HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-01 02-09 CCO CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 9th day of
February, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to
consider an amendment to various license fees.
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ORDINANCE NO. 87 -01_
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 1, 5, 7, 8, 12, 21, 23 AND 34
REGARDING VARIOUS LICENSE FEES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapters 1, 5, 7, 8, 12, 21, 23 and 34 of the City Ordinances
of the City of Brooklyn center are hereby amended in the following manner:
Section 1 -103. LICENSE FEES. The license fee for each dog license, each
commercial kennel license, each private kennel license, each duplicate license,
each renewal license, each impounding penalty, and the late penalty described
herein shall be as set forth [in Chapter 23 of Brooklyn Center Ordinances]
City Council resolution.
1. Late Penaltv. If any license required hereunder is obtained while the
dog is impounded by the City, or after the required licensing period has
commenced, there shall be added to the regular license fee, a late license
penalty as [provided in Chapter 23 of Brooklyn Center Ordinances] set forth by
Citv Council resolution, provided, however, that any person who acquires a dog
after the start of a license year, or any person who owns, keeps, harbors, or
has custody of a dog at the time of becoming a resident of the City, shall be
allowed 30 days to secure a license, without incurring any late license penalty.
Section 1 -105. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.
Applications for all licenses required by this ordinance shall be made to the
City Clerk.
3. Replacement of Lost Doe License. If any dog license tag is lost or
stolen, the applicant may obtain a new tag by surrendering the license payment
receipt and by paying the charge for a duplicate license as [provided in Chapter
23 of Brooklyn Center Ordinances] set forth by City Council resolution.
7. Renewal of License. A copy of the private kennel license or commercial
kennel license shall be forwarded to the Director of Plannin g P
and Inspection who
shall maintain a register of kennel licenses. Subject to any time limitation
set by the City Council, the license shall be valid for a period of one year and
until October 1 of the then current calendar year, and shall be renewable on
October 1 of each year thereafter by the City Clerk upon payment of a renewal
license fee set forth [in Chapter 23 of Brooklyn Center Ordinances] by City
Council resolution, only in the event no complaint regarding the kennel's
operation has been received during the license year. In the event that no
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license shall be renewable as set forth in this subdivision.
Section 1 -117. REDEMPTION OF IMPOUNDED ANIMALS. Any animal may be
redeemed from the pound by the owner upon payment of the following:
4. An impounding penalty as [provided in Chapter 23 of City
Ordinances] set forth by City Council resolution.
[Section 5 -501. SCOPE. The provisions of this ordinance contemplates a
system of electrical circuits employing a direct circuit communications system
(telephone lines) between signaling devices at the protected premises and signal
receiving equipment located at the municipal Fire Department remote station.
[Section 5 -502. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms are defined as follows:
a. Private Fire Alarm Svstem. Any fire alarm system owned and
installed by any person, partnership or corporation and
wholly used in or on the premises of the owner.
b. Transmitting Communication Svstem., The communications
system which transmits a fire alarm signal from the
protected premises to the municipal Fire Department. The
system shall be leased from the Northwestern Bell Telephone
Company at the expense of the protected premises.
C. Remote Station. The municipal Fire Department station at
which signal receiving equipment is located and maintained
by the City of Brooklyn Center. VIII
d. Person. Any person, partnership, firm or corporation.
fSection 5 -503. ESTABLISHMENT OF REMOTE STATION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. There
is hereby established a remote station fire alarm protective signaling system in
the City of Brooklyn Center. The remote station shall be located in City Hall,
6301 Shingle Creek Parkway.
fSection 5 -504. CONNECTION TO REMOTE STATION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. Any
person desiring to connect a private fire alarm system to the municipal remote
station shall:
a. Submit for inspection by the City Manager and municipal Fire
Chief full and complete plans of the private fire alarm
system.
b. Obtain from the City Manager a permit, after paying an
annual permit fee at the rate of $12 per month for
connection to the municipal remote station.
fSection 5 -505. OPERATION OF PRIVATE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. All private fire
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alarm systems shall be installed, operated and maintained in full conformance
with the current standards set forth by the National Fire Protection
Association.]
Section 7 -103. REFUSE HAULERS REGULATIONS.
B. License Procedure. The provisions of Sections 23 -001
through 23 -013 of the City Ordinances, [including the
license fee and penalty provisions thereunder,] shall apply
to all licenses required by this ordinance and to the
holders of such license. The annual license fee shall be as
set forth by City Council resolution. The term of each
license hereunder shall be from July 1 through June 30.
The applications for license or renewal of license shall
contain a description of the types and makes of motor
vehicles used for collection, a schedule of services to be
made to the customers, the frequency of service to be
rendered, and full information where and how the material
collected will be disposed of, and any other information the
Health Authority shall require. Applicants for licenses,
after July 1, 1970, to provide routine weekly collection and
removal of refuse from residences shall provide as required
under this ordinance, complete collection of all refuse
which normally results from day -to -day use of this type of
property except furnishings, appliances, building or
construction wastes and similar bulky wastes for which
individuals must make special arrangements. The Health
Authority may require vehicle inspection before processing
the license application.
Applications for license hereunder shall be submitted to the
Health Authority for review and recommendation. If the
Council is satisfied that the public need, convenience, and
good order will be served thereby, it may grant a license to
any such applicant meeting the requirements of this
ordinance.
Section 7 -205. LICENSE FEES. The annual license fee for a public swimming
pool shall be as set forth
P [in Chapter 23 of the City Ordinances] by .City
Council resolution.
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Section 7 -501. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, firm or corporation shall
hereafter engage in the business of cleaning or pumping cesspools or septic
tanks within the City of Brooklyn Center unless they shall be licensed by the
City Council which license shall be granted to any applicant therefor on
compliance with the following: it
A. The applicant shall pay a [twenty -five dollar ($25)] license
fee, as set forth by City Council resolution._ and licenses
shall run from May 1 to April 30 of the following year.
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Section 7 -502. PERMIT REQUIRED. Before commencing and cleaning or pumping
operations of any cesspool or septic tank within the City of Brooklyn Center, a
permit shall first be obtained from the City offices. A permit fee, [of three
dollars ($3)] as set forth by City Council resolution. shall be paid, and the
permit shall state the premises at which the septic tank or cesspool is located
and the estimated gallonage required to be discharged from said cleaning or
pumping operations. The permit holder shall thereupon be authorized to
discharge the contents from the pumping operations at a designated place lying
within the City of Minneapolis.
