Councilman Garrett Dennis said there are hundreds of the rooms operating illegally underground -- being shut down -- and city resources are being used to do it, which is a cost to taxpayers.
“My bill, eliminate those, bring them above ground and regulate those with strict regulations,” Dennis said.He said one of his main focuses is safety. He knows many people support the idea of game rooms – but don’t want to see the peripheral issues—like crime and drug use return.
If it passed, his bill would limit the number of adult game rooms in the city to 20. They would be subject to strict regulation as well.They would also have to fall into strict zoning codes and not be near places like churches and schoolscode enforcement officers would also have unlimited access to make sure the machines meet standards
“This is something that as policymakers, we can’t just stick our head in the sand and act as though at the that it doesn’t exist. Insane that the city, with a coordinated effort from the fire marshal’s office, the police department, they shut down 30+ within the past month and a half.” Dennis said he anticipates a vote happening in the next six weeks. But first, it’ll go through the committee and be up for debate. Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.
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