(A) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and he or she is authorized and empowered, from time to time, to inspect and examine, or cause to be inspected and examined, the premises where the activity or practices as described in § 5.18.010 are carried on, for the purpose of ascertaining the general reputation and character of the place and of the persons who habitually frequent such place; the name and kind of such activity conducted at such place by the permittee or by any other persons; the nature and kind of entertainment, if any, at such place; and whether such place is conducted in a lawful, quiet or orderly manner. The inspection and examination shall be made when the premises are open to the public for business or otherwise occupied as provided in § 5.18.110.
(B) It shall be his or her duty in the event he or she finds that the activity is not carried on in a lawful, quiet and orderly manner or that the permittee is violating or has violated the provisions of this chapter or any other law of the city or of the state to recommend to the Council that the permit be suspended or revoked. The Council may, upon such recommendation being filed, or upon its own motion, serve or cause to be served upon the permittee a notice specifying the grounds for the complaint and fixing a time and place at which the Council shall hear and determine such charges, which time shall not be less than three days from the date of the service of the notice, at which time and place the person against whom the complaint is filed shall have the opportunity to be heard and to make his or her defense against such complaint.
(`78 Code, § 5.18.120.) (Ord. 2315 § 1 (part), 1997.)