Section 7 -606. LICENSING REGULATIONS AND FEES. License application and
possession is subject to provisions of Chapter 23 of the City Ordinances,
Sections 23 -001 through Section 23 -013, The annual license fee for a lodging
establishing shall be as set forth [in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by
Citv Council resolution.
Section 12 -902. LICENSE FEES. [The following]L[l]icense fees, as set
forth by City Council resolution. shall be due 60 days prior to the license
expiration date; in the cases of new unlicensed dwellings, license fees shall be
due upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy; in the cases of licensing
periods of less than two years, license fees shall be prorated monthly.
[1. For each single family dwelling rented, the biennial license
fee shall be $12.
[2. For the first unit rented within a two family dwelling, the
biennial license fee shall be $12, for the second unit $6.
[3. For each multiple family dwelling, the biennial license fee
shall be $15 per building, plus $4 per dwelling unit.]
Section 21 -104. TAXICAB FEE. The applicant applying for a taxicab license
shall pay an annual license fee [of $25] as set forth by City Council
resolution. for each vehicle to be so licensed.
Section 23 -010 LICENSE FEES. The fees for the various licenses shall be
as [hereinafter stated, not withstanding other ordinance provisions
regarding the specific fee] set forth by City Council resolution.
Fee, (annual un-
less otherwise
[TVDe of License Reauired by Section License Exaires stated
Cesspool Cleaning 7 -501 April 30 25
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Mechanical System 23 -1500 April 30 36
Housemoving 23 -1501 April 30 36
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Pool Billiards 23 -201 Dec. 31 25 /table
Nursing Home 23 -1408 Dec. 31 35 /under 50
beds
50/50 or more
Service Station 23 -402 Dec. 31
First Pump 40
Each Additional Pump 5
Cigarette 23 -101 Dec. 31 12
Lodging Establishment 7 -602 Dec. 31 33/1 -15 units
41/16 -35 units
106/36 -100 units
138/101 units or
more
Bakery Food Vehicle 8- 101.01 Feb. 15 25 /vehicle
Catering Food Vehicle 8- 101.01 Feb. 15
First Vehicle 100
Each additional vehicle 10
Food Establishment 8- 101.01 March 31
Basic License *100 *200
Each added facility 10 20
Itinerant Food Establishment 8- 101.01 Special
First Day 25
Each additional day 10
Readily Perishable
Food Vehicle i
h cle 8 101.01 Feb. 15 30
Readily Perishable
Food Fleet 8- 101.03 Feb. 15 150
Vending Machine Vendor 8 -Sec. 5 Feb. 15
Bulk Vendor 25
Nonperishable Vendor (excludes bottled canned soft 8 plus $4 per l
drink vending machines) machine
location
Perishable or Readily 20 plus $7
Perishable Vendor per machine
location
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Combination Perishable- 28 plus appro-
nonperishable Vendor priate fee for
each machine
location
Special Food Handling 8- 101.04 Feb. 15 30
Sign Hanger's License 34 -160.2 April 30 40
Motor Vehicle Dealer 23 -1202 April 30
Class A 150
Class B 75
Indoor Swimming Pool
(privately owned) 7 -201 April 30 135
Outdoor Swimming Pool
(privately owned) 7 -201 April 30 75
Burglar Alarm Permit Resolution 67 -341 May 15 5 /month
Firm Alarm Permit 5 -501 May 15 12 /month
Amusement Device 23 -2101 June 30
Operator 50 /machine
Kiddie Ride 10 /ride
Vendor 150
Garbage and /or rubbish
Collection 7 -103 June 30 25 /company
15 /vehicle
Dog License 1 -102 and License shall be Male or Female
1 -103 valid for the 5
duration of the Neutered Male
effective period 3
of the dog's Spayed Female
rabies vaccine 3 (upon pre-
sentation of
proof thereof)
Delinquent Dog License 1 -103 N.A. 15
Duplicate Dog License 1 -103 N.A. 2
Commercial Kennel 1 -102 and October 1 (subject 50 together
License Renewal License 1 -103 to any time limita- with reimburse
tion set by the ment for legal,
City Council planning,
engineering,
and admin-
istration costs
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Private Kennel 1 -102 and October 1 (subject 30 together
License Renewal License 1 -103 to any time limita- with reim-
tion set by the bursement for
City Council legal,
planning,
engineering,
and admin-
istrative costs
Impounding Penalty 1 -103 N.A. 25
Taxi 21 -102 Dec. 31 25 /vehicle
Courtesy Bench 23 -901 Dec. 31 12
Bowling Alley 23- 209.01 Dec. 31 10 /alley
Bulk Storage 23 -404 Dec. 31 5
Coin Operated Dry Cleaner 23 -1001 Dec. 31 25
Public Dance License 23 -301 Dec. 31 100
Christmas Tree Sales 23 -1301 Special 30
Massage Parlors 23 -1706 Dec. 31 3,000
Masseur or Masseuse 23 -1707 Dec. 31 50
Saunas or Sauna Baths 23 -1604 Dec. 31 3,000
Rap Parlors, Conversation
Parlors, Adult Encounter Groups,
Adult Sensitivity Groups, Escort
Services, Model Services, Dancing
Services, or Hostess Services 23 -1804 Dec. 31 1,500 3i
Gambling Devices 23 -1903 Dec. 31
Class A 5
Class B 25
Bingo 23 -603 Dec. 31
Class A
5
Class B 25
with an approved and implemented Quality Assurance Plan as defined in
Section 8- 100.30
O *without a Quality Assurance Plan}
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Section 23 -011. FEES PRORATED. Exceot for intoxicatine liquor t[T]he fee
for initial licenses granted after the expiration date, set forth by City
Council resolution, [in Section 23 -010] shall be prorated on a monthly basis,
with the fee required being in the same proportion to the annual fee as the
unexpired term of the license stands to the full license period, but in no
instance shall the prorated fee be less than $5.
Section 23 -012. LATE FEES. 23- 012.01. All licenses shall be renewed
annually prior to the expiration date set forth [in Section 23 -010] by City
Council resolution. In the event the applicant fails to renew his license
before it expires, a fee of 15 percent of the annual license fee for each week
or portion thereof that the renewal is overdue shall be added to the license
fee, to a maximum of 45 percent of the annual fee, provided, however, that the
penalty clause shall not apply to construction licenses.
