El Monte Municipal Code Art. IV Picture Arcades

No person shall own, operate, manage, conduct or maintain a picture arcade without first having obtained a permit pursuant to Chapter 5.12 of this title.

(Prior code § 6399.601)

A picture arcade license shall not be issued to any person under eighteen (18) years of age, or to a corporation any of whose officers are under eighteen (18) years of age.

(Amended during 1999 recodification; prior code § 6399.602)

In addition to the grounds for permit denials specified in Section 5.12.120 of the El Monte Municipal Code and the grounds for permit revocation specified in Section 5.12.240 of the El Monte Municipal Code, the permit required by this article shall be denied, or if already issued shall be revoked, as to any person who is under the age of eighteen (18) years, or upon a finding that the applicant or permittee is not of good moral character, has been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude including but not limited to all offenses enumerated in Section 311 of the California Penal Code or proscribed by Sections 220, 262, 266 through 266(i), 267 through 269(b), 273(f), 288, 288(a), 309, 315, 316 or 653(f) of the California Penal Code.

(Amended during 1999 recodification; prior code § 6399.603)

No permittee shall conduct or operate a picture arcade between the hours of two a.m. and nine a.m. of any day or fail to exclude all customers, patrons and visitors therefrom between those hours.

(Prior code § 6399.604)

The permittee or a manager previously fingerprinted and approved by the City Police Department, shall be present on the arcade premises to supervise activities at all times when the establishment is in operation.

(Prior code § 6399.605)

No permittee shall maintain any picture arcade unless the entire interior of such premises wherein the pictures are viewed is visible immediately upon entrance to such premises and the entire body of every viewing person is also visible immediately upon entrance to the premises.

(Prior code § 6399.606)

No permittee shall permit conditions to exist wherein any portion of the interior of a picture arcade shall be visible from the outside of the premises.

(Prior code § 6399.607)

The permittee shall maintain a minimum of one-foot candle illumination generally distributed in all parts of the premises at all times when the picture arcade is open or when the public is permitted to enter or remain therein.

(Prior code § 6399.608)

No permittee shall permit any doors on the arcade premises to be locked during business hours and shall make every room or area on the arcade premises readily accessible at all times and open to view in its entirety for inspection by any law enforcement officer.

(Prior code § 6399.609)

The permittee shall examine the nature and content of the filmed pictures prior to showing or displaying to patrons.

(Prior code § 6399.610)

No permittee shall permit any person under the influence of alcohol or drugs to be, or remain, on the arcade premises.

(Prior code § 6399.611)

No permittee shall permit communication devices to be installed or used in any manner on the arcade premises so as to interfere or hinder inspection by any Peace Officer.

(Prior code § 6399.612)

A. No permittee, manager, proprietor or other person in charge of a picture arcade shall allow or permit any persons under the age of eighteen (18) years to be, remain in, enter or visit such premises unless such minor person at all times is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse over twenty-one (21) years of age.

B. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall remain in, enter or visit any picture arcade unless such minor is accompanied at all times by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse over twenty-one (21) years of age.

(Prior code §§ 6399.613, 6399.614)

The permittee shall post and continuously keep posted a copy of this article in a conspicuous place inside the licensed premises at all times.

(Prior code § 6399.615)