(A) The City Council may, for cause, revoke or suspend or deny a license or take other action restricting the privileges of a licensee subject to the following requirements:
(1) The City Council shall provide the licensee with a written statement of reasons or causes for the proposed Council action together with a notice for public hearing.
(2) The City Council shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed action and provide findings of fact and citations to any ordinances or regulations that have been violated together with a statement of action taken and the conditions of any resulting revocation, suspension, denial or other action restricting the privileges of the licensee.
(3) The Clerk shall certify and forward the findings and statement of action taken to the person in whose name said license was issued by mailing the same to the mailing address indicated on the license application.
(B) A violation of any provision of this chapter or of a state law, prescribing standards of conduct or regulations governing a licensee; the particular type of business or commercial activity or trade or occupation that is licensed; or the premises where the licensed activity is conducted; shall be a prima facie showing of cause for revocation, denial, suspension or such other action restricting the privileges of a licensee as the Council may determine.
(C) Nondisclosure, misrepresentation or misstatement of a material fact in any application for a license under this chapter shall be a prima facie showing of cause for revocation, denial, suspension or such other action restricting the privileges of a licensee as the City Council may determine.
(D) The refusal of any licensee or his agent or representative to grant consent to a lawful authorized administrative inspection of the licensed premises may be grounds for denial, revocation, suspension or such other action restricting the privileges of a licensee as the City Council may determine, subject to the provisions of § 5.103(B)(2).
(`77 Code, § 5.104) (Am. Ord. 1377, passed 10-12-98)