Santa Barbara County Municipal Code § 6-6 License—Required; fee

"Public billiard room" means any place open to the public where billiards, bagatelle or pool is played, or in which any billiard, bagatelle or pool table is kept and persons are permitted to play or do play thereon, whether any compensation or reward is charged for the use of such table or not.

(Ord. No. 1077, § 1401)

Every person managing or conducting a public billiard room shall first procure a license and pay an annual license fee of twenty-five dollars.

(Ord. No. 1077, § 1402)

Any person desiring to obtain a license to conduct, manage or carry on a public billiard room shall file a written application therefor on a form furnished by the tax collector, signed by the applicant or by an officer thereof, if the applicant is a corporation, stating the exact location of the place where such public billiard room is to be located and shall pay the required fee to the tax collector.

(Ord. No. 1077, § 1403)

The sheriff shall make all investigations necessary to determine whether the applicant is of sufficiently good moral character or a fit person to manage or conduct such establishment and whether the location of the establishment would be detrimental to the public health or public morals. If the sheriff finds that the applicant is not a fit person to manage or conduct such establishment or that the location of the establishment would be detrimental to the public health, public order or public morals, he shall notify the tax collector not to issue the license until instructed to do so by the sheriff or the board of supervisors. The tax collector shall immediately notify in writing, the applicant of such disapproval.

(Ord. No. 1077, § 1404)

An applicant for a license for a billiard room, who has been notified of the disapproval of his application by the sheriff, may, within fifteen days after such notification, request a hearing. Such hearing shall be held as in the case of a hearing on the revocation of a license.

(Ord. No. 1077, § 1405)

No owner, manager, proprietor or other person in charge of any public billiard room shall allow or permit any person under the age of eighteen years to be, remain in, enter or visit such place unless such minor person is accompanied by one of his parents, or by his legal guardian.

(Ord. No. 1077, § 1406)

* As to juveniles generally, see ch. 20 of this Code.

A person under the age of eighteen years shall not be, remain in, enter or visit any public billiard room unless such minor is accompanied by one of his parents, or by his legal guardian.

(Ord. No. 1077, § 1407)

* As to juveniles generally, see ch. 20 of this Code.

"Family billiard room" means a public billiard room, as defined in section 6-5 which further complies with all of the following:

(a) Is operated for the patronage of minors, or families, or both.

(b) No alcoholic beverages are furnished or sold on the premises.

(c) Is kept fully illuminated and all windows facing a public road are kept open to public view at all times when in operation or open to the public.

(d) No gambling, betting, or wagering is permitted on the premises.

(e) No profanity or boisterous conduct is used or permitted on the premises.

(Ord. No. 1886, § 2)

Every person managing or conducting a family billiard room shall first procure a license and pay an annual license fee of twenty-five dollars.

(Ord. No. 1886, § 2)

Any person desiring to obtain a license to conduct, manage or carry on a family billiard room shall file a written application therefore on a form furnished by the county tax collector, signed by the applicant or by an officer thereof if the applicant is a corporation. Such application shall show, among other things, the name of the person, firm or corporation desiring to conduct, manage or carry on such place of business, the place where the same is to be located, and a general statement describing the proposed mode of operation of such establishment. Such application shall also contain a statement that the applicant agrees to fully comply with all of the requirements of section 6-11.1 for family billiard rooms. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars to cover the cost of investigation of such application.

(Ord. No. 1886, § 2)

Upon receipt of such application, the county tax collector shall forward the application to the sheriff for investigation. The sheriff shall make all investigations necessary to determine whether the applicant is of sufficiently good moral character or a fit person to manage or conduct such establishment and whether the location of the establishment would be detrimental to the public health or public morals. The sheriff shall also investigate the premises to determine whether or not they appear to meet applicable requirements for a family billiard room. If the sheriff finds that the applicant is not a fit person to manage or conduct such establishment or that the location of the establishment would be detrimental to the public health, public order or public morals, or that the premises do not appear to meet applicable requirements for a family billiard room, he shall notify the tax collector not to issue the license until instructed to do so by the sheriff or the board of supervisors. The tax collector shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of such disapproval.

(Ord. No. 1886, § 2)

An applicant for a license for a family billiard room, who has been notified of the disapproval of his application by the sheriff, may, within fifteen days after such notification, request a hearing. Such hearing shall be held as in the case of a hearing on the revocation of a license.

(Ord. No. 1886, § 2)

Sections 6-10 and 6-11 shall not apply to a family billiard room. This shall not be deemed to permit a violation of sections 20-1 and 20-2.

(Ord. No. 1886, § 2)

A license for a public billiard room, as defined in section 6-5, or a license for a family billiard room, as defined in section 6-11.1, may be suspended or revoked by the board of supervisors when, upon a hearing before such board, held after at least five days notice therefor to the licensee, it appears that the licensee has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions of this article pertaining to the particular type of license held by the licensee.

(Ord. No. 1886, § 2)