(A) The Commissioners shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in this section occurs and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
(B) The Commissioners shall revoke a license if he or she determines that:
(1) A licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process;
(2) A licensee, or a person with whom the licensee is residing, was convicted of a “specified criminal activity” on a charge that was pending prior to the issuance of the license;
(3) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted the possession, use or sale of controlled substances on the premises;
(4) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted the sale, use or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises;
(5) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted prostitution on the premises;
(6) A licensee has, with knowledge, operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee’s license was suspended;
(7) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the licensed premises;
(8) A licensee is delinquent in payment to the county or state for any taxes or fees;
(9) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted a person under 18 years of age to enter the establishment;
(10) A licensee has attempted to sell his or her business license, or has sold, assigned or transferred ownership or control of the sexually oriented business to a non-licensee of the establishment; and/or
(11) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted a person or persons to engage in specified sexual activities on the premises of the sexually oriented business.
(C) When the Commissioners revoke a license, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license for one year from the date revocation became effective.
(Ord. 2000-2, passed 4-10-2000)