CIGARETTES
Section 23 -103. LICENSE FEE. The fee for every such license shall be
[twelve dollars ($12) per year or unexpired portion thereof] as set forth by
Citv Council resolution. Every such license shall expire on December 31 next
after its issuance.
POOL TABLES
Section 23- 201.01. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person shall own or keep any
pool, billiard or bumper pool table that is used by the public or for which a
charge is made for the use thereof within the limits of the City of Brooklyn
Center, Minnesota, without first obtaining from the City Council of said City a
license therefor. The annual license fee for a pool, billiard or bumper pool
table shall be as set forth by City Council resolution [in Section 23 -010 of the
City Ordinances].
BOWLING ALLEYS
Section 23- 209.04. LICENSE FEE. The annual fee for each bowling alley or
lane located in the property described in the application shall be as set forth
[in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by City Council resolution.
PUBLIC DANCING
Section 23 -301. LICENSE REQUIRED. No erson shall conduct or permit
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public dancing in an public P g y p establishment within which intoxicatin g liquor uor or
nonintoxicating malt liquor is licensed to be sold or consumed unless a public
dance license shall have been issued by the City Council. Licenses shall be
issued for one (1) year periods expiring December 31. The annual fee for a
public dance license shall be as set forth [in Section 23 -010 of the City
Ordinances] by City Council resolution.
FILLING STATIONS
Section 23 -404. LICENSE FEE. The annual fee for each filling station
license shall be as set forth [in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by City
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Council resolution and shall be paid to the clerk with the application for the
license. The annual fee for the storage of such liquids as described in Section
23 -401 including the selling and dispensing the same by any other method than by
pumps, shall also be as set forth [in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by
City Council resolution.
BICYCLES
[Section 23 -501. LICENSES REQUIRED. No person shall ride or use a bicycle
upon any public street, highway, boulevard or alley in the City of Brooklyn
Center unless the bicycle shall be registered and licensed in the name of the
actual owner as herein provided.
(Section 23 -502. INFORMATION REQUIRED. Every owner of a bicycle shall
register with the City Clerk his name and address, the name of the manufacturer
of his bicycle, its number, style and general description. The City Council can
deputize other persons to issue licenses in receipt for payment of the license
fees on behalf of the clerk.
[Section 23 -503. FORM OF LICENSE.
a. The City Clerk shall maintain at the City Hall suitable
records of registrations under this ordinance. On receipt
of the license fee herein provided for, he shall provide a
suitable identification tag upon which shall be stamped or
printed suitable distinguishing letters or numbers. The
owner shall affix and keep affixed to the bicycle for which
the tag is issued, the original identification tag, and
shall keep such tag clean and visible at all times. The
City Clerk may, in addition, cause to be imprinted or
stamped on the bicycle a suitable registration number, and
it shall be unlawful to remove or deface such number.
b. No bicycle shall be registered which is in unsafe mechanical
condition. The City Clerk shall have authority, upon the
recommendation of the Juvenile Court of Hennepin County,. to
suspend the registration of, and remove the identification
tag from, any bicycle operated contrary to any State law or
City ordinance or operated while in unsafe mechanical
condition, such suspension and removal to continue for a
period not to exceed ten (10) days, provided that such
registration shall not be reinstated or such identification
tag be replaced while such bicycle is in unsafe condition.
Such suspension and removal shall be in addition to other
penalties provided hereunder.
F Section 23 -504. FEE. The fee for the license required by this ordinance
shall be two dollars ($2). Such license shall be valid as long as the bicycle
remains the property of the licensee. Whenever ownership is transferred to
another resident of the City a new license shall be obtained by the transferee
within five (5) days after transfer of ownership.
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• [Section 23-505. LOSS OF LICENSE TAGS. Tags shall not be transferred from
one bicycle to another and no person shall attach to any bicycle a tag which was
not issued for such bicycle. Upon the loss of a license tag, the City Clerk
upon satisfactory evidence of such loss and payment of a fee of seventy-five
cents shall issue an appropriate new tag. It shall be unlawful for any
unauthorized person to remove or destroy a license tag on a bicycle. ]
BINGO
[Section 23-600. ADOPTION BY REFERENCE. The regulatory provisions of
Minnesota Statutes Section 349.11 to and including Section 349.23 are hereby
adopted by reference as a Bingo Ordinance, regulating and strictly licensing the
operation of bingo games by certain licensed organizations and are hereby
incorporated in and made a part of this ordinance as though fully set forth
herein.
[Section 23-601. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, except a fraternal,
religious, veterans or nonprofit organization governed by Minnesota Statutes
Section 290.05, which organization has been in existence for at least three
years, has at least 30 present, active members, who have been members for at
least six months and whose conditions of membership are duly fulfilled, shall
operate, conduct or participate in bingo or bingo occasions nor have any
interest in the operation, conduct or participation in bingo or bingo occasions
nor possess bingo cards, bingo numbers, bingo accouterments or bingo
paraphernalia. No fraternal, religious, veterans or other nonprofit organization
• as described herein, shall operate, conduct or participate in bingo or bingo
occasions or have any interest in the operation, conduct or participation of or
in bingo or bingo occasions or possess bingo cards, bingo numbers, bingo
accouterments or bingo paraphernalia without first being duly and lawfully
licensed as set forth herein. There shall be a class A bingo license and a
class B bingo license, eligibility for which shall be determined by the annual
gross receipts, actual or projected, of the organization's bingo operation. A
class A license must be obtained by organizations whose annual gross receipts,
actual or projected, as determined by the City Council are less than $1,500. A
class B license must be obtained by organizations whose annual gross receipts,
actual or projected, as determined by the City Council are equal to or exceed
$1,500. If the annual gross receipts of an organization holding a class A
license exceed the maximum permitted under said class A license, that
organization must then apply for, pay the fees for and be issued a class B
license in the future.
[Section 23-602. CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE. Application
for a license shall be made only on the forms provided by the City Manager.
