Burbank Municipal Code Art. 4 Billiards and Pool

Every person engaging in the business of operating a billiard parlor or any establishment where three (3) or more billiard tables are kept for hire, for public use or the use of any member of any club or association shall pay a license fee as set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution. [Formerly numbered Section 5-24; Amended by Ord. No. 3417, eff. 11/18/95; 3058.]

No person shall establish or operate any billiard parlor or any establishment where three (3) or more billiard tables are kept for hire, for public use or the use of any member of any club or association, without first having obtained a permit so to do from the Community Development Department and paid a permit fee as set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution. [Formerly numbered Section 5-25; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 3417, 3058, 2194.]

A. Any person desiring to establish a billiard parlor or any establishment where three (3) or more billiard tables are kept for hire, for public use or the use of any member of any club or association, shall make application under penalty of perjury to the Community Development Department, which application shall be submitted in duplicate and contain the following information:

1. The applicant’s full name, date of birth, current residence and business addresses and telephone numbers;

2. The exact business name, including any fictitious name, if applicable, under which the applicant plans to conduct business;

3. The proposed number of billiard tables to be placed in the establishment;

4. The proposed hours of operation of the establishment;

5. A description of any other business to be operated on the same premises or on adjoining premises owned or controlled by the applicant;

6. The applicant’s California driver’s license number and social security number;

7. Any conviction, forfeiture of bond, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any criminal violation or violation of any City ordinance, excluding minor traffic violations, within five (5) years immediately prior to the date of filing the application and, if so, the place and court in which such conviction, plea or forfeiture was heard, the specific charge and the sentence imposed as a result thereof;

8. Any permit violation or violation of regulations set forth by the Alcoholic Beverages Commission and the facts and circumstances surrounding such violation;

9. The applicant’s business, occupation and employment history in the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application and the address of each location where such business, occupation and employment was engaged in or performed;

10. Authorization for the City, its agents and employees to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application for the permit.

B. After the applicant files a permit application for a billiard parlor or to maintain three (3) or more billiard tables, the Community Development Department shall transmit the application to the Chief of Police for investigation and recommendation. Within sixty (60) days of the filing of the application for a permit, the Chief of Police or their designee shall file with the Community Development Department a written report setting forth the results of the Police Department investigation and the Police Department recommended action on the permit application. If more than sixty (60) days is required to complete this investigation, the applicant shall be so notified by the Community Development Department. If the report recommends denial of the permit to the applicant, the grounds for the recommended denial shall be set forth therein.

C. The Community Development Department, within ten (10) business days after receiving the Police Chief’s recommendations, shall grant or refuse to grant the permit.

D. The Community Development Department may refuse to issue the permit if any of the following are applicable:

1. The applicant has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of facts in the permit application, or any other document required by the City in conjunction therewith;

2. The applicant has been convicted or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any violation referred to in this Article or to any other crime involving fraud, larceny or moral turpitude;

3. The applicant has, within five (5) years of the date of said application, been convicted of any crime that is reasonably related to the operation of a billiard parlor or to maintaining billiard tables.

E. The Community Development Department shall issue the permit if granted. The permit shall be personal to the applicant and nontransferable and shall be limited to the uses requested in the application. Billiard parlor permits may be granted conditionally in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article. [Formerly numbered Section 5-26; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 3417, 3058, 2194.]

No permit hereunder shall be granted to any person who has had any such permit previously revoked. [Formerly numbered Section 5-27; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

A. No person engaging in operating a billiard parlor or any establishment with three (3) or more billiard tables shall keep any billiard table therein hidden from public view or from view of a responsible employee while such employee is engaged in their normal and regular duties.

B. No person engaging in the business of operating a billiard parlor or other establishment with three (3) or more billiard tables shall allow the playing of billiards in such place of business except between the hours of seven o’clock (7:00) A.M. and two o’clock (2:00) A.M.

C. The premises where three (3) or more billiard tables are located shall be well lighted at all times with a minimum light of three (3) foot-candles. [Formerly numbered Section 5-28; Amended by Ord. No. 3417, eff. 11/18/95; 3058.]

No person engaging in operating a billiard or pool room shall keep any billiard or pool table therein hidden from public view or from view of a responsible employee while such employee is engaged in their normal and regular duties. [Formerly numbered Section 5-29; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2773.]

No person engaging in the business of operating a billiard or pool room shall allow the playing of billiards or pool in their place of business except between the hours of seven o’clock (7:00) A.M. and two o’clock (2:00) A.M. [Formerly numbered Section 5-30; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall engage in, suffer or allow any entertainment or attraction other than billiards or pool in a place of business required to be licensed under this article. [Formerly numbered Section 5-31; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person having charge or control of a billiard parlor or any establishment with three (3) or more billiard tables required to be licensed under this article shall suffer or allow any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to enter, visit or remain in such place of business, unless such person is accompanied by their parent, legal guardian or other adult person having custody over them. [Formerly numbered Section 5-32; Amended by Ord. No. 3430, eff. 2/10/96; 3058, 2230.]