(A) The City Clerk shall revoke a license if he/she determines that:
(1) A cause of suspension under § 119.27 herein, occurs and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months;
(2) A licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted to the City Clerk during the application process;
(3) A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed the unlawful possession, use, or sale of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances on the premises;
(4) A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises;
(5) A licensee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually-oriented business during a period of time when the license was suspended;
(6) A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or sexual contact to occur in or on the licensed premises at any time the business is open to the public. The term SEXUAL CONTACT shall have the meaning set forth in KRS 510.010(7);
(7) A licensee is delinquent in payment of any taxes, fees, utilities, fines, assessments or interest to the city, or penalties assessed against the applicant or imposed upon the applicant in relation to a sexually-oriented business;
(8) A licensee has attempted to assign, transfer, or divide a license to operate a sexually-oriented business issued under this chapter; or
(9) A licensee or employee commits an offense under § 119.25 herein.
(B) When the City Clerk revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually-oriented business license for one year from the date revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the City Clerk finds that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a license if six months have elapsed since the date the revocation became effective.
(Ord. 99-006, passed 6-15-99)