ORD-29-81 REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE CERTAIN AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES IN C-2 DISTRICTSORDINANCE NO. 29-
81 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING
SUBSECTION liE" OF SECTION 17.46.020 TO REQUIRE
A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE
CER-TAIN AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES IN C-
2
DIS-TRICTS.AMENDMENT
5 -81 CITY
OF ORANGE WHEREAS, the Planning Commission heretofore has heldadulyadvertisedpublichearingonthehereinafter
described amendment to the Orange Municipal Code and has recommended to
the City Council approval
thereof; and WHEREAS, a nine member committee consisting of
three members representing the coin-operated amusement
device industry, three members of the community, and three members of the
City staff, has conducted investigations into coin-
operated amusement devices; and WHEREAS, said committee and the City
Council find that there are potential problems associated with
large numbers of amusement devices
in one establishment; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of
Orange finds that more precise criteria are necessary in order to
establish when a condi-tional use permit is required for a
business which maintains
amuse-ment devices; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds
that problems regarding minors spending lunch money or excess amounts of
money on amusement devices are matters that are better left
to parental control; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City
of Orange finds that fifteen (15) amusement devices in a
business, regardless of the type of business, has such an impactonthesurroundingcommunitythataconditionalusepermit
should be required; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City
of Orange finds that three (3) or less machines in a business usually
do not have such an impact
on the surrounding community.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE
DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:SECTION I:Subsection liE" of Section 17.46.020 of
the Orange Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:E. Establishments where customer use
or operation of coin-operated pinball machines or similaramusementdevicesareproposedunderanyone
ADOPTED this 22nd day of September 1981.
1. The primary business conducted at the premises at which
the machines are located is the use and operation of such machines.
2. Regardless of the type of business or businesses con-
ducted at the premises, fifteen (15) or more such machines or de-
vices are located.
3. In any business premises where four (4) or more such
machines or devices exist adjacent to or in close proximity to each
other and the building floor area occupied by these machines or
devices exceed five percent (5%) of the total floor area accessible
to the general public.
Because of the police problems relating to said use, a condi-
tional use pennit shall not be issued unless a detennination can be
reasonably made that use is compatible with land uses in the sur-
rounding area. A conditional use permit granted for said use may
be subject to any or all of the following conditions:
a. Regulation of hours of operation.
b. Adequate area lighting.
c. provision for private security guard.
d. Review by City of conditional use permit periodically
to assure that no increase in police services are required.
e. Assurance of adequate visibility of all amusement
devices.
f. Such other conditions as the Planning Commission shall
deem necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
SECTION II:
This Ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days
after its passage in the Orange City News, a newspaper of general
circulation, published and circulated in the City of Orange, and
shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its
final passage.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF ORANGE
I, MARILYN J. JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Orange,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
1, 5th . day of September ,~981, and thereafter at a regular
meetlng of said City Councl1 duly held on the 22nd day of .
seDtember ,1981, was duly passed and adopted by the follow1.ng
Vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
Barrera, Smith, Mayor Beam, Perez, Beyer
None
None
Witness my hand and seal this 23rd day of September, 1981.
P-~~Marilyn J. Jense
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
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ORANGE CITY NEWS
PUBLICATION DATE: Wednesday)
September 30, 1981
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 29-
81 IIAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORAN;E AMENDING SUBSECTION "
E"OF SECTION 17.46.020 TO REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE
CERTAIN AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES IN C-
2 DISTRICTS."Original on 'file in the City Clerk'
s
Dept.)SYNOPSIS:ORDINANCE NO. 29-81 amends Section 1].46~020-E
to require a Conditional Use Permit to operate coin-operated
pinball machines or similar
amusement devices under certain circumstances.ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Orange
at a regular meeting held Tuesday, September 22,
1981, by the following vote:AYES: Barrera,
Smith, Mayor Beam, Perez, Beyer
CITY OF ORA N GE