City council honors former member, regulates Internet cafes

5/19/2010
ROANOKE RAPIDS — Roanoke Rapids City Council honored one of their former members and moved forward on regulations regarding Internet cafes in the city Tuesday night during the Council’s regular meeting at Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall.
The new ordinance goes on to restrict locations — must be 500 feet minimum distance from any residence or residential zoning district, 1,000 feet minimum distance from a church, day care center, elementary school or secondary educational school, public park or playground, public library, cemetery, video arcade, or cinema showing G or PG-rated movies regularly. The 1,000-foot minimum distance also applies to other Electronic Gaming Operations, tattoo or piercing establishments, or sexually-oriented businesses.The new regulations limit the number of machines for each establishment at 20, and no alcohol may be served or consumed on the premises. Read entire story