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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-1208 ORDINANCE NO. ' ,, ! AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations; requiring licenses and specifying license fees for operating amuse- ment devices; amending Section 5.12.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Section 5.12.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code • is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.12.020 Licenses required for certain amusement devices- - fees. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corpora- tion or association to install, maintain or operate in any business establishment or for the purpose of profit any of the following amusement devices without first obtaining from the City Clerk a license so to do and without first paying to the City the applicable license fee in the following res- pective amounts: (1) Shuffleboards; $50 each. (2) Miniature bowling machines or bowling board, ray guns, dart throwing devices and similar amusement devices; $25 each. The fees specified by this subsection are annual fees, and shall be paid in full prior to January 1 of each year to be effective for the following year. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corpora- tion or association to install, or operate in any business establishment or for the purpose of profit any of the following amusement devices without first obtaining from the City Clerk a license so to do and without first paying to the City the applicable license fee in the following res pective amounts: (1) Pin -ball machines or games, games of skill or amusement, and similar amusement devices, including any automatic machine or device, except as mentioned in sub- section 1 above of this section and except an automatic music machine, wherein a person deposits a coin, disk or slug and in return therefor receives the opportunity of playing or operating such machine; $100 for each machine for the six month period from January 1 through June 30 of each year, and $100 for each machine for the six month period from July 1 through December 31 of each year, which fee shall be paid in advance of Januar: 1 and July 1 of each year to be effective for the following six months period specified herein. 3. In the event any person, firm, corporation or asso- ciation commences or enlarges activities required to be licensed by this section during any applicable license period of any calendar year or any six months license period, as the case may be, the license required by this section shall be obtained and the entire applicable annual or semi- annual license fee shall be paid before commencing or enlarg- ing such activities." , - Section 2. This ordinance is one to provide for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare of the people of the City of Yakima and an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immedi- ately upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law 411 and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 9th day of March, 1970. A' Z Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk IMP \( -2-