A. General Penalty: Any person violating any provision of this chapter, where no other penalty is specifically provided, shall be fined as provided in the general penalty in section 1-4-1 of this code for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which a violation occurs or continues.
B. Emergency Suspension Of Business Registration: When the operation of any place of business shall constitute a nuisance in fact and a clear and present danger to the public health, safety, or general welfare, the city manager shall be authorized to summarily order the cessation of business, the closing of the place of business and the suspension of the business registration for a period not to exceed ten (10) days. Within seven (7) days after he or she has so acted, the city manager shall call a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the business registration should be suspended for an additional period of time or revoked.
C. Suspension Or Revocation Of Business Registration: Business registrations may be suspended for up to thirty (30) days or revoked by the city manager after notice and hearing as provided below for any of the following causes:
1. Fraud, misrepresentation of a material fact, or false statement by the applicant on the application for the business registration certificate;
2. Any violation by the business of any zoning, building, fire, or health code or any other applicable local, state, or federal rules, ordinances and regulations at the place of business;
3. Failure to obtain and maintain in good standing all required licenses and certificates required by the state;
4. Failure to pay any outstanding indebtedness of the business to the city, in the form of any unpaid fees, taxes, or fines that are in arrears more than thirty (30) days from the date accrued, more than ten (10) days after the director of finance has issued a demand for payment to the business; or
5. Refusal to permit an inspection or any interference with a duly authorized city officer or employee while in the performance of his or her duties in making an inspection of the place of business.
The suspension or revocation of a business registration may be in addition to any fine imposed pursuant to the general penalty in section 1-4-1 of this code.
D. Effect Of Suspension Or Revocation: Any business whose business registration is suspended or revoked shall immediately discontinue the registered business for which the license was issued. No person whose business registration has been revoked as herein provided shall be eligible to register the same place of business during the period for which the revoked registration was originally issued.
E. Hearings: The hearings on business registration suspension or revocation matters shall be conducted by the city manager at a time and place designated by the city manager. Notice of the hearing for suspension or revocation of a business registration shall be given in writing setting forth specifically the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of the hearing. Such notice shall be sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) to the business at the address of the place of business provided in the most recently submitted business registration application no later than five (5) days prior to the date set for the hearing. Based upon the record of such hearings, the city manager shall make a finding and shall sustain, modify or rescind any official notice or order considered at the hearing. A written report of the hearing decision shall be furnished to the business. (Ord. M-19-13, 10-7-2013; amd. Ord. M-9-22, 4-4-2022)