(A) Any failure to comply with any section of this article, or to comply with statements in the applications and notification of any changes, or to comply with regulations or requirements of the License Review Board, shall constitute grounds for revocation of a private club license.
(B) The License Review Board may suspend for not more than 15 days, or revoke licenses issued hereunder if, after public hearing, as hereinafter provided, the License Review Board finds that the holder of the license has violated any of the provisions of this article.
(C) The Chief of Police shall investigate complaints concerning private clubs, and if he or she finds that a violation of the provisions has been committed, he or she shall file a complaint with the City Clerk setting forth the alleged acts constituting the violation. Upon the filing of such complaint, the City Clerk shall fix a date for hearing the complaint by the License Review Board and shall cause to be served upon said licensee a copy of the complaint and notice of the time and place of the hearing. The complaint and notice of hearing shall be served upon the manager, operator, partner, or persons shown on the license as having supervisory control over the premises of the private club, or if such person may not be found, by mailing the same by registered mail, addressed to such person at the licensed premises. At the hearing thereon, the complainant, the licensee, or any interested person may be present and present such evidence as may be relevant and material. If, at the conclusion of such hearing, the License Review Board finds that the licensee has violated any of the provisions of § 4-147, the License Review Board shall suspend for not more than 15 days, or revoke, the license issued to the private club. Upon suspension or revocation, the licensee shall immediately cease operation as a private club.
(Prior Code, § 4-148) (Ord. 812, passed 10-6-1980)