A. Authorized: The city clerk or chief of police may revoke a license preceded by written notice and an opportunity to be heard if a cause of suspension in section 4-10-9 of this chapter occurs and the license has been suspended within the preceding twelve (12) months.
B. Conditions: The city clerk or chief of police may revoke a license if the city clerk or chief of police determines that:
1. A licensee gave false or misleading information to the city during the application process;
2. A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use or sale of controlled substances on the premises;
3. A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises;
4. A licensee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended;
5. A licensee has been convicted of an offense listed in subsection 4-10-5D1 of this chapter for which the time period required in that section has not elapsed;
6. On two (2) or more occasions within a twelve (12) month period, a person or persons committed an offense occurring in or on the licensed premises of a crime listed in subsection 4-10-5D1 of this chapter, for which a conviction has been obtained, and the person or persons were employees of the sexually oriented business use at the time the offenses were committed;
7. A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation or masturbation to occur in or on the licensed premises;
8. A licensee is delinquent in payment to the city for ad valorem taxes, local lodging tax, or other taxes or fees related to the sexually oriented business use;
9. Failure of any licensee to apply for a renewal as required in section 4-10-8 of this chapter shall be grounds for the city clerk or chief of police to revoke the license. Any license thus revoked may be reinstated only upon compliance by the licensee with all requirements of this chapter relating to original license applications.
C. Appeal No Effect: The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the license.
D. Exception: Subsection B7 of this section does not apply to sexually oriented motels as a grounds for revoking the license unless the licensee or employee knowingly allowed the act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation or sexual contact to occur in a public place or within public view, or the licensee, or employee knowingly allowed any felony to be committed on or about the premises of the sexually oriented motel.
E. Term Of Revocation: When the city clerk or chief of police revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business use license for one year from the date revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the city clerk or chief of police finds that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a license if at least ninety (90) days have elapsed since the date the revocation became effective. (Ord. 440, 4-12-1994)