HomeMy WebLinkAbout0987ORDINANCE NO. 987(1983 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO ADDING CHAPTER 5A TO ARTICLE IV
OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE AND,
REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 6100.45 OF
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE (CARDROOMS)
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5A is hereby added to Article IV of the San Luis
Obispo Municipal Code to read as follows:
"SECTION 4550. Prohibition of Cardrooms.
(a) No person shall conduct, maintain, manage, operate, carry on or
cause to be conducted, maintained, managed, operated or carried on, any
cardroom or other business where tables or other items of furniture are used
directly or indirectly for playing cards or card games and for the use of which
a fee, commission of compensation is directly or indirectly charged to, or
accepted or received from, players or participants in any such playing of
cards or card games.
(b) A "card room" means any space, room or enclosure furnished or equipped
with a table or tables, or other items of furniture, used or intended to be
used as a card table for the playing of cards, and the use of which is available
to the public or any portion of the public; provided that "card room" shall not
include a room in which the sole card game played is bridge.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a bonafide non profit
society, club, or organization; provided, the society, club or organization
shall pay no salary or other consideration to the people employed in or by it,
and further provided, the entire receipts from-the operation of a cardroom or
business otherwise prohibited by this section be used solely for charitable or
benevolent purposes."
SECTION 2. Section 6100.45 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.
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Ordinance No. 987 (1983 Series)
SECTION 3. Section 6100.45 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code is
hereby reenacted to read as follows:
"Section 6100.45. No Licensing of Cardrooms
Notwithstanding the reference to "card rooms" in Sections 6100.3.1
and 6100.8(c) of this Code, the City licensing authority shall not issue a
license to any person desiring to operate a card room."
SECTION 4. This Ordinance, together with the ayes and noes shall be
published once in full at least three (3) days prior to its final passage in
the Telegram- Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in said City, and
the same shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its
said final passage.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as a meeting held on the 6th day of September , 1983, on motion of
Councilwoman Dovey , seconded by Mayor Billig . and
on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilwoman Dovey, Mayor Billig, Councilmembers Dunin, Griffin and Settle
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Approved:
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City Ad n trative Officer
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CLity Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 987 (1983 Series)
FINALLY PASSED this 20th day of September
1983, on motion of Councilwoman Dovey , seconded by
Councilman Griffin , and on the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Dovey, Griffin, Dunin, Settle and Mayor Billig
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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