(A) The Village Clerk shall notify the applicant in writing if an application is denied and the reasons therefor.
(B) (1) A license may be revoked if:
(a) There is any material misrepresentation made on an application;
(b) The required liability insurance is no longer in full force and effect;
(c) The license holder has failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or other applicable local ordinance or state law; or
(d) The village determines the continued operation of the short-term rental unit constitutes an unreasonable safety hazard.
(2) The Village Clerk shall issue a written notice of a license revocation which shall be hand delivered to the owner or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner at the address on the application or sent by email to an email address provided by the owner on the application. Revocation of the license shall be effective immediately after personal service or on the third day after the post mark of the certified mail receipt or on the following day if sent via email.
(C) The denial of an application or revocation of a license may be appealed in writing to the Village Board within ten business days from the notice of denial or the revocation. The Village Board shall hold a public hearing at which the affected license applicant or holder may appear, present witnesses and evidence, and be represented by an attorney. The Village Board shall uphold the denial or revocation if it determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the insufficiency or violation which was the basis for the denial or revocation occurred. During the appeal process, a license revocation shall remain in full force and effect.
(D) In the event a license is revoked due to a failure to maintain the required liability insurance in compliance with this chapter, the Village President, in his or her discretion, may reinstate the license, upon documentation of reinstatement of the required insurance.
(E) If a license is revoked and not reinstated as provided for in division (D) of this section, the special use permit issued for the property shall be deemed revoked.
(Ord. 2023-05, passed 6-20-2023)