Fresno County Municipal Code Ch. 6.10 Amusements

Except as specifically provided otherwise, it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in any business which allows the use of any pinball, pong, pool, billiards, bagatelle or any other games, machine, table, device, game of skill or amusement device operated upon payment of or insertion of any coin, money or other thing of value or representative thereof, and which is played or operated primarily for amusement and entertainment, without first having obtained a license therefor as provided in this chapter. This chapter shall not apply to coin-operated rides. Any person operating multiple forms of amusement may apply for and receive a combination license.

(Ord. 598, § 7, 1978)

Every person or establishment carrying on or proposing to carry on any like means of amusement shall make application for a license therefor to the license collector upon the form prescribed by him and accompany same with an application fee as set forth in the County of Fresno Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs. The application shall contain the name of the applicant, the persons interested in the business, the business address, residence address, and in case of a corporation, the principal officers and directors, location of the premises upon which the license is sought to be exercised and such other information as the license collector may require. The application shall be immediately referred to the sheriff who will fingerprint and photograph the applicant and make an investigation concerning the character of the applicant. The application shall be immediately referred to the department of public works and development services where the director shall report to the license collector whether or not the proposed place of business is appropriately zoned for the intended use. The application shall be referred also to the health officer, who, upon receipt of the application, will make an inspection of the premises for the purposes of ascertaining the sanitary, health and safety conditions thereof. All shall report back to the license collector in writing as to a recommendation for granting or denying the application.

(Ord. 89-006, § 2; Ord. 0-81-002, § 3; Ord. 598, § 7, 1978)

The license collector shall, upon receiving the application and the report thereon from the sheriff, resources and development and department of health, issue the license in the event all reports are favorable thereto. In the event the recommendation of any or all agencies is adverse to the issuance of the license, the license collector shall refuse to issue the license. In the event the license is refused, the applicant may appeal such refusal to the board of supervisors who shall hold a public hearing thereon and whose decision shall be final.

(Ord. 0-81-002, § 3; Ord. 598, § 7, 1978)

When the license collector determines that the applicant is entitled to have a license issued, a license shall be issued upon payment of a license fee as set forth in the County of Fresno Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs.

(Ord. 89-006, § 3; Ord. 598, § 7, 1978)

All licenses under this chapter shall be issued to expire either on September 30th, December 31st, March 31st or June 30th at the option of the applicant; provided, that no license shall be issued to expire more than one year from the beginning of the fiscal year.

(Ord. 598, § 7, 1978)