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•? , . CITY OF NQRTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0. 82- 154 BY. ? • AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 751.01 AND 751.02 OF CHAPTER 751 ENTITLED "REGULATION OF GAME ROOMS" pF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, this Council previously established a new Chapter 751 entitled "Regulation of Game Rooms" by the passage of Ordinance No. 80-118, and WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of this Council that many business locations throughout the City have established what might be referred to as "mini game rooms" by having three or less mechanical amusement devices located on their premise, and WHEREAS, this Council recognizes that some of the same problems that have been encountered with the established game rooms having four or more mechanical amusement devices are now being encountered at locations with three or l.ess amusement devices, and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to amend Chapter 751 of the Codified Ordinances to provide for the regulation of all locations having mechanical amusement devices located within the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 751.01 entitled "Definitions" of Chapter 751 entitled "Regulation of Game Rooms" which said section presently reads as follows: 751.01 DEFINITIONS. (a)"Game Room or Amusement Arcade" means a place of business within a building or any part of a building having more than three (3) mechanical or electrically operated amusement devices which are used for the purpose of public entertainment through the operation use or play, of any table game or device commonly known as electronic games which is operated by placing therein any coin, plate, disc, plug, key, or token, of value or by the payment of a fee. (b)"Mechanical or Electrically Operated Amusement Device" means any coin operated mechine, device or instrument, which upon the insertion of a coin, token, slug, or payment of a fee, operates or may be operated for use as a game, contest of skill, or amusement, of any description which in no way intends to encourage gambling. For the purposes of this Chapter, however, nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to permit the operation of pinball games which are prohibited under Section 517.06 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted. (c)"Owner" shall mean any person having possession of any mechanical or electrical amusement device or any person operating an amusement arcade or game room.