(a) The license officer may and is hereby authorized to suspend or revoke a license issued hereunder for failure of a licensee to comply and to maintain compliance with, or for his violation of, any applicable provisions, standards or requirements of this chapter or of regulations promulgated hereunder or of any other applicable laws or ordinances or regulations promulgated thereunder, but only after warning and such reasonable time for compliance as may be set by the license officer.
Within thirty days after a suspension, the licensee shall be afforded a hearing after reasonable notice. The license officer shall, within ten days after conclusion of such hearing, issue a written decision, which shall include written findings, as to the suspension of such license. Such written decision shall be promptly transmitted to the licensee to whom it refers.
(b) The initial, semi-annual or other ambulance, equipment and premises inspection reports of the license officer herein provided for shall be prima-facie evidence of compliance or noncompliance with, or violation of, the provisions, standards and requirements provided herein and of the regulations promulgated hereunder for the licensing of ambulances.
(c) Upon suspension, revocation or termination of an ambulance license hereunder, such ambulance shall cease operations, as such, and no person shall permit such ambulance to continue operations, as such. Upon suspension, revocation or termination of a driver's, attendant's or attendant-driver's license hereunder, such driver, attendant or attendant-driver shall cease to drive or attend an ambulance and no person shall employ or permit such individual to drive or attend an ambulance.
(Ord. 13, 1970.)