(A) In the event that any person holding a permit to conduct or carry on the business of secondhand dealer or junk dealer shall violate, cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any provision of any ordinance or any law relating to or regulating any such business or shall conduct or carry on such business in an unlawful manner or shall cause or permit such business to be conducted or carried on in an unlawful manner, it shall be the duty of the City Council, in addition to the other penalties provided by this chapter, to revoke the permit for conducting or carrying on such business, and after the permit of any person to conduct or carry on any business under the provisions of this chapter shall be revoked, no permit shall be granted to such person to conduct or carry on any such business within six months after such revocation.
(B) No permit shall be revoked until a hearing has been had by the Council in the matter of the revocation of such permit, notice of which hearing shall be given in writing and served at least three days prior to the date of such hearing upon the holder of such permit or his or her manager or agent, which notice shall state the grounds of complaint against the business carried on by such holder and shall also state the time when and the place where such hearing will be held.
(C) Such notice shall be served upon the holder of such permit by delivering the same to such person or to his or her manager or agent or to any person in charge of or employed in the place of business of the holder or by leaving such notice at the residence of such holder with some person of suitable age and discretion.
(D) If the holder of such permit cannot be found and service of such notice cannot be made upon him in the manner provided in this chapter, then a copy of such notice shall be mailed, postage fully prepaid, addressed to such holder of such permit at such place of business or residence at least three days prior to the date of such hearing.
(`83 Code, § 5.56.050)