ARTICLE III. - HOURS OF OPERATION FOR A CASINO GAMING FACILITY
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Tiverton, RI.
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Footnotes:
--- (2) --- Editor's note— Ord. of July 31, 2018, set out provisions intended for use as Art. III, § 22-11. To provide for additional provisions to Art. II, and at the discretion of the editor, this section has been renumbered as § 22-21.
Sec. 22-21. - Hours of operation for a casino gaming facility.#
(a)
Unless defined herein, capitalized terms are defined consistent with the Casino Gaming and Entertainment Overlay District—CGE Zoning Ordinance, article IV, section 21 of the Tiverton Zoning Ordinances, adopted on April 12, 2017.
(b)
Subject to a casino gaming facility securing a gaming and entertainment license from the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulations as authorized to operate 24 hours a day, the Town of Tiverton shall issue a license for 24-hour casino gaming facility operations as set forth herein:
(1)
As pursuant to the Host Community Agreement for Casino Gaming Facility-Operations adopted on July 26, 2018, the Town of Tiverton and Twin River-Tiverton, LLC ("Twin River-Tiverton") adopted a public safety protocol (the "public safety protocol") which is incorporated herein subject to updates as required.
(2)
An operational pilot program ("pilot") was established and tested during the first year of casino gaming facility operations.
(3)
During the term of the pilot, Twin River-Tiverton and Tiverton public safety officials reported and communicated on a quarterly basis to maintain and update, if necessary, the town council on the implementation of, and updates to, the public safety protocol.
(4)
In the event that Twin River-Tiverton violates the terms of licensure issued hereunder, fails to implement or update the public safety protocol, and/or violates the terms of the host community agreement, the town council as the licensing authority may issue a show cause notice with regard to the licenses issued hereunder.
(5)
The initial interim 24-hour license was issued by the town council as licensing authority in August of 2018 and then re-issued as a one-year license on November 30, 2018. That license shall, subject to its provisions and the provisions of the ordinance and regulations of the town, remain valid and in full effect until November 30, 2019. Thereafter, in accord herewith, the licensee shall apply for annual renewal, together with the renewal of the licensee's Class B/C liquor license.
(Ord. of 7-31-18(2); Ord. of 8-26-19(1))