5.43.160 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR AMUSEMENT ARCADES.

The following additional requirements shall apply to entertainment businesses providing amusement arcade entertainment; and shall be deemed conditions of the entertainment permit, and failure to comply with every such requirement shall be grounds for revocation of the permit issued pursuant to this chapter.

(a) All amusement devices within the premises shall be visible to and supervised by an identifiable adult attendant who shall be present at all times when any amusement device is being operated. Such attendant shall be provided with a jacket, vest, or other clothing that clearly identifies such person as an employee of said arcade.

(b) The supervision of the patrons on the premises shall be adequate to insure that there is no conduct that unreasonably interferes with the use of surrounding properties.

(c) No one under 18 years of age shall be allowed to play the amusement devices between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. during the academic year of any San Mateo school district; holidays, Saturdays and Sundays excluded. No one under 18 years of age may loiter inside or outside the premises or play amusement devices between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following morning, Sunday through Thursday, and between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Saturdays and Sundays.

(d) Each arcade maintaining 26 amusement devices or more shall provide a minimum of one security guard in addition to the adult attendant from 3:00 p.m. until after closing time during weekdays and at all times during the hours of operation on weekends and holidays. The identity of the security person(s) shall be provided to the Chief of Police on forms provided by the San Mateo Police Department. If there are an unusual amount of police service calls to an amusement arcade with fewer than 26 amusement devices, the Chief of Police may require that the adult attendant required by this section be replaced by a security guard.

(e) Outside security lighting shall be provided under the direction of and subject to the approval of the San Mateo Police Department.

(f) Adequate parking and bicycle racks shall be provided pursuant to the off-street parking code for retail uses contained in Title 27 of the Code. A minimum of one bicycle facility for each sixteen amusement machines or fraction thereof shall be provided.

(g) Public restroom facilities shall be provided.

(h) A minimum of ten-foot candle illumination generally distributed must be contained in all parts of the premises at all times when the arcade is open and when the public is permitted to enter or remain therein.

(i) No amusement device shall be situated in such a way that its use will violate any applicable fire regulation or hinder the reasonable egress from and ingress to the premises of the public. A fully dimensioned floor plan indicating the location of each machine and the aisle width for ingress shall be clearly labeled.

(j) The business entrance must be unlocked during all times that the premise is open for use of arcade games.

(k) Video surveillance cameras shall be installed in the arcade areas to continually record patron activities to VHS tape during the establishment's hours of operation. Recorded tapes shall be maintained for a period of at least 96 hours. The recorded tapes shall be made available to police personnel upon written request.

(l) No alcoholic beverages are allowed in areas operated as amusement arcades.

(m) If a token change machine or coin change machine is installed, it shall be protected by an alarm system.

(n) The applicant shall restrict access into and out of the facility through the front door(s) only. The rear door shall be equipped with an audible alarm that will sound whenever the door is opened. The door shall be sign posted to indicate the alarm condition.

(o) Any pay telephone installed inside the premises or any pay telephone immediately adjacent to the front of the business shall be restricted from receiving incoming calls.

(p) No gambling shall be permitted in areas operated as amusement arcades.

(q) The permittee shall maintain and keep its amusement devices in good working order and condition.