Four complete copies of the application must be submitted to the City Manager's
Office containing the address and legal description of the property to be
licensed, the name, address and telephone number of the owner, lessee, if any,
and the bingo manager whose name shall be set forth in the application and the
name, address, and telephone number of at least two persons of good moral
character who shall be residents of Hennepin County, who may be called upon to
attest to the applicant's and manager's character. The application must also
• state whether the applicant and bingo manager have ever been convicted of a
crime or offense other than traffic offense and, if so, state complete and
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accurate information as to the time, place and nature of such crime or offense
including the disposition thereof. The application further must list the names
and addresses of all creditors of the applicant, owner, lessee, and bingo
manager insofar as and regarding credit which has been extended for the purposes
of constructing, equipping, maintaining, operating or furnishing bingo, bingo
accouterments, bingo paraphernalia or bingo occasions. If the application is
made on behalf of a corporation, joint business venture, partnership or any
legally constituted business association, it shall submit along with its
application, accurate and complete business records showing the name and
addresses of all individuals having an interest in the business, including
creditors furnishing credit for the establishment, acquisition, maintenance or
furnishing of any bingo games, bingo occasions, bingo paraphernalia or their
accouterments and, in the case of a corporation, the names and addresses of all
officers, general managers, members of the Board of Directors as well as any
creditors who have extended credit for the acquisition, maintenance of
furnishing of bingo games, bingo occasions or bingo paraphernalia.
[Section 23 -603. LICENSE FEES, LICENSE INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSE YEARS.
The annual license fee for a class A license is $5 and the fee for investigation
for the ur
p poses of issuin g this license is $5. The annual license fee for a
class B license is $25 and the fee for investigation for the purposes of issuing
this license is $50. The license fee and fee for the investigation of issuance
of a license shall be paid when the application is filed. In the event that the
application is denied or in the event that the license, once issued, is revoked,
canceled or surrendered, no part of the annual license fee or fee for the
investigation for the issuance of a license shall be returned to the applicant
unless by expressed action of the City Council. Only one license shall be
granted to each organization for each year. The licensee shall display the
license in a prominent place on the licensed premises at all times. Bingo
games, bingo occasions, bingo numbers, cards, accouterments and paraphernalia
shall be kept, maintained, operated or conducted by licensed organizations only
upon the premises which it owns or leases. A license, unless revoked, suspended
or canceled, is for the calendar year or part thereof for which it has been
issued. The fee for the investigation for issuance of a license must be
tendered with each new application for a license and must also be paid at any
time when there is a proposed change of ownership, change of bingo manager or
reapplication for a license wherein additional or different parties other than
the original licensee, parties and bingo manager are proposing to be licensed.
All licenses granted herein are nontransferable. The City Council shall act
upon a license application within 180 days from the date of application, but
shall not issue a license until at least 30 days after the date of application.
(Section 23 -604. GRANTING OR DENIAL OF LICENSES. License application
shall be reviewed by the Police Department, Planning and Inspection Department
and such other departments as the City Manager shall deem necessary. The review
shall include an inspection of the premises covered by the application to
determine whether the premises conform to all applicable code requirements.
Thereafter, licenses shall be recommended for approval or denial by the City
Manager to the City Council subject to the provisions of this ordinance. Any
appeal shall be before the City Council Licenses permitting the operation,
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conduct or use of bingo games or bingo occasions or the keeping or possession of
bingo numbers, cards, devices, accouterments or paraphernalia are nonrenewable
and application must be made each year for a license, permitting and allowing
the conduct or operation of bingo games and bingo occasions and the possession
or use of bingo accouterments, paraphernalia, numbers and the like for the
succeeding year. Licenses granted herein are nontransferable.
[Section 23 -605. CONDITIONS GOVERNING ISSUANCE.
1. No license shall be issued if the applicant or any of its
owners, managers, employees, agents, or other interested
parties are persons of bad repute.
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2. Licenses shall be issued only if the applicant and all of
its owners, managers, employees, agent or interested parties
are free of convictions for offenses which involve moral
turpitude or which relate directly to such person's ability,
capacity or fitness to perform the duties and discharge the
responsibilities of the licensed activity.
3. Licenses shall be issued only to applicants who have not
within one year, prior to the date of application, been
denied licensure, have had a license revoked, canceled or
suspended in or by any community or political subdivision or
the State of Minnesota or whose owners, managers or
interested parties have not been similarly denied, revoked
or suspended.
4. Licenses shall be issued only to applicants who have fully
and truthfully answered all of the information requested in
the application who have paid the license fee fully and the
fee for investigation and have cooperated fully and
truthfully with the City in the review of the application.
5. Licenses may be granted only in complete conformity with all
of the Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center.
6. Licenses shall be issued only to a fraternal, religious,
veterans or other nonprofit organization which organization
has been in existence for at least three years and has at
least 30 present, active members, whose membership dues are
fully paid and who have been members for at least six
months.
7. Licenses shall be granted only where the licensed premises
meet the safety, sanitary and building code requirements of
the City.
8. A license shall not be granted where the granting of a
license would be inconsistent with the comprehensive
development plans with the City or would otherwise have a
detrimental effect upon other property or properties in the
vicinity.
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[Section 23 -606. RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS.
1. The licensee, the bingo manager and other persons in its
employ, agency, or persons with an interest in such business
shall comply with all applicable ordinances, regulations and
laws of the City of Brooklyn Center, the State of Minnesota
and the United States government.
2. The applicant shall designate a person to be bingo manager
who shall be responsible for the conduct of the business.
Such person shall remain responsible for the conduct of
bingo games, bingo occasions, bingo cards, numbers,
accouterments and paraphernalia and their operation until
another suitable person has been designated in writing as
the bingo manager, an investigation fee and application for
a change of manager has been filed and the proposed,
successor to the bingo manager shall have been approved. In
all cases, the licensee shall properly notify the Police
Department in writing of any such proposed change,
indicating the address and name of the new bingo manager and
the effective date of such proposed change. W
3. The operation or conduct of bingo games or bingo occasions
is not permitted between midnight and 8 :00 a.m. of the E!
succeeding day.
4. The licensee, bingo manager or their agents, shall permit
and allow the inspection of the premises and the operation !I
of the bingo games and bingo occasions by any and all
appropriate City officials.
5. Violation of the terms and provisions of this ordinance may
be cause for the revocation, suspension, cancellation or
nonissuance of other licenses issued by the City to the
licensee.
6. Upon demand by any police officer, any person employed in or
by any licensed premises shall identify himself by giving
his true legal name, correct address and furnishing suitable
identification therefor.
7. No natural person under 18 years of age shall be employed in
the operation of the bingo games or bingo occasions.
