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1-:: to - question' why, —the.. City..-doesn' t . . close . :the-establishment - down-, -2:- Councilmember .Rariallo,,.said : i:t .'-was :his. own personal opinion: that to. 3 put another amusement arcade �in this location, would only result .in. 4 "lowering 'the class in: S.t.: Anthony;: He also indicated: he- was 5 - 1'really surprised that the : . Apache management. wanted to put a. 6 loitering. place for children in their center where, they . haver . 7 beautiful _stores like Herberger ' s and Penneys . " 8 Attorney Advises . City Doesn' t Have to . Grant. Each 'and Every Request., 9 for -a .Conditional Use Permit 10, Cavanaugh - said it was his understanding that. amusement arcades are 11' permitted conditional uses which had to be granted but which could 12 have some restrictions put on them; 13 therefore, he perceived the Council was not able .to keep the arcade 14 from coming into his shopping center. 15 Soth told him that was not completely true; 16 said although amusement arcades are a use permitted only by a 17 conditional use permit, the Council has some discretion in granting 18 - conditional use permits . In other words, it' s possible to deny a 19- conditional use permit because there ' s nothing to say each and every 20 request for a conditional use permit has to be granted; . 21 added that if granting such a permit were automatic, there would be •. 221 nothing to discuss that evening, except the conditions . 23 Cavanaugh indicated there had- been other requests made for similar . . - 24 operations in Apache which he had turned down, but accepted Dan 25 Heilicher ' s proposition because the Apache management knew it was a 26 high quality type of operation held in high regard' and would not be a 27 detriment to Apache Plaza; 28 indicated 'he perceived the Commission had been mostly concerned about 29 the arcade ' s proximity to a bar; 30 pointed out that in 1983 and 1984 a game room in which food had been 31 sold had been operated 150 feet .away from the liquor lounge in Apache 32 and they had virtually no ,problems with. that; 33: in' regard to the security, indicated that in addition .to -the security 34 Mr. Heilicher would be providing, Apache has 24 hour security; 35 reported that typically, every hour , on the . hour the- security goes 36 outside and cruises_- the - parking lot and . "if they see . anybody. , 37: loitering outside any store ,- they break up the congregation. " ; 38 told the- Council 'he was requesting the - arcade -be allowed to stay 39 open Saturday and Sunday nights until 9 : 00 P.M. 8