(A) If the Chief of Police, or other agent designated by the city, denies the issuance or renewal of a sexually oriented business license or suspends or revokes a sexually oriented business license, the Chief of Police, or other agent designated by the city, shall deliver to the applicant or licensee, either by hand delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, written notice of the action, the basis of the action, and the right to an appeal.
(B) If the Chief of Police, or other agent designated by the city, suspends or revokes a license or denies renewal of a license that was valid on the date the application for renewal was submitted, the Chief of Police, or other agent designated by the city, may not enforce such action before the eleventh day after the date the written notice required by division (A) above is delivered to the applicant or licensee.
(C) After suspension or revocation of a license or denial of renewal of a license that was valid on the date the application for renewal was submitted, the applicant or licensee shall discontinue operating the sexually oriented business and surrender the license to the Chief of Police, or other agent designated by the city, by 11:59 p.m. of the tenth day after the date notice required by division (A) above is delivered to the applicant or licensee, if no appeal is filed under § 113.13; or
(D) For purposes of this chapter, written notice is deemed to be delivered:
(1) On the date the notice is hand delivered to the applicant or licensee; or
(2) Three days after the date the notice is placed in the United States mail with proper postage and properly addressed to the applicant or licensee at the address provided for the applicant or licensee in the most recent license application.
(Ord. 17-0619, passed 6-19-2017)