If, upon receipt of written information or upon their own investigation, the Mayor and Council find that any agent or representative of the permittee is misrepresenting or making untrue statements with regard to the solicitation or has made untrue statements in the application, or that in any other way the solicitation has been conducted or is being conducted in a manner inimical to the protection of the welfare, health, life and property of the residents of the City, in violation of this chapter, not in conformity with the intent and purpose of this chapter or representing in any way that any permit granted under this chapter is an endorsement of such solicitation, then the Mayor and Council may suspend the permit or revoke the same, provided notice is given to the applicant that a hearing is to be had before the Mayor and Council, not less than seven days from the date of such notice, at which hearing the holder of the permit may appear and be heard and show cause why the permit should not be revoked. The Mayor may, forthwith, suspend any such permit pending the hearing of the revocation proceedings.
(1979 Code Sec. 5.58.080)