El Segundo Municipal Code Ch. 7 Poolrooms and Billiard Rooms

A "poolroom" or "billiard room" is any commercial premises which has available for the use of its patrons three (3) or more pool and/or billiard tables, or which utilizes more than thirty percent (30%) of total floor area for the play of pool or billiards. (Ord. 1223, 6-7-1994)

It is unlawful for any person to conduct, carry on, operate or maintain in the City, any public poolroom or billiard room without a written application for permit or renewal of such permit therefor granted by the City Council. The permit shall be required in addition to any license required by any ordinance of the City. The permit shall be granted or refused by the City Council, in its discretion, upon formal written application, therefor by the person, and the application shall specify the name of the person applying for the permit and the location of the premises where it is proposed to conduct the poolroom or billiard room, and that the applicant is the only person to be in any manner connected with the management and control of the poolroom or billiard room. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee which is established to cover the cost of the investigation and processing of applications. (Ord. 1252, 4-9-1996)

A copy of this Chapter furnished by the City Clerk shall be conspicuously posted and at all times kept posted in each room of every pool or billiard establishment in the City by the person conducting the same, and the failure to post and keep posted such copy of this Chapter shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter by the person, and printed copies of this Chapter shall be furnished every person by the City Clerk upon application. (Ord. 8, 2-28-1917)

No pool or billiard room shall be kept open on any day between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. (Ord. 1223, 6-7-1994)

A. Allowing In Poolroom Prohibited: It is unlawful for any person conducting any public poolroom or billiard room in the City or any servant or employee of the person to permit, suffer or allow any minor under the age of sixteen (16) years unaccompanied by his parent or guardian to enter, visit or remain in any public poolroom or billiard room conducted by or in charge of the person or any servant or employee thereof.

B. Entering Poolroom Prohibited: It is unlawful for any minor under the age of sixteen (16) years unaccompanied by his parent or guardian, to enter or remain in any public poolroom or billiard room in the City.

C. Age Misrepresentation: It is unlawful for any person, for the purpose of gaining entrance to any such public poolroom or billiard room in this City, to misrepresent his age. (Ord. 627, 10-15-1964)

A. Notice Of Violation And Hearing: Any poolroom or billiard room permit issued pursuant to this Chapter may be revoked by the City Council for cause, which would include, but not be limited to, a public nuisance, an action which is intrusive to adjacent residential areas, a violation of any provision of this Chapter, the City Code, or any other law. Revocation proceedings may be initiated by the City by giving the permittee at least five (5) days' prior notice in writing of the grounds for the revocation of his or her permit and the time and place of a hearing before the City Council and shall require him to show cause why his permit shall not be revoked. The service of such grounds and notice of the hearing shall be done by depositing the same in the United States mail, addressed to the applicant at his address given in the application.

B. Defense Presented: At any such hearing the permittee shall be given an opportunity to be heard and defend himself and he may call witnesses on his behalf.

C. Council Decision: After conducting such hearing, the City Council may revoke, suspend or further condition any permit held by such permittee. The City shall notify the permittee thereof in writing within three (3) days after the decision.

D. Continuing Violation; Suspension: If the violation which forms the grounds for the proposed revocation continues after the original notification of such violation to the permittee, the City Manager may suspend the permit until the time of the hearing. Such suspension shall be effective immediately upon giving written notice thereof to the applicant or the person in charge at the poolroom or billiard room. During such suspension, no person shall be allowed to play pool or billiards on the permittee's premises. (Ord. 1223, 6-7-1994)