(A) The county shall issue a letter of intent to revoke a sexually-oriented business license, or a sexually-oriented business employee license, as applicable, if the licensee knowingly violates this chapter, or has knowingly allowed an employee to violate this chapter, and the licensee’s license has been suspended within the previous 12-month period.
(B) The county shall issue written intent to revoke a sexually-oriented business license, or a sexually-oriented business employee license, as applicable, if:
(1) The licensee has knowingly given false information in the application for the sexually-oriented business license;
(2) The licensee has knowingly, or recklessly, engaged in, or allowed, possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises;
(3) The licensee has knowingly, or recklessly, engaged in, or allowed, prostitution solicitation, or engage in any other criminal acts on the premises;
(4) The licensee knowingly, or recklessly, operated the sexually-oriented business during a period of time when the license was finally suspended or revoked; or
(5) The licensee has knowingly, or recklessly, engaged in, or allowed, any specified sexual activity to occur in, or on, the licensed premises.
(C) The fact that any relevant conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the license, provided that, if any conviction which serves as a basis of a license revocation is overturned or reversed on appeal, that conviction shall be treated as null and of no effect for revocation purposes.
(D) When, after the notice and hearing procedure described in § 112.23, the Board of Commissioners revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually-oriented business license, or sexually-oriented business employee license, for one year from the date the revocation becomes effective.
(Ord. 2006-02, passed 6-19-2006)