(A) Any license issued pursuant to this chapter may be revoked or suspended after notice and hearing, for any of the following causes:
(1) Any false or intentionally misleading statement contained in the application for the license;
(2) Any failure or refusal to perform or abide by any of the conditions of a home occupation license;
(3) The criminal conviction of any of the persons listed on the license of a felony; a misdemeanor for which a jail sentence may be imposed; any other crime in which moral turpitude is involved; or any other crime which directly relates to a business of the type for which the license was issued. Provided, however, that in making the decision, the Administrative Hearing Panel shall consider:
(a) The nature and seriousness of the crime for which the individual was convicted;
(b) The relationship of the crime to the purposes of regulating the business for which the license was issued;
(c) The relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity, and fitness required to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the operation of the business for which the license was issued; and
(d) The extent to which the individual has been successfully rehabilitated.
(4) The revocation, suspension, or expiration without renewal of any license, permit, degree, certification, or other similar document, under the provisions of any applicable county ordinance or state or federal laws, which is a legal prerequisite to the conduct of or employment in the business for which application is made for the license hereunder;
(5) Unlawful conduct, including but not limited to, federal law, state statute or county ordinance, by the owner or any employee of the business for which the license was issued; or
(6) Permitting or allowing the premises on which the licensed business is located, or the premises adjacent thereto under the control of the license holder, to be used for any unlawful purpose or in an unlawful manner or in a way that violates a county ordinance.
(B) The County Administrator shall appoint an Administrative Hearing Panel which shall consist of a Chairperson as appointed by the County Administrator and no fewer than three other members appointed by the County Administrator who shall hold a hearing on the question of revocation or suspension of any license issued under the provisions of this chapter. The Administrative Hearing Chairperson shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall notify the affected license holder in writing by certified mail or by personal service, of the time and place of said hearing not less than ten days prior to the date set for the hearing. Such written notice shall set forth specifically the grounds alleged for the revocation or suspension and shall inform the license holder that the hearing may result in the revocation or suspension of the license. The order of the Hearing Panel on such revocation or suspension shall be final.
(C) Revocation or suspension of a license hereunder shall be in addition to the imposition of any other penalty prescribed by this chapter or any other ordinance, statute, or law.
(D) No person(s) who have had a licensed revoked shall be eligible to be issued a license pursuant to this chapter for a period of one calendar year.
(Ord. 2020-23, passed 10-13-20)