(A) The issuance of licenses applied for under this chapter may be denied by the City Clerk and licenses issued may be revoked or suspended by the City Clerk, at any time, for any of the following causes:
(1) Fraud, misrepresentation or any false statement made in the application for license;
(2) Fraud, misrepresentation or any false statement made in the operation of a business;
(3) Any violation of this chapter pertaining to the licensed business;
(4) Conducting a business in an unlawful manner or in such manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, morals, safety or welfare of the public; and/or
(5) Failure or inability of an applicant to meet and satisfy the requirements and provisions of this chapter.
(1979 Code, § 7.16)
(B) Written notice of suspension or revocation, stating the cause or causes therefor, shall be delivered to the licensee personally or mailed to his or her address as shown in his or her application for license.
(1979 Code, § 7.17)
(C) (1) Any person whose license is revoked or suspended, or any person whose application for a license is denied, shall have the right to a hearing before the City Council, provided a written request therefor is filed with the City Clerk within ten days following the delivery or mailing of the notice of revocation or suspension or within ten days following the denial of the application for a license.
(2) The City Council may reverse any determination to issue or to deny the issuance of a license or any revocation of a license and the City Council may grant or reinstate any license. No person shall operate any business during any time when his or her license therefor has been suspended, revoked or cancelled.
(1979 Code, § 7.18)
Penalty, see § 10.99