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ORDINANCE NO. 2/,�
AN ORDINILN dE. OF THE CITY OF RETNTON, WASHINGTON Ai••7NDING
CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE V (BUSI1MSS REGULATIOES) OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GEN IAL ORDINXICES OF THE CITY
OF RENTON" BY ESTABLISH.L_,-G A N31 SECTION LIMNSING AND
REGULATING PING PONG PARLORS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF T14E CITY OF REMON AS
SECTION I: The City Council hereby finds and determines that the business of
conducting and operating of Ping Pong Parlors is one that requires supervvisior and
special regulation in view of the fact that such activity attracts or tends to attract
juveniles and that in order to protect and further the health, morals and wellbeing of
such juveniles,, the following regulations, among others, are hereby adopted.
SECTION II: - License Required - It shall be unlawful for any person., firm,
or corporation to engage in the business of offering or permitting the use by others
of any ping pong table or facility within the City for hire or rental, whether as agent,
operator,, employee,, owner or manager,, without having a valid and unrevoked license for
the operation of same,
SECTION III: - Application for License - Application for such license shall
be made in writing to the City Clerk in such form and contain such information as the
Clerk may reasonably require but such application to cont4in, among others,, the following
information:
a) The name of each owner, partner,, or officer, if a corporation, who
has an interest in such -ping pong parlor including the names and
addresses`of the lessee, assignee or other party having an interest
in any such lease. .
b) The residence and business addresses of the applicants mentioned
in sub -paragraph a) hereinabove including prior addresses for the
last five (5) years.
c) The height, weight, date of birth and length of time of residence
in the State of Washington,, last place of employment, whether
previously licensed in same or similar activity and whether such
license was ever suspended or revoked,, and if so, for what cause,
of each and every applicant and party having an interest in said
business as specified in sub -paragraph a) hereinabove.
d) Such applicant shall also furnish unto the City Clerk the names
and mailing addresses of at least three (3) persons,, not relatives,
who have known the applicant for at least three (3) years last past,.
The aforesaid requirements shall also apply to any employee,, agent or representative
of the applicant -owner who works in any such ping pong parlor.
The Clerk upon such presentation of such application and before acting upon
same,, shall forward said application to the Chief . of Police of the City to make a full
investigation as to the truth of the statements contained therein and as to any and all
other matters which might tend to aid the Chief of Police in determining whether or not
he should recommend that the application be granted. The Chief of Police shall, within
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thirty (30) days after date of such request by the Clerk, furnish a written report unto
the Clerk containing the results of his investigation and shall make therein his recom-
mendation whether or not such license shall be granted. The Clerk upon being satisfied
that the statements contained in said application are true and the report of the Police
Chief shows that the applicant is of good, moral character and recommends the issuance
of such license, shall issue such license applied for in accordance with the provisions
of this Chapter. Otherwise, said application shall be denied. In case of such denial,
the applicant shall have thirty (30) days from date thereof to appeal to the City Council,
and upon such notice of appeal, the City Council shall set a date of hearing therefor,
not less than ten (10) days from the date of such notice.
SECTION IV- - License Restrictions - No ping pong parlor license shall be
granted to any person, whether owner, partner, employee, agent, manager, firm or
corporation, who within five (5) years of the application for such license has been
convicted of any felony or of any misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude.
SECTION V: - Fees and Display of License - The license fee to be paid hereunder
for each ping pong table shall be the sum of Fifteen Dollars 015,00) for the first such
ping pong table and the sum of Seven and 50/100ths Dollars (q"'7,50) for each additional
table licensed within said premises. Said fee shall be paid annually, based on the
calendar year.
SECTION VI: - Hours of Operation - It shall be unlawful to operate or conduct
any ping pong parlor except between the hours of 5:00 A.T. and 11:00 P*M.
SECTION VII - Fingerprints - The Chief of Police shall be authorized, when
acting upon such application for license, to take the fingerprints of the applicant as
well as all operators and employees connected with the operation of said ping pong parlor
in order to aid in the investigation of the background of any such applicant, owner,
employee, operator or other party or parties having an interest in the operation of such
ping pong parlor.
SECTION VIII: - Violations and Penalties - Any person violating or failing
to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance or furnishing false information
on any application for a license shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Five Hundred
Dollars (0500.00) or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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SECTION IX: - Severability - If any section, provision or part contained in
this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional,,such adjudication
shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or
any part thereof not so adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION X: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval and legal publications as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this day of July, 1964. ,
e]m1e Nelson, City Clerk
APPROVED B" THE MAYOR this Aiday of Julyf 19641
Donald W. Custer, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORK:
erard M. Shellan, City Attorney
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Date of Publication: 5 1964
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