(A) When the condition of any business premises shall constitute a clear and present danger to the public health, safety, or general welfare, the Code Enforcement Officer shall be authorized to suspend the business license and close the premises until the danger no longer exists.
(B) Within seven days after a license is suspended and a business ordered closed, the Village President and Board of Trustees, upon recommendation of the Village Administrator, shall call a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the license should be revoked.
(C) The Village President and Board of Trustees shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining whether or not the license should be revoked in accordance with the following guidelines:
(1) Notice of the hearing for a revocation of a license or permit shall be given in writing setting forth specifically the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of the hearing. Such notice may be hand delivered or mailed by certified mail return receipt requested, to the licensee to his last known address at least five days prior to the date of the hearing.
(2) An attorney designated by the corporate authorities may represent the village during the hearing. The licensee shall be permitted counsel and have the right to submit evidence and cross-examine witnesses. The Village President shall serve as the hearing officer and shall render the decision, with the advice and counsel of the Village Board. The decision shall be final.
(D) Unless otherwise provided, any license issued under this chapter may be revoked by the Village President after notice and hearing, as provided for below, for any of the following causes:
(1) Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application for the license.
(2) Any violation by the licensee of this code or other village ordinances relating to the license.
(3) Failure of the licensee to pay any indebtedness, charge, fine, or penalty owing to the village.
(4) Refusal to permit inspections or interference with the Code Enforcement Officer while in the performance of his duties in making license inspections.
(E) The revocation, if ordered, shall not be in lieu of any other provision imposing a penalty for the violation of any provision of this code or any other ordinances of the village.
(F) No new license shall be issued to business who has had a license revoked.
(Ord. 1290, passed 1-2-90) Penalty, see § 110.99