§ 18-26. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Amusement arcade means any building or a separate room within a building which is primarily devoted to and wherein are operated two or more automatic amusement devises for profit, except mechanical music devices.

Automatic amusement device means any mechanical amusement machine or device, the operation of which is governed or controlled by the deposit of a coin or token, except mechanical music devices. The term shall include, but not be limited to, pinball machines, coin- or token-operated pool tables, coin- or token-operated electronic games, coin- or token-operated carnival-type rides and coin- or token-operated moving picture devices.

Bowling alleys means any establishment wherein there is operated one or more lanes for participating in the sport of bowling.

Carnival means any aggregation of attractions for profit, whether shows, acts, games, vending devices or amusement devices, whether conducted under one or more managements or independently, which are temporarily set up or conducted in a public place or upon any private premises accessible to the public, with or without admission fee to the aggregation as a whole.

Mechanical music device means any mechanical device which produces or reproduces music, the operation of which is governed and controlled by the deposit of a token or coin therein, including, but not limited to, jukeboxes and coin- or token-operated pianos or musical instruments.

Motion picture theatre means any establishment which exhibits motion pictures, moving pictures or cinema for profit, except by means of an automatic amusement device.

Pool hall means any establishment operated, wherein there is kept a billiard or pool table or tables, whether or not a fee is charged for the use of the table or tables; provided, however, that for the purposes of this definition, the keeping of a coin- or token-operated pool table shall not render the establishment a pool hall.

(Code 1957, § 4-1; Ord. No. 15735, § 1, 1-18-05)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.