(Section 23 -607. REVOCATION, CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. The
license may be revoked, suspended, canceled or nongranted by the City Council
upon recommendation of the City Manager by showing that the licensee, its
owners, bingo manager, employees or agents or any of its interested parties have y
engaged in any of the following conduct:
1. Fraud, deception or misrepresentation in connection with the
securing of a license.
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2. Habitual drunkenness or intemperance in the use of drugs,
including but not limited to use of prohibited substances
defined in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 152 or Brooklyn Center
Ordinances Chapter 19 -1120.
3. Conduct inimical to the interests of the public health,
safety, welfare or morals.
4. Engaging in any conduct or being convicted of any crime
involving moral turpitude or permitting or allowing others
to so engage in said conduct or failing to prevent such
conduct.
5. Failure to fully comply with any of the requirements of this
ordinance or the failure to comply with any requirements of
the laws or ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center, State
of Minnesota or United States government.
6. Engaging in any conduct which would constitute grounds for
refusal to issue a license under Section 23 -605.
The licensee may appeal such suspension, revocation, cancellation or
failure to license to the City Council. The City Council shall consider the
appeal at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting on or after 10 days from
the service of the notice of appeal on the City Manager. At the conclusion of
the hearing the Council may order:
1. A revocation, suspension or cancellation of or denial of the
license.
2. That the revocation, suspension or cancellation of or
failure to grant the license be lifted and that the
certificate be returned to the licensee.
3. The City Council may base the revocation, suspension,
cancellation or other action with regard to the license upon
any additional terms, conditions and stipulations which they
may, in its sole discretion, impose.
fSection 23 -608. SEPARABILITY. Every section, provision or part of this
ordinance is declared separable from every other section, provision or part to
the extent that if any section, provision or part of the ordinance shall be held
invalid, such holding shall not invalidate any other section, provision or part
thereof.
[Section 23 -609. PENALTIES. Whoever does any act forbidden by this
ordinance or omits or fails to do any act required by this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, by lawful authority, be
punished by a fine not to exceed $700 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or
both, together with the costs of prosection. Each day that a violation exists
constitutes a separate and distinct violation.
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[Section 23 -610. LIABILITY FOR THE CRIMES OF ANOTHER. Every person who
commits or attempts to commit, conspires to commit or aids and abets in the
commission of any act constituting a violation of this ordinance or any act,
which constitutes an omission and, therefore, a violation of this ordinance,
whether individually or in connection with one or more persons or as a
principal, agent or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense and every person
who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly or willfully induces, causes, coerces,
requires, permits or directs another to violate any other provisions of this
chapter is likewise guilty of such offense.]
BENCHES ON PUBLIC WALKS AND WAYS
Section 23 -901. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS Any person, firm or corporation
desiring o lace and maintain one or more courtesy enches for the co nvenience
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Brooklyn Center, upon the public streets of the City, may be granted a license
therefor upon the following conditions:
C. Each application shall be accompanied by an inspection fee
[of two dollars ($2)] as set forth by City Council
resolution. payable to the City of Brooklyn Center for each
such bench.
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d. If the application be granted, an additional license fee as set forth
[in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by City Council resolution. shall be
paid to the City of Brooklyn Center for each bench at the time the license is
issued.
COIN- OPERATED AND SELF SERVICE DRY CLEANING MACHINES
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Section 23 -1003. LICENSE FEE. The annual fee for each license shall be
[$25 per each calendar year] as set forth by City Council resolution and shall I
expire on the 31st day of December following date of issue. i
SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Section 23 -1206. LICENSE FEES. The fee for a Class A license shall be
[$150 per year for each licensee] as set forth by City Council resolution.
The fee for a Class B license shall be [$75 per year for each licensee] as
set forth by City Council resolution.
SALE OF CHRISTMAS TREES
Section 23 -1302. APPLICATION. The application for license for selling
Christmas trees shall be made to the City Clerk and shall be accompanied by a
seasonal fee as set forth [in Section 23 -010] by City Council resolution. The
license will expire on January 5 of the year following its issuance. A separate
license shall be required for each place of sale.
NURSING HOMES AND BOARDING CARE HOMES
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Section 23 -1408. LICENSE FEES. The fee for a nursing home or boarding
care home license shall be [$35 per year for those with less than 50 beds and
$50 per year for those with 50 or more beds] as set forth by City Council
resolution.
Section 23 -1500. MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS LICENSE REQUIRED. No person shall
install, alter, reconstruct, or repair any portion of a building mechanical
system consisting of heating, ventilating comfort cooling, or refrigeration
equipment, including any gas piping incidental thereto, without first having
procured a license therefor from the City of Brooklyn Center. Licenses shall be
issued only to individuals or contractors who demonstrate an understanding of
the laws and regulations and techniques relating to the installation and
maintenance of building mechanical systems. The annual license fee shall be as
set forth [in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by City Council resolution.
Licenses shall expire on the last day of April each year.
Section 23 -1501. HOUSE MOVING CONTRACTORS LICENSE REQUIRED. No person
shall move, remove, or raze any building within Brooklyn Center without first
having procured a license therefor from the [City of Brooklyn Center] State of
Minnesota. [Licenses shall be issued only to individuals or contractors who
demonstrate qualifications and knowledge regarding such work and who can furnish
proof of insurance relating to such work. The annual license fee shall be as
set forth in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances. Licenses shall expire on
the last day of April each year.]
a. Permit required. No licensed person within Brooklyn Center
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shall move, remove, or raze any building within Brooklyn
Center without first applying for and obtaining a permit
from the Building Official. The applicant for a permit
shall furnish the Building Official such information as the
Building Official deems necessary and shall conform to such
reasonable regulations as the Building Official may
establish. The application shall be accompanied by a permit
fee [in the amount of $25] as set forth by City Council p
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SAUNAS OR SAUNA BATHS
Section 23- 1604,, LICENSE FEE, LICENSE INVESTIGATION AND LICENSE YEAR. The
annual license fee and an investigation fee for the Durposes of issuiniz a
license shall be as set forth [in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by City
Council resolution [and an investigation fee for the purposes of issuing a
license is $1,500]. The license fee and fee for the investigation of the
license shall be paid when the application is filed. In the event that the
application is denied or in the event that the license once issued, is revoked,
canceled or surrendered, no part of the annual license fee or fee for the
investigation for the issuance of a license shall be returned to the applicant
unless by express action of the City Council. A separate license shall be
obtained each year for each place of business. The licensee shall display the
license on a prominent place in the licensed premises at all times. A license,
unless revoked, is for the calendar year or a part thereof for which it has been
issued. The fee for the investigation for issuance of a license must be
tendered with each new application for a license and must also be paid at any
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time when there is a proposed change of ownership or reapplication for a license
wherein additional or different parties other than the original licensee and
parties are proposing to be licensed. All licenses granted herein are
nontransferable.
