Union City hearing to consider rules for "redemption games" in zoning amendment

Union City Borough issued a notice that it will hold a public hearing on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, to consider an amendment to Zoning Ordinance #1118 that would define and regulate "redemption games," also described in the notice as games of skill. The notice lists the hearing time and place and invites public comment on the proposal.

The posted agenda text says the ordinance change would "provide for definitions and regulation of permitted use zones for redemption games, otherwise known as games of skill." The notice does not specify which zones would be affected, the proposed operating standards, or any licensing or fee schedule; those details will need to be provided by borough staff or in the draft ordinance for public review. "The Public Hearing for Borough of Union City will be on Monday, September 16th, 2024, at 6:00P.M. at the First Global Methodist Church, 42 East High Street, Union City, PA 16438," the notice states.

The agenda identifies the amendment as Zoning Ordinance #1118. The posted text also refers generally to a repealer, severability and an effective date but does not include the effective date. The hearing notice itself invited public comment; no comments are recorded in the supplied transcript. The borough will take public input at the hearing and any ordinance text or staff report presented there should clarify which commercial or mixed-use areas, if any, would permit redemption games and what operational restrictions would apply.