(a) The City Administrator shall revoke a permit if he determines that:
(1) A permitee gave false or misleading information in the materials submitted during the application process;
(2) A permitee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use or sale of a controlled substance (as defined by West Virginia State Law) on the premises;
(3) A permitee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises;
(4) A permitee or an employee has knowingly operated the sexually orientated business during a period of time when the permitee's permit was suspended;
(5) A permitee or an employee has knowingly permitted an act to occur in or on the licensed premises in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance;
(6) A permitee is delinquent in payment to the City, State or Federal governments for any taxes or fees past due;
(7) The owner operator of the permitted establishment knowingly allowed a person under 18 years of age to enter the establishment or;
(8) There was a change of ownership for which a transfer application was not timely filed.
(b) When the City Administrator revokes a permit the revocation shall continue for a period of one year and the permitee and/or any person listed on the original application form shall not be issued a sexually orientated business permit for one year from the date the revocation became effective. (Ord. 260. Passed 3-7-02.)