An adult business license shall be suspended if the evidence at the hearing establishes any one or more of the following conditions exist:
(A) The conduct of the adult business does not comply with all applicable laws including, but not limited to, the city's fire, building, zoning, or health and safety codes; or the locational criteria or design and performance standards set forth in this chapter and in chapter 17.41 of this code are violated or not complied with by the adult business;
(B) There was not a responsible person over 18 years of age on the premises to act as a manager at all times during which the adult business was open;
(C) The licensee, manager or any agent or employee of the licensee or manager knows or should have known that the adult business has been used as a place where sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, prostitution, assignation or other lewd acts occur or have occurred;
(D) The licensee, his or her employees, agent, partner, director, officer, controlling stockholder or manager with management of day-to-day operations has violated any provision of this title or this chapter;
(E) The licensee or manager has failed to remove all materials harmful to minors, including, but not limited to--wrappers, covers, labels, packaging, bags and magazines--that have been discarded upon the grounds within one thousand (1,000) feet of the premises of the adult business;
(F) The adult business is being operated, managed or conducted in violation of any condition of approval or performance standard of the adult business license, or adult use planning permit, if required;
(G) The licensee, manager or any agent or employee of the licensee or manager refused to allow the lawful inspection of the premises by a city inspector or official, the police department, the fire department, city code enforcement officer, building department, or County Health Department or any designee thereof;
(H) The licensee, manager or any agent or employee of the licensee or manager knowingly permitted gambling on the premises;
(I) The manager or person acting in that capacity was found to be intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance while on duty at the adult business;
(J) The adult business is operating in violation of the permitted hours of operation;
(K) The adult business is operating without a city business license;
(L) The adult business is operating so as to constitute a nuisance pursuant to the Corona Municipal Code.
The suspension shall be for a period of up to 30 days or until the violation is corrected, whichever is longer.
(Ord. 2708 § 1, 2004.)