Alhambra Municipal Code Ch. 5.43 Exhibiting Motion Pictures or Slides by Means of Coin-Operated Machines…

It is unlawful for any person to exhibit or permit or authorize to be exhibited any motion picture or photographic still slides by means or use of any coin-operated machine or device without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Chief of Police.

('86 Code, § 5.43.010) (Ord. 3439, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010

Any applicant for such a permit shall file a written application therefor in the office of the Chief of Police, which application shall contain the following information:

(A) The location for which permit is requested;

(B) The name, form of legal organization and proposed business address of the applicant. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall show the name and residence address of each of the officers, directors, stockholders and persons having any financial interest in the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall show the name and residence address of each of the members, including limited partners;

(C) Whether or not the applicant or any officer or director, or member of applicant, as the case may be, has ever been arrested or has ever been convicted in any court for any crime;

(D) The names and addresses of the persons who have authority or control over the place for which the permit is requested and a brief statement of the nature and extent of such authority or control;

(E) The hours of operation;

(F) The number of coin-operated machines or devices;

(G) The description of each such coin-operated machine or device.

('86 Code, § 5.43.020) (Ord. 3439, passed - - )

Upon the filing of such application and upon payment of the permit fee specified herein such permit shall be issued be the Chief of Police. Each such permit shall specify the number and type of coin-operated machines for which it is issued. No such permit shall be valid for any number of machines or devices in excess of that for which issued.

(A) The initial permit shall be issued for the unexpired portion of the calendar year in which the application is filed.

(B) Unless cause exists for the revocation of any such permit, as provided in this chapter, any such permit may be renewed for successive one-year periods upon a calendar year basis.

('86 Code, § 5.43.030) (Ord. 3439, passed - - )

(A) Each application for such an original permit shall be accompanied by an application and permit fee in an amount established by City Council resolution as and for the permit for the calendar year in which the original permit is issued; provided, that such application is for one such coin-operated machine or device, plus an additional amount established by City Council resolution for each, additional coin-operated machine or device. The annual fee for the renewal of any such permit shall be in an amount established by City Council resolution for the location and for not to exceed one such coin-operated machine or device, plus an amount established by City Council resolution for each addition coin-operated machine or device, which annual renewal fee shall be payable in advance. No such annual renewal permit shall be issued unless and until the annual permit fee for that year has been paid. No portion of any initial or renewal fee shall be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

(B) In determining the amount of such annual permit fee the City Council hereby finds that the showing of motion picture and/or photographic still slides by means of use of coin-operated machines or devices will cause and require greatly increased police surveillance and supervision and will thereby result in greatly increased costs of surveillance and law enforcement to the city.

('86 Code, § 5.43.040) (Ord. 3439, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4587, passed 6-27-11; Am. Ord. 4588, passed 7-11-11)

If any person to whom such a permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is thereafter convicted of a violation upon the premises for which such permit has been issued of any statute or ordinance prohibiting the showing or exhibiting of obscene motion pictures or photographic still slides by means or use of any coin-operated machine or device his or her permit shall be forthwith and summarily revoked.

('86 Code, § 5.43.050) (Ord. 3439, passed - - )