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Miami council repeals several outdated video-game arcade ordinances
Summary
Following staff recommendations from Willdan, the council voted to repeal five antiquated municipal code sections related to video-game arcades (sections 12-156 through 12-160); the actions passed with recorded affirmative votes and minimal substantive debate.
The Miami City Council voted to repeal five municipal code provisions related to video-game arcades, adopting ordinances 20-26-001 through 20-26-005 to remove sections 12-156, 12-157, 12-158, 12-159 and 12-160.
A staff member said the repeals are part of recommendations from a consultant (Willdan) to eliminate antiquated ordinances that no longer fit current local practice. The staff presentation described the items as "video game arcade type ordinance[s] that probably need[] to be done away with," and the council moved through each ordinance with motions, seconds and recorded ayes.
Council members made lighthearted remarks during the votes about video games and locations to play (joking references to Donkey Kong). There was no extended debate recorded in the provided transcript; each ordinance passed on recorded affirmative votes.
The repeals remove the specified code sections from the municipal code. The transcript does not include the text of each section being repealed nor does it record follow-up enforcement or licensing steps; those details are "not specified" in the excerpted remarks.
