(A) The Chief of Police shall revoke a sexually oriented business license if a suspension of the license becomes effective following a notice of violation which was issued within 12 months of the effective date of a previous suspension.
(B) The Chief of Police shall revoke a sexually oriented business license if he or she determines that:
(1) An applicant or licensee provided materially false or misleading information in the material submitted in the application process;
(2) A licensee, owner, or operator has knowingly allowed the possession, use, or sale of controlled substances in or on the premises;
(3) A licensee, owner, operator, or employee has knowingly allowed the solicitation for prostitution or a crime against nature in or on the premises:
(4) A licensee, owner, operator, or employee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, masturbation, oral copulation, sodomy, or indecent exposure to occur in or on the premises;
(5) A licensee, owner, operator, or employee has served alcoholic beverages to a patron in or on the premises without the premises having the proper ABC permit: or
(6) A licensee, owner, or operator has been convicted of a sexually oriented crime since the license was issued. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the license. For the purpose of this division (B)(6), and with respect to adult live entertainment licenses, the term “employee” shall not include an adult live entertainer.
(C) A decision by the Chief of Police to revoke a license shall not become final until 20 days after notice of the decision has been received by the licensee, owner, or operator.
(D) When the Chief of Police revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license for one year from the date the revocation became effective.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated a sexually oriented business when such person knows or should know that the business has a license which has been revoked.
(Ord. 28 ORD 5-10, passed 5-6-10)