§ 86-21. Number of copies of application; inspections; fees; display of licenses and transferability.

A. 

Application for license shall be made out in three copies; one copy shall be referred to the Department of Police, one copy to the Bureau of Buildings and one copy to be maintained by the City Clerk.

B. 

The Department of Police shall investigate the location wherein it is proposed to operate such billiard hall to determine the number of billiard tables. The Bureau of Buildings shall investigate the location and the premises wherein it is proposed to operate such billiard hall and determine whether such operation at such location in said premises complies with the restrictions contained in local ordinances under its jurisdiction. Such determination shall be reported to the City Clerk.

C. 

Every applicant, before being granted a license, shall pay an annual license fee as set forth in Chapter 133, Fees, for the privilege of operating or maintaining a billiard hall as defined herein. Each license granted hereunder shall be granted for an annual term running from April 1 to March 31 of the next succeeding year. The fees paid for any license granted for the first year or part thereof shall be prorated accordingly.

D. 

The license herein provided for shall be posted permanently and conspicuously at the premises or place of business wherein the billiard hall is located. A license shall not be transferable from person to person nor place to place and shall be usable only at the place and by the person designated in the license.

E. 

No license for a billiard hall shall be renewed for a premises that is in violation of any provision of this chapter.