY APPLicATI9N
TO CUl~F utf POLICE) of thG Pa.lb Alto. Municipal Code·>hereb¥' .is ·
aMended uo add the !ollowing.s~ctions thereto: . -_,.
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"4 .10.110 Z.1echanidal .;r..ru,i':sel'rlent Devices;. DefinitiOns .•
The following words a"ii'd"'pnraiO's~"\;h'C:never used ~n thls
ch~•l-'ter, sh~ll have tho follovling definitions:
(a) 1 McchariicC1l am,_wemc-!ni: <hwicc 1 moans any machine
or d.e:;vicc \:!.li;;h, upon the :Lnsc:r.tion of a co:Ln, sl.u<J;. or.·
token in ~",iJY Slot, or r(~CC:Dtd.t~l0 ~···t.t~aohed to said machin.e
·or cor .. nE~ctc~1 t.hE!:r.·(~~/.i. t.h, upuratos .or !HJIY be oper~ted .. ·
for use a~~ a g;::..rne, contest.~ . or t"tmuscm<~rit, or which may he.
used for any such game, contest, or amusoment. This ·
te-rL inc.::lud(.;ls cm.~r .s:Ltn.1.lar devico fo:r: \o.Jhich a cf.eEi' or any
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wit:h sales of othwr merchandis~, goods, ifl<:lres, or services,
o:r oLhcrwise. M2!chin~.:>s which only ,play r>E;pord\iqtmusic# · ..
provids a £·icle or dispense a .unij:orm quantlty of. merch.Qx,t.dise •.
a~e not included under this'definitionj
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(b) t Arcade r mean.s any est~},i~lis[l..me.nt open. to the .
public in v1hich. six or more. rnechai-dcai amusemen.t devi.ces ate
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, .loca.tE'-"..d, or similar devices for wh,ich .~ con$i.deirati.on' or
admission fee is chclrg~d tc play or operate, whstha:r. ,in.
conjunction with. sal(!S of goods, wa;r:es, m~:rcha~dise, or . ·· · ··: ,
ser.rlces or otherwise, regardlea,s of whe:t;lie.r the: u.~e of.: ~~-.
r,tuch. devices constitut':f,{, ~ p~iJ;.cipal or op.ly )Jusiiies~).;' ;/ ..
ofierated upon ~he pre.:m.utos 'J.nvol. voo. · · · ·
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· .&~.W .:r36>:,.,::·Li·ce. nse a~pli~ation. f'es •. ·.Any appl:J:cati~o~ for
any meoha..."li.cal ul~sarnent aeviCe J.!C!&n~.e. requ.irad ·in this.
c.i·-.~pter, ne~ or renewal ~ shall .bf!~ acc()mp"ni.ed by a non..:. . . . .. .
refundablel''fea as set in the. MuniciPal ·Fee S'chedula •. The
application f.oa shall he used to ·defray, irt part,:· ·the."
costs of inv~stisat.ion and J:~Frt, a.r~d is p.ot in li~u (1f
· cmy other f~\}S -~r taxes requJ.~ted under th.iU· cod~. > ~Ci tee
sh~ll ba pxoi••ted for any rea~n~
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ol .10.140 . License term; nont.rans ferabilit;t. Mechanical ·
amusement davice licenses rcl}uircct'b'y tfiis ·chapte.r.shall be
issued for one ~.rec;.,J.', commencing J:uly 1 of each· ye;:..r, and
shall not bo transferable.
4.10. l ~0 Increased Closin;z Hours. In additi.on to
any other. X'emod~l provided herein or" by Cha.pt:er 4.()4, the
Chief of Police sh~ll have the power, after hearing, for
any violation of the duties of a licensee, t~ impose
closing hours longer than otherwise provided for the
b~iness premises in which 11\Gch.B~i~l amusem~nt devices.'
are located. Such closina hours shall not ~5nstitute a
penalty, r_.nd may be in addition to, or in whol'e or part.ial.
suspension of, ar.-y ·penalty. _r--!!:'cvided elsewhere in this code. 11
SECTlON 2 • Section -1. 10 .. 0 8 5 of the J?alo Alto 1-';iird.pipal -
Code ~s repealed.
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~ECTI01:1 3, The ).:ouncil hereby .~etermines that t.his O!.'dinance I
l1unicipal Code and tho:t·cfor:c :10 cnvir:onmE;;ntal impact assessment .
i~~ notapro.JCc:t as d'ofine'd in S·J~'c: . .--.;Ji. 11.04.130 of ·the PaJ.o:,.AJ,t6 -~··
is ne~c:;; sa.ry. .
This o.rdi:c~ance shall become. e.ffcct.ive upon the
the J.lst c.1ay aft-er tr..e r.1o.y of its passage .. ·
lNT:RODVCED: Ap:t• il 1'8 I 19 7 7.
PASSED: May 2, 1977
AYES: Beaht's, ·Berwald, Eyerly, Norton, W:i.~herepcon
NOES: carey, Sher
·ABSENT: Clay, Comstock
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ABSTAINED: None
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