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Wheat Ridge staff to seek repeal of 1977 amusement-machine licensing rule
Summary
City staff recommended repealing a 1977 municipal ordinance that required per-machine licenses for amusement devices, citing anachronistic provisions and lack of police enforcement; council gave consensus direction to draft a repeal ordinance.
Wheat Ridge staff told the City Council on Jan. 5 that the city will move to repeal a 1977 ordinance that requires licenses for amusement arcades and individual amusement devices.
Deputy City Manager Mary Anne Schilling said the ordinance was originally aimed at preventing gambling and now contains provisions that staff consider out of date. She told the council the police department “has no issue with removing this ordinance,” and that the…
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