MASSAGE PARLORS
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Section 23 -1706. LICENSE FEE, LICENSE INVESTIGATION FEE AND LICENSE YEAR.
The annual license fee and an investigation fee for the purposes of issuing a
license shall be as set forth [in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by City
Council resolution [and an investigation fee for the purposes of issuing a
license is $1,500]. The license fee and fee for the investigation of the
license shall be paid when the application is filed. In the event that the
application is denied or in the event that the license, once issued, is revoked,
canceled or surrendered, no part of the annual license fee or fee for
investigation for the issuance of a license shall be returned to the applicant
unless by express action of the City Council. A separate license shall be
obtained each year for each place of business. The licensee shall display the
license on a prominent place in the licensed premises at all times. A license
unless revoked, is for the calendar year or part thereof for which it has been
issued. The fee for the investigation for issuance of a license must be
tendered with each new application for a license and must also be paid at any
time when there is a proposed change of ownership or reapplication for a license
wherein additional or different parties other than the original licensee and
interested parties are proposing to be licensed. A license for the operation of
a massage parlor is nontransferable.
MASSEUR OR MASSEUSE
Section 23 -1707. CERTIFICATE FEE, CERTIFICATE INVESTIGATION FEE AND
CERTIFICATE YEAR. The annual certificate fee and an investigation fee for the
purposes of issuing a certificate shall be as set forth [in Section 23 -010 of
the City Ordinances] by City Council resolutionf, and an investigation fee for
the purposes of issuing a certificate is one hundred ($100) dollars]. The
certificate fee and fee for the investigation of the certificate shall be paid
when the application is filed. In the event that the application is denied or
in the event that the certificate, once issued, is revoked, cancelled or
surrendered, no part of the annual certificate fee or fee for the investigation
for the issuance of a certificate shall be returned to the applicant unless by
express action of the City Council. A separate certificate shall be obtained
each year. The certificate holder shall display the certificate on a prominent
place in the premises of the certificate holder at all times. A certificate,
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unless revoked, is for the calendar year or part thereof for which it has been
issued. The fee for the investigation for issuance of a certificate must be
tendered with each new application for a certificate and must also be paid at
any time when there is a proposed change of ownership or reapplication for a
certificate wherein additional or different parties other than the originalI
certificate holder are proposing certification. A certificate permitting the
holder thereof to practice massage is nontransferable.
RAP PARLORS, CONVERSATION PARLORS, ADULT ENCOUNTER GROUPS,
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ADULT SENSITIVITY GROUPS, ESCORT SERVICES, MODEL SERVICES,
DANCING SERVICES, OR HOSTESS SERVICE
Section 23 -1804. LICENSE FEE, LICENSE INVESTIGATION AND LICENSE YEAR. The
annual license fee and an investigation fee for the ournoses of issuing a
license [is $1,500] shall be as set forth by City Council resolution [and the
annual fee for the investigation for the purposes of issuing a license is
$1,500]. The license fee and fee for the investigation of the license shall be
paid when the application is filed. In the event that the application is denied
or in the event that the license once issued is revoked, canceled or
surrendered, no part of the annual license fee or fee for the investigation for
the issuance of a license shall be returned to the applicant unless by express
action of the City Council. A separate license shall be obtained each year for
each place of business. The licensee shall display the license on a prominent
place in the licensed premises at all times. A license, unless revoked, is for
the calendar year or a part thereof for which it has been issued. The fee for
the investigation for issuance of a license must be tendered with each new
application for a license and must also be paid at any time when there is a
proposed change of ownership or reapplication for a license wherein additional
or different parties other than the original licensee and parties are proposing
to be licensed. All licenses granted herein are nontransferable.
GAMBLING DEVICES
(Section 23 -1900. ADOPTED BY REFERENCE. The regulatory provisions of
Minnesota Statutes Section 349.26, Minnesota Statutes Section 349.30 through and
including Minnesota Statutes Section 349.39, Minnesota Statutes Section 609.75,
and Minnesota Statutes Section 609.761, regulating and licensing the operation
of certain devices by licensed organizations, are hereby adopted by reference
and made a part of this ordinance as though fully set forth.
(Section 23 -1901. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, except a fraternal,
religious, veterans or other nonprofit organization covered by Minnesota
Statutes Section 349.26, Subd. 9, which organization has been in existence for
at least three years and has at least 15 present, active members, all of whose
membership dues are fully paid and who have been members for at least six
months, shall possess, keep, use, control or operate any gambling device or have
any interest in the operation, possession, use or control of gambling devices or
conduct or operate a raffle or have any interest in the operation or conduct of
a raffle including possession of raffle apparatus or sale of tickets. No
fraternal, religious, veterans or other nonprofit organization as described
herein, shall possess, keep, use, control or operate any gambling devices or
conduct or operate a raffle or have any interest in the operation or conduct of
a raffle including possession of raffle apparatus or the sale of tickets without
being duly and lawfully licensed as set forth herein. There shall be a class A
gambling license and a class B gambling license, eligibility for which shall be
determined by the annual gross receipts, actual or projected, of the
organization's gambling operation. A class A license must be obtained by
organizations whose annual gross receipts, actual or projected, as determined by
the City Council are less than $3,000. A class B license must be obtained by
organizations whose annual gross receipts, actual or projected, as determined by
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the City Council are equal to or exceed $3,000. If the annual gross receipts of
an organization holding a class A license exceed the maximum permitted under
said class A license, that organization must then apply for, pay the fees for,
and be issued a class B license in the future.
[Section 23 -1902. CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE. Application
for a license shall be made only on the forms provided by the City Manager.
