A. In the event the clerk shall deny any application for a business license, the reason, therefore, shall be endorsed on the application by the licensing department shall return the fee deposited with a copy of the application to the applicant together with a notice that the applicant may appeal the decision and appear before the commission within forty-five (45) days of the denial or revocation for the purpose of presenting reasons for setting aside such denial. If the applicant makes such an appearance and presents adequate justification, the commission may, at its discretion, set aside the denial and approve the application.
B. The county commission, upon finding that any person, firm or corporation, or any employee that has given false information on the license application or that the business is being operated in a manner detrimental to the public good, may revoke that business license after a public hearing on the revocation. The business license fee shall not be refunded.
C. The county commission may, at its discretion and upon notice and a public hearing, revoke or suspend any license granted under the provisions of this chapter to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the county. The commission may also suspend any license granted under the provisions of this chapter upon finding after a written complaint has been filed, and a proper hearing held that the licensee had made a false material statement(s) of fact in applying for a business license, or the licensee is involved or does participate or allows to take place undesirable business practices, or the licensee has allowed the licensed business and/or physical property on which it is located or in which it is housed to be operated and maintained in such a manner that it is deemed to be a public nuisance and as such an endangerment of the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the County, or that is determined that the licensee has exceeded what is allowed in the zone, or violated any conditions attached to the operation of such business.
D. Upon receiving a written complaint of violation against a licensee, the licensing department shall make or cause to have made a thorough investigation of the facts stated in the complaint and shall at the same time notify the county commissioners of the complaint. The county commissioners shall set a date and time for a hearing on the matter within thirty (30) days of the initial receipt of the complaint by the licensing department and shall notify the licensee of the complaint and the date set for the hearing.
E. The Duchesne county commission may, at the end of the hearing: (1) take no action against the licensee; or (2) suspend the license of the licensee for a set period of time; or (3) revoke the license; or (4) continue the matter to conduct further investigations of the allegations in the complaint or allow the licensee to present a further argument in his/her defense, but in no case shall the commission fail to take appropriate action within sixty (60) days of the date the complaint was first received by the licensing department. (Ord. 08-263, 4-14-2008; amd. Ord. 21-383, 2-8-2021; Ord. 24-406, 4-8-2024)