(a) The director may suspend a boarding home facility license for a period not to exceed 90 days if the director finds that:
(1) the licensee or employee of the boarding home facility failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, any other ordinance, or any state or federal law applicable to the operation of a boarding home facility;
(2) the licensee or employee of the boarding home facility intentionally or knowingly impeded or refused to allow an inspection by the director authorized under this chapter; or
(3) the possession, use, or sale of a controlled substance occurs at a boarding home facility.
(b) A boarding home facility for which the license has been suspended must provide a list of current residents to the director on the first day of the suspension and may not admit new residents during the time the license is suspended.
(c) The director, at his sole discretion, may enter into a good neighbor agreement with a licensee if the director determines that the good neighbor agreement would eliminate the noncompliance that would otherwise justify a suspension, result in prompt future inspections, and elevate one or more conditions at the boarding home facility to a standard above the requirements of this chapter.
(d) The director shall send to the licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, a written statement of the reasons for the suspension, the date the suspension is to begin, the duration of the suspension, and the licensee’s right to appeal.
(e) A licensee whose license is suspended may not be granted a license to operate additional boarding home facilities during the period of suspension.
(f) A licensee commits an offense if he operates or owns a boarding home facility that admits new residents during the time that the suspension of the license is in effect. (Ord. Nos. 28706; 29753)