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113-0-84
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 3-8-10 of the City Code
is
Regulating Amusement Devices
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 3-8-10-1 of the City Code of the City of
Evanston, 1979, as amended, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
3-8-10-1: AMUSEMENT DEVICES
(A) Limit on Number: It shall be unlawful for any proprietor of an
amusement device to have or maintain upon or within a single
premises in excess of six (6) amusement devices. There shall be
exempted from this device number limit those machines located
within a student and/or faculty center owned and operated by a
State accredited college or university which is access -limited to
faculty, staff, enrolled students and their guests and which offers
a regularly scheduled program of other recreational or cultural
activities. This exemption from the device number limit shall be
available to one such college/university student and/or faculty
center per accredited institution.
(B) Played by Persons Under Twelve Prohibited: No person under the age
of twelve (12) years shall play or operate an amusement device,
except when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. No
proprietor shall permit or allow any person under the age of
twelve (12) years to operate or play any amusement device except
when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. A sign shall be
conspicuously posted setting forth this requirement.
(C) Prohibited in Certain Locations: No license shall be issued to any
operator or proprietor of an amusement device, nor shall any
operator or proprietor operate an amusement device upon any premises
within five hundred feet (500') of the property line of any
elementary or secondary school. There shall be exempted from this
location prohibition those devices located within a student and/or
faculty center owned and operated by a State accredited college or
univeristy which is access -limited to faculty, staff, enrolled
students and their guests and which offers a regularly scheduled
program of other recreational or cultural activities. This
exemption from the location prohibition shall be available to one
such college/university student and/or faculty center per accredited
institution.
(D) Inducements to Play: It shall be unlawful for any proprietor of an
amusement device to pay or give or promise to pay or give to any
consumer using such device any U.S. currency, token or anything of
value for use in conjunction with such device for free play, or as
an inducement or reward for playing said device; provided, however,
• that this subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit the award of
free use of the device upon the achievement of a predetermined
score or result. The satisfaction of such an award of free use of
the device shall not be converted by the proprietor to cash or
other thing of value.
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�i (E) Supervision: It shall be unlawful for any proprietor to an
amusement device to maintain an amusement device or devices unless
there is in attendance on the premises at least one employee
twenty-one years of age or older during operating hours. The
' employee shall have a clear and unobstructed view of all amusement
• devices. There shall be exempted from this supervision requirement
t those machines located within a student and/or faculty center
owned and operated by a State accredited college or university
which is access -limited to faculty, staff, enrolled students and
Ij their guests, and which offers a regularly scheduled program of
other recreational or cultural activities. This exemption from
the supervision requirement shall be available to one such college/
university student and/or faculty center per accredited institution.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
I and after its passage, approval and publication in the
jmanner provided by law.
±Introduced: �. L / 1984
i Adopted: 1984
Approved: 1984
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i City Clerk /
A� roved as to form
� Corporation Counsel
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