(a) The chief shall suspend a license for a definite period of time, not exceeding 30 days, if the chief determines that a licensee, an individual who is a business associate of the licensee in the same or a related business or a corporate officer of the licensee, or an employee of the licensee:
(1) committed, in the aggregate, two or more violations of this chapter within any six-month period; or
(2) intentionally or knowingly impeded or refused to allow an inspection by the chief authorized under this chapter.
(b) The chief 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.
(c) A licensee whose license is suspended may not operate as a secondary metals recycler inside the city during the period of suspension. (Ord. Nos. 22958; 27202; 27249)