(A) A license may be suspended or revoked when the License Official determines:
(1) A license has been mistakenly or improperly issued or issued contrary to law;
(2) A licensee has breached any condition upon which the license was issued or has failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter;
(3) A licensee has obtained a license through a fraud, misrepresentation, a false or misleading statement, or evasion or suppression of a material fact in the license application;
(4) A licensee has been convicted within the previous ten years of an offense under a law or ordinance regulating business, a crime involving dishonest conduct or moral turpitude related to a business or a subject of a business, or an unlawful sale of merchandise or prohibited goods;
(5) A licensee has engaged in an unlawful activity or nuisance related to the business; or
(6) A licensee is delinquent in the payment to the municipality of any tax or fee.
(B) The License Official may give written notice to the licensee or the person in control of the business within the municipality by personal service or mail that the license is suspended pending a single hearing before Council or its designee for the purpose of determining whether the suspension should be upheld and the license should be revoked in compliance with § 110.16. A decision of the License Official to suspend a license shall be subject to appeal as herein provided. If the suspension is not appealed within 30 days of receipt of notice of suspension, then the license is deemed revoked.
(Ord. 34-06, passed 9-26-06; Am. Ord. 18-16, passed 7-12-16; Am Ord. 26-17, passed 1-9-18; Am. Ord. 02-18, passed 3-13-18; Am. Ord. 36-21, passed 12-14-21; Am. Ord. 004-23, passed 4-11-23)