What is the process to open a billiard / pool hall?

Any time a new or existing business wishes to install one or more billiard tables, the owner must apply for a Billiard/Pool Hall License by submitting the following information the Police Department:

  • The application completed and signed, and the required fee
  • $2,000 bond
  • A statement of the character and reliability of the applicant signed by five residents of the city.

The License must be approved by City Council by a majority vote. The process typically takes 30 days.

Reasons License Can Be Denied

The City Council will not issue a license for a billiard hall to any of the following persons:

  1. Any person or partnership or corporation which has a member who has ever been convicted of a felony
  2. Any person, or partnership or corporation which has a member who has been convicted of a second offense against the provisions of this article
  3. Any person, or partnership, or corporation which has a member who has been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude or who is a habitual user of intoxicating liquors or narcotic drugs
  4. Any person to whom the council feels, for good and reasonable cause, that it should not issue such license


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