Title/Name/Summary
Village Code Amendment - Title 7 Chapter 6 Amusement Devices
History
Title 7 Chapter 6 of the Village Code, Amusement Devices, is amended to make this section consistent with other municipalities in the region, to achieve consistency with Title 7 Chapter 4 of the Village Code, Retail Liquor Establishments, and to reflect current practice.
Changes to 7-6-2
Currently, the Village of Orland Park requires a fee payment of $600 for automatic amusement device operator’s licenses, with an additional $300 per machine thereafter and a transfer fee from an original device to a replacement device of $100.
Research from other communities has indicated that the fees Orland Park requires are no longer considered mainstream. Tinley Park, for example, does not charge a license fee, and only charges a $50 fee per amusement device and per renewal. The Village of Schaumburg charges a $230 fee per entertainment license, set up as part of the business license fee. The City of Naperville charges $100 annually for an operator’s license and $50 per machine thereafter.
Using Naperville as the model code, the proposed amendments for Orland Park are to change the annual $600 automatic amusement device operator’s license to $100, with an additional $50 per machine thereafter. The transfer fee is proposed for a reduction to $50.
In addition to these changes a new provision was added under 7-6-2 which would require all new applications for automatic amusement device operator’s licenses to be approved by the Village Board. This change would reflect current practice.
Finally, rather than continue amending the Village Code each time an application is submitted for an automatic amusement device operator’s license, the amendments propose that twenty (20) licenses be available at all times, even if there are less than twenty businesses holding a license. All new license applicants would still require approval by the Village Board.
Changes to 7-6-3
Sub-section (E)6 is el...
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