§ 551.14. Specifications and requirements.

All billiard rooms licensed hereunder shall conform to the following specifications and requirements:

(a)

The billiard room shall be open to view from the street, or from a location open and accessible to the public, at both the front and rear of the building.

(b)

There shall be a rear or side entrance from either of which a clear view may be had of the interior of the billiard room.

(c)

There shall be a front entrance which shall remain unlocked during the hours of operation of the billiard room.

(d)

There shall be a clear glass in the windows and doors of each billiard room at least 18″ × 24″ in size and placed between 4½ and 6 feet above the ground.

(e)

There shall be no screen, blind, partition or other obstruction to clear vision through the establishment from front to rear during open hours.

(f)

There shall be no warning signal, device, system or arrangement which is used, or could be used, to make occupants and employees of the billiard room aware of the approach or presence of inspectors or police officers.

(g)

Not more than 10 percent of the floor space shall be partitioned off for toilet facilities and in no case shall a space greater than one hundred square feet be partitioned off for toilet facilities.

(h)

No game of or with dice of any description shall be played in a licensed billiard room.

(i)

All billiard rooms shall be on the ground floor of the building in which located.

(j)

Provided, however, that all billiard rooms in operation at the date of the passage of Ordinance No. 53-59, passed January 12, 1959, may continue in operation at their present respective location even though such present location be on other than ground floor.

(k)

All billiard rooms shall provide wash rooms and toilet facilities and shall be kept in a clean, healthful and sanitary condition approved by the board of health.

(1)

Except in the case of billiard rooms operated and maintained by organizations not for profit, there shall be no less than three (3) tables in any one billiard room now licensed, as required herein. Provided, however, that those billiard rooms which were licensed prior to January, 1960, and cannot comply with the three (3) table requirements for the 1960 and subsequent licenses due to lack of physical space and now have not less than two (2) tables may be authorized a license for the operation of a billiard room with two (2) tables.

(Ord. 385-60.)