(A) Cause for revocation or suspension. Permits issued under the provisions of this subchapter may be revoked or suspended by the City Council, after notice and hearing, for any of the following causes:
(1) Fraud, misrepresentation or incorrect statement contained in the application for permit;
(2) Fraud, misrepresentation or incorrect statement made in the course of carrying on the permitted activity;
(3) Any violation of this subchapter;
(4) Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor; and/or
(5) Engaging in any prohibited activity as provided under § 113.007 of this chapter.
(B) Notice of hearing. Notice of the hearing for revocation or suspension of a permit shall be given by the City Administrator, in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of complaint and the time and place of hearing. The notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the permittee at the permittee’s last known address at least five days prior to the date set for hearing or shall be delivered by a police officer in the same manner as a summons at least three days prior to the date set for hearing.
(C) Appeal. Any person whose permit is suspended or revoked under this section shall have the right to appeal that decision as provided in § 113.012 of this chapter.
(D) Reapplication. No permittee whose permit has been revoked shall make further application until at least six months have elapsed since the last previous revocation.
(E) Emergency revocation. If, in the discretion of the City Council, imminent harm to the health or safety of the public may occur because of the actions of a peddler or transient merchant permitted under this section, the City Council may immediately suspend a person’s permit and provide notice of the right to hold a subsequent public hearing as prescribed in division (B) above.
(Prior Code, § 504.07) (Ord. 834, passed 10-10-2009; Ord. 844, passed 05-20-2010)