19-02 Amend 517.02(d)(2)C Gambling

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· ~-nv o.N 2""READING 3/4/02. PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE RULES-& ORDINANCES CMTE 2/19/02'.' PLAC~'DON2NDR~ADINo3/4/02. ORDINANCE NO,' 19-02 BY: Corrigan, Durra, FitzGerald, George, Roth, Seelie, Skindell. AN ORDINANCE to amend section 517.02(d)(2)C, Gambling, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of allowing the lease of premises by a veteran's or fraternal organization to a charitable organization for a festival involving games Of chance where the veteran's or fraternal organization has already leased the premises four times in the preceding year and to remain consistent with the Ohio Revised Code. WHEREAS, this ordinance is necessary for the public health, welfare and safety. Now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That section 517.02(d)(2)C, Gambling, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood currently reading as follows: -. C. The games of chance are conducted at festivals of the organization that are conducted either for a period of four consecutive days or less and not more than twice a year or for a period of five consecutive days not more than once a year, and are conducted on premises owned by the charitable organizaUon for a period of no less than one year immediately preceding the conducting of the games of chance, on premises leased from a governmental unit, or on premises that are leased from a veteran's fraternal organization and that have been owned by the lessor veteran's or fraternal organization for a period of no less than one year immediately preceding the conducting of the games of chance. A charitable organization shall not lease premises from a veteran's or fraternal organization to conduct a festival described in this paragraph if the veteran's or fraternal organizaUon has already leased the premises twice during the preceding year to charitable organizaUons for that purpose. If a charitable organization leases premises from a veteran's or fraternal organization to conduct a festival described in this paragraph, the charitable organization shall not pay a rental.rate for the premises per day of the festival that.exceeds the rental rate per bingo session that a charitable organizaUon may pay under Section 517.06(a)(3) when it leases premises from another charitable organization to conduct, bingo games. shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: C. The games of chan'ce are conducted at festivals of the organizati~)k that are · c~ducted either for a .period of four consecutive days or less and not more than -twice a year or for a period of five consecutive days not more than once a year, and are conducted on premises owned by the charitable organization for a pedod of no less than one year immediately preceding the conducting of the games of chance, on premises leased from a governmental unit, or on pFemises that are leased from a yeteran's fraternal organizaUon and that have been owned by the lessor veteran's or f~aternal organizaUon for a period of no less than one year immediately preceding the conducting of the games of chance; A charitable organization shall not lease premises from a veteran's'or fraternal organization to conduct a festival described in this paragraph if the veteran's or fraternal organization has already leased the premises four times dudng the preceding year to charitable organizations for that purpose. If a charitable organization leases premises from a veteran's or fraternal organizaUon to conduct a festival described in this paragraph, the charitable organization shall not pay a rental rate for the premises per day of the festival that exceeds the rental rate per