Four complete copies of the application must be submitted to the City Manager's
office containing the address and legal description of the property to be
licensed, the name, address and telephone number of the owner, lessee, if any,
and the gambling manager whose name shall be set forth in the application and
the name, address and telephone number of at least two persons of good moral
character who shall be residents of Hennepin County, who may be called upon to
attest to the applicant's or manager's character. The application must also
state whether the applicant and gambling manager has ever been convicted of a
crime or offense other than a traffic offense and, if so, state complete and
accurate information as to the time, place and nature of such crime or offense
including the disposition thereof. The application further must list the names
and addresses of all creditors of the applicant, owner, lessee, gambling manager
insofar as and regarding credit which has been extended for the purposes of
constructing, equipping, maintaining, operating or furnishing gambling devices
or their accouterments. If the application is made on behalf of a corporation,
joint business venture, partnership or any legally constituted business
association, it shall submit along with its application accurate and complete
business records showing the names and addresses of all individuals having an
t interest in the business, including creditors furnishing credit for the
establishment, acquisition, maintenance or furnishing of any gambling devices,
gambling paraphernalia or their accouterments and, in the case of a corporation,
the names and addresses of all officers, general managers, members of the Board
of Directors, as well as any creditors who have extended credit for the
acquisition, maintenance or furnishing of gambling devices.
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All applicants shall furnish to the City, along with their application,
complete and accurate documentation establishing the interest of the applicant
and any other person having an interest in the operation, keeping, possession,
use or control of gambling devices, raffle apparatus or raffle tickets.
[Section 23 -1903. LICENSE FEES, LICENSE INVESTIGATIONS LICENSE YEARS.
The annual license fee for a class A license is $5 and the fee for investigation
for the purposes of issuing this license is $5. The annual license fee for a
class B license is $25 and the fee for investigation for the purposes of issuing
this license is $50. The license fee and fee for the investigation for issuance
of a license shall be paid when the application is filed. In the event that the
application is denied or in the event that the license once issued is revoked,
canceled or surrendered, no part of the annual license fee or fee for the
investigation for the issuance of a license shall be returned to the applicant
unless by express action of the City Council. Only one license shall be granted
to each organization for each year. The licensee shall display the license in a
prominent place on the licensed premises at all times. Gambling devices,
raffles and all apparatus related to either shall be kept, maintained, operated
or conducted by licensed organizations only upon the premises which it owns or
leases except that tickets for raffles may be sold off the premises. A license,
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unless revoked, suspended or canceled is for the calendar year or part thereof
for which it has been issued. The fee for the investigation for issuance of a
license must be tendered with each new application for a license and must also
be paid at any time when there is a proposed change of ownership, change of
gambling manager or reapplication for a license wherein additional or different
parties other than the original licensee, parties and gambling manager are
proposing to be licensed. All licenses granted herein are nontransferable. The
City Council shall act upon a license application within 180 days from the date
of application, but shall not issue a license until at least 30 days after the
date of application.
[Section 23 -1904. GRANTING OR DENIAL OF LICENSES. License application
shall be reviewed by the police department, planning and inspection department V
and such other departments as the City Manager shall deem necessary. The review
shall include an inspection of the premises covered by the application to
determine whether the premises conform to all applicable code requirements.
Thereafter, licenses shall be recommended for approval or denial by the City
Manager to the City Council subject to the provisions of this ordinance. Any
appeal shall be before the City Council. Licenses permitting the operation,
use, keeping or possession of gambling devices or operation or conduct of
raffles or the possession or keeping of gambling device paraphernalia or raffle
apparatus are nonrenewable and application must be made each year for a license,
permitting and allowing the operation, keeping, use or possession of gambling
devices or raffles or raffle apparatus or any interest therein for the
succeeding year. Licenses granted herein are nontransferable.
[Section 23 -1905. CONDITIONS GOVERNING ISSUANCE.
1. No license shall be issued if the applicant or any of its
owners, managers, employees, agents or other interested N
parties are persons of bad repute.
2. Licenses shall be issued only if the applicant and all of
its owners, managers, employees, agents or interested
parties are free o
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moral turpitude or which relate directly to such persons's
ability, capacity or fitness to perform the duties and
discharge the responsibilities of the licensed activity.
3. Licenses shall be issued only to applicants who have not,
within one year, prior to the day of application, been
denied licensure, have had a license revoked, canceled or
suspended in or by any community or political subdivision or
the State of Minnesota or whose owners, managers, or
interested parties have not been similarly denied, revoked
or suspended.
4. Licenses shall be issued only to applicants who have fully
and truthfully answered all of the information requested in
the application, who have paid the license fee fully and the
fee for investigation and have cooperated fully and
truthfully with the city in the review of the application.
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5. Licenses may be granted only in complete conformity with all
of the ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center.
6. Licenses shall be issued only to a fraternal, religious,
veterans or other nonprofit organization covered by the
Minnesota Statutes Section 349.25, Sub. 9, which
organization has been in existence for at least three years
and has at least 15 present, active members whose membership
dues are fully paid and who have been members for at least
six months.
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7. Licenses shall be granted only where the licensed premises
meet the safety, sanitary and building code requirements of
the City.
8. A license shall not be granted where the granting of a
license would be inconsistent with the comprehensive
development plans of the City, or would otherwise have a
detrimental effect upon other property or properties in the
vicinity.
[Section 23 -1906. RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS.
1. The licensee, the gambling manager and other persons in its
employ, agency, or persons with an interest in such business
shall comply with all applicable ordinances, regulations and
laws of the City of Brooklyn Center, the State of Minnesota
and the United States government.
2, The applicant shall designate one person to be gambling
manager who shall be responsible for the conduct of the
business. Such person shall be an active member of the
licensee organization, or its auxiliary, or the spouse or
surviving spouse of an active member. Such person shall
remain responsible for the conduct of the gambling devices,
raffles, and their operation until any other suitable person
has been designated in writing as the gambling manager, an
investigation fee and application for a change of manager
has been filed and the proposed successor to the gambling
manager shall have been approved. The licensee shall
promptly notify the police department in writing of any such
change indicating the address and name of the new gambling
manager and the effective date of such change.
3, The operation or conduct of gambling devices, raffles or the
sale of raffle tickets is not permitted between midnight and
8:00 a.m. of the succeeding day.
4. The licensee, gambling manager or their agents, shall permit
and allow inspection of the premises and the operation of
the gambling devices and raffles by any and all appropriate
city officials.
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5. All licenses under which any licensed business is permitted
to be carried on upon the licensed premises shall be revoked
if the intentional possession or willful keeping of any such
gambling devices upon the licensed premises is established,
notwithstanding that it may not be made to appear that such
devices have actually been used or operated for the purpose
of gambling.
