A. “Billiard club” means a proprietary club where billiards, bagatelle or pool is played, or in which any billiard, bagatelle or pool table is kept and persons are permitted to play or do play thereon, whether any compensation or reward is charged for the use of such table or not. “Billiard club” does not include a place having not more than one coin-operated pool or billiard table, which table is maintained as an incident to some other type of business or activity.
B. “Public billiard room” means any place open to the public where billiards, bagatelle or pool is played, or in which any billiard, bagatelle or pool table is kept and persons are permitted to play or do play thereon, whether any compensation or reward is charged for the use of such table or not. “Public billiard room” does not include a place having not more than one coin-operated pool or billiard table, which table is maintained as an incident to some other type of business or activity. (Ord. 9897 § 6 (part), 1969: Ord. 8769 § 1, 1965; Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 §§ 441 and 441.5, 1951.)

Every person managing or conducting a public billiard room or billiard club shall first procure a license and pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010 of this title. (Ord. 11209 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 8608 § 2, 1964: Ord. 7159 § 6 (part), 1957: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 442, 1951.)

In an application for a license to manage or conduct a public billiard room or a billiard club, the applicant shall state the exact location of the place where the public billiard room or billiard club is to be located. (Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 9807 § 5 (part), 1969: Ord. 7515 § 1 (part), 1959: Ord. 7462 § 15 (part), 1959: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 445, 1951.)

Except as provided in Section 7.06.260, the business license commission shall hold a public hearing on every application for a license required by this chapter and shall give notice of such hearing as required by Sections 7.10.100, 7.10.110, 7.10.120 and 7.10.130 of this title. (Ord. 9714 § 9 (part), 1969: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 446, 1951.)

If the commission finds that the applicant for a license for a billiard room or billiard club is not of good moral character or is an unfit person to manage or conduct such establishment, or that by reason of the place where such establishment is to be located the conducting or carrying on thereof would be detrimental to the public health, the public order or the public morals, or any other ground of denial exists, it shall notify the tax collector not to issue the license until instructed to do so by it or by the license appeals board, and shall notify, in writing, the applicant of its action. (Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 9714 § 9 (part), 1969: Ord. 7462 § 15 (part), 1959: Ord. 6170 § 5 (part), 1953: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 447, 1951.)

Any license issued to conduct a public billiard room or billiard club shall authorize such public billiard room or billiard club to be conducted only at the place described in the application and by the person by whom such application is made, except that the commission may, by order entered on its minutes and certified to the tax collector, authorize a transfer of such license from one place to another. (Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 7462 § 15 (part), 1959: Ord. 6170 § 5 (part), 1953: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 450, 1951.)

The business license commission may adopt such rules and regulations as it finds are necessary and expedient to enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 8601 § 2, 1964: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 455, 1951.)

A person shall not maintain any public billiard room, billiard club, or similar place of business containing billiard or pool tables to which the public is invited, unless the entire interior of such public billiard room, billiard club, or similar business, except restrooms, is visible from the entrance to the premises of which said public billiard room, billiard club or similar business is a part. (Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 7462 § 15 (part), 1959: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 457, 1951.)

No owner, manager, proprietor or other person having charge of any public billiard room or billiard club shall keep the same open or allow or permit the same to be kept open or allow or permit any game to be played therein from 2:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. of any day, or allow or permit any person except such owner, manager, proprietor or person in charge thereof, or the servants regularly employed in and about the same, to be or remain therein between the hours aforesaid. (Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 451, 1951.)

The owner, manager, proprietor or other person in charge of any public billiard room or billiard club shall not allow or permit any person under the age of 18 years to be, remain in, enter or visit such place unless:
A. Such minor is accompanied by one of his parents or by his guardian; or
B. Such parent or guardian personally presents a written consent to the owner, manager, proprietor or such other person in charge, and alcoholic beverages are neither sold nor served in such place, and such place has no license to sell, dispense or serve alcoholic beverages. The written consent shall be in the manner and form approved by the commission. (Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 9630 § 8 (part), 1968: Ord. 8601 § 1 (part), 1964: Ord. 7462 § 15 (part), 1959: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 453, 1951.)

A person under the age of 18 years shall not be, remain in, enter or visit any public billiard room or billiard club except where the owner, manager, proprietor or other person in charge thereof is permitted by Section 7.18.100 to allow him to enter. (Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 9630 § 8 (part), 1968: Ord. 8601 § 1 (part), 1964: Ord. 7462 § 15 (part), 1959.)

No owner, manager, proprietor or other person in charge of any public billiard room or billiard club shall allow or permit any intoxicated, quarreling or disorderly person or persons to be or remain in such a place. (Ord. 9897 § 7 (part), 1969: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 4 § 452, 1951.)