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(a) The license authorized to be issued under this article may be suspended by the chief of police for falsifying as to any statements made in the application therefor, or for violating any of the provisions of this article or any other ordinances of the city or any laws of the state or of the United States of America. If such license is suspended, the license and evidence thereof shall be surrendered by the licensee and shall be held by the police department until the final disposition is made of such suspension. It shall be unlawful for the licensee or anyone working in his behalf to operate the coffeehouse, card room or athletic club while such suspension continues to exist.
(b) In connection with the notice of suspension, a statement in writing shall be prepared by the chief of police, setting forth specifically the charges or grounds for which the license was suspended and the facts on which such suspension is based, and such statement shall be served on the licensee or the person in charge of the licensed premises at the same time the notice of suspension is served.
(c) Immediately upon such suspension, the chief of police shall give a notice in writing to the licensee, or to any person in charge of the licensee's business at the address designated in the license, that a hearing will be held before the city council at such time and place stated in the notice, not less than three days and not more than ten days from the date of such suspension, at which time the cause of such suspension shall be investigated by the council to determine if the basis for the suspension exists. If the council finds that the cause of suspension is established by the facts, the license shall be revoked forthwith, but if the cause of suspension is not established by the evidence submitted, the license shall be reinstated.
(d) If a license issued under this article is revoked, such person and all persons officially connected with such licensee shall be ineligible to obtain another coffeehouse, card room or athletic club license in the city for a period of five years from the date of such revocation.
(Ord. No. 81-76, § 4, 11-4-81)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct and maintain an establishment licensed under this article at any time during which any such license is under suspension or revocation.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to be in active charge of, manage or operate any establishment licensed under this article during any time when such person's manager's license is under suspension or revocation.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner or part owner, whose license has been revoked, to operate or work in a coffeehouse, a licensed card room or an athletic club either as owner, part owner, or employee during the period of revocation, or when such person is ineligible to obtain a license.
(Ord. No. 81-76, §§ 3-d, 4, 11-4-81)
ARTICLE IV. - CHRISTMAS TREE SALES
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of selling Christmas trees in the city, or operate a building or yard where Christmas trees are sold at retail in the city, without first obtaining a license therefor; provided, however, no license will be required for the sale of Christmas trees by any religious or charitable organization for the purpose of raising money for religious or charitable purposes.
(Ord. No. 81-98, § 1, 11-4-81)
Application for a license required by this article shall be made in writing to the city clerk, on forms to be provided. The application shall be signed by the applicant and shall set forth the name and address of the person proposing to engage in such business and, if the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers of such corporation. The application shall also set forth the location of the premises where Christmas trees will be sold, and proof shall be furnished that the person to whom such license is to be issued is the holder of a sales tax license, as required by the provisions of Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1933 (MCL 205.51 et seq., MSA 7.521 et seq.), as amended.
(Ord. No. 81-98, § 2, 11-4-81)
The applicant for a license under this article shall pay a license fee for each location where the sale of Christmas trees is conducted, and the license fee is maintained in Section 12-6 of this Chapter. Such applicant shall also make a cash deposit with the city of $150.00 for each location for the purpose of guaranteeing the cleaning up of the premises and removal of any unsold trees or debris therefrom within 15 days after Christmas of the year in which the permit was taken out. Merchants and property owners who pay personal property taxes to the city and sell Christmas trees on a lot adjacent to their place of business will be granted a license for one-third of the total fee in Section 12-6 of this Chapter.
(Ord. No. 81-98, § 3, 11-4-81; Ord. No. 88-425, § 1402, 8-3-88; Ord. No. 22-1724, 2-8-22)
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