6. Upon demand by any police officer, any person employed in or
by any licensed premises shall identify himself by giving
his true legal name, correct address and furnishing suitable
identification therefor.
7. No natural person under 18 years of age shall be employed in
the operation of gambling devices or raffles except that
persons under 18 years of age may sell raffle tickets or
chances.
8. The gambling manager shall give a fidelity bond in the sum
of $10,000 in favor of the licensee conditioned upon
faithful performance of his duties. Terms of the bond shall
provide that notice shall be given in writing to the
licensing authority not less than 30 days prior to its
cancellation. The City Council may waive the bond
requirement by including a wavier provision in the license
but such action may be taken only by a unanimous vote.
9. Total prizes from the operation of paddlewheels, tipboards
and pull-tabs (or ticket jars) awarded in any single day in
which they are operated shall not exceed $1,000. Total
prizes resulting from any single spin of a paddlewheel, or
from any single seal of a tipboard, each tipboard limited to
a single seal, or from a single pull-tab (or ticket jar) ,
shall not exceed $150. Total prizes awarded in any calendar
year by any organization from the operation of paddlewheels,
tipboards and pull-tabs (or ticket jars) and the conduct of
raffles, except as provided in Minnesota Statutes Section
349.26, Subdivision 15a, shall not exceed $35,000.
Merchandise prizes shall be valued at fair market value.
[Section 23-1907. REVOCATION, CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. The
license may be revoked, suspended, canceled or not granted by the City Council
upon recommendation of the City Manager by showing that the licensee, its
owners, gambling manager, employees, agents or any of its interested parties
have engaged in any of the following conduct:
1. Fraud, deception or misrepresentation in connection with the
securing of a license.
2. Habitual drunkenness or the use of illegal drugs, including E
but not limited to the use of prohibited substances as
defined in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 152 or Brooklyn Center
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3. Conduct inimical to the interest of the public health,
safety, welfare or morals.
4. Engaging in any conduct or being convicted of any crime
involving moral turpitude or permitting or allowing others
to so engage in said conduct or failing to prevent such
conduct.
5. Failure to fully comply with any of the requirements of this
ordinance or the failure to comply with any requirements of
the laws or ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center, State
of Minnesota or the United States government.
6. Engaging in any conduct which would constitute grounds for
refusal to issue a license under Section 23 -1905. �I
The licensee may appeal such suspension, revocation, cancellation or
failure to license to the City Council. The Council shall consider the appeal
at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting on or after 10 days from the
service of the notice of appeal to the City Manager. At the conclusion of the
hearing, the Council may order:
1. A revocation, suspension or cancellation of the license or
that the license not be granted.
2. That the revocation, suspension or cancellation be lifted
and that the certificate be returned to the licensee.
3. The City Council may base the revocation, suspension,
cancellation or other action with regard to the license upon
any additional terms, conditions and stipulations which they
may, in their sole discretion, impose.
[Section 23 -1908. SEPARABILITY. Every section, provision or part of this
ordinance is declared separable from every other section, provision or part to
the extent that if any section, provision or part of the ordinance shall be held
invalid, such holdings shall not invalidate any other section, provision or part
thereof.
(Section 23 -1909. PENALTIES. Whoever does any act forbidden by this
ordinance or omits or fails to do any act required by this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof by lawful authority, be
punished by a fine not to exceed $700 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or
both, together with the costs of prosecution. Each day that a violation exists
constitutes a separate and distinct violation.
(Section 23 -1910. LIABILITY FOR THE CRIMES OF ANOTHER. Every person who
commits or attempts to commit, conspires to commit or aids and abets in the
commission of any act constituting a violation of this ordinance or any act,
which constitutes an omission and, therefore, a violation of this ordinance,
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whether individually or in connection with one or more persons or as a
principal, agent or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense and every person
who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly or willfully induces, causes coerces,
requires, permits or directs another to violate any of the provisions of this
Chapter is likewise guilty of such offense.]
ALARM SYSTEMS
Section 23 -2003. PERMITS AND EXEMPTIONS.
3. Process for Issuance of Permit. Upon receipt and
determination of the fifth false police alarm report or the
second false fire alarm report at an address, the Chief of
Police, after review, may notify the City Clerk, who shall
then assess the alarm user for an alarm user's permit. The
assessment invoice shall be sent by certified mail. The
alarm user must submit the required permit fee to the City
Clerk within [ten (10)] thirtv (30) working days after
receipt of the assessment invoice, in order to continue to f
use his alarm system. Any subsequent false police or fire
alarm at that address shall automatically revoke that permit
and the process must then be repeated. This process shall
be repeated for each and every false alarm in excess of four
(4) false police alarms and in excess of one (1) false fire
alarm during each calendar year.
Section 23- 2006. PERMIT FEES.
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1. The fees for alarm user's permits shall be [fifty dollars
($50)] as set forth by City Council resolution for police
alarm systems and [one hundred fifty dollars ($150)] for
fire alarm systems.
AMUSEMENT DEVICES
Section 23- 2104. LICENSE FEE.
A. The annual license fee for required licenses shall be as set
forth [in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by City
Council resolution. Licenses shall be issued for an annual
period from July 1 through June 30 for each year hereafter,
provided, however, that the initial license fee for each
applicant shall be prorated as of the date of the
application therefor. Said application for license shall
then be presented to the City Council for consideration, and
if approved, the City Clerk shall issue the license to the
applicant.
B. At the time of application for an operator's license or
vendor's license the applicant shall pay in full an
investigation fee [in the amount of $100] as set forth by p
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Citv Council resolution. If at any time an additional investigation
is required because of a change of ownership or control of a
corporation or partnership previously licensed, the licensee shall pay 1
in full an additional investigation fee as set forth by City Council
resolution [in the amount of $50]. Investigation fees shall not be
refunded.
Section 34 -160. SIGN HANGER'S LICENSE
2. The fee for a sign hanger's license shall be as set forth
[in Section 23 -010 of the City Ordinances] by City Council
resolution, and the license shall run from May 1 to April 30
of the following year.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon
thirty (30) days following its legal publication.
Adopted this 9th day of February 19 87
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Mayor
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Clerk
Date of Publication January 22, 1987
Effective Date February 21, 1987
(Underline indicates new matter, brackets indicate matter to be deleted.)
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