(A) Any license issued under this section may, with notice to the holder thereof and a hearing as hereinafter provided for, be revoked or suspended by the city council:
(1) If, within twelve (12) months prior to the date on which charges are filed, there has been a conviction of any licensee or his agent, servants, or employees for any action or activity occurring in, on, or at the premises covered by the license in violation of any provision of this chapter or any other ordinance of the city, or of any criminal or penal statute of the Commonwealth of Kentucky against gambling, disorderly conduct, or any other criminal or penal offense, and a judgment of conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction shall be conclusive evidence of such violation;
(2) If there shall occur in, on, or at the premises covered by the license any condition which is a nuisance or obnoxious to the morals and general welfare of the public;
(3) If any person is disorderly in, on, or at the premises covered by the license and disturbs the good order of the community and/or the license or his agents, servants, or employees suffer or permit any disorderly conduct in, on, or at the licensed premises; or
(4) If the licensee or his agents, servants, or employees shall misrepresent any material facts as to the kind of business in his return, or any other fact necessary or proper to determine the amount of license fee to be paid.
(B) When the city has probable cause to believe that a license should be revoked for any of the causes enumerated herein, it shall be the duty of the chief of police to prefer charges against the holder of a license by filing a statement of charges against the holder of a license with the city clerk. The charges shall be in writing and each charge shall be clearly set out. Within three (3) days after the filing of charges with the city council, a notice of the filing of the charges and of the time of the hearing shall be mailed to the licensee at the address shown on the license. A hearing before the city council shall be held within ten (10) days after the filing of charges with the council. The evidence shall be transcribed, and the action and decision of the city council on the charges shall be reduced to writing and recorded in the minutes book. Upon a decision by the city council to revoke or suspend a license issued under this chapter, all business activity at that location shall cease immediately for the period of suspension or revocation.
(Ord. 1994-0-4-2, passed 4-26-94)