A. The Director shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in § 473-109 occurs and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
B. The Director shall revoke a license if he determines that:
(1) A licensee gave materially false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process.
(2) A licensee was convicted of a specified criminal activity on a charge that was pending prior to the issuance of the license.
(3) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted the possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises.
(4) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted the sale, use, or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises.
(5) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted prostitution on the premises.
(6) A licensee has, with knowledge, operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended.
(7) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the licensed premises.
(8) A licensee is delinquent in payment to the City or state for any taxes, fees, fines, or penalties relating to the sexually oriented business or the premises thereon.
(9) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted a person under 21 years of age to enter or remain in the establishment.
(10) A licensee has attempted to sell his business license, or has sold, assigned, or transferred ownership or control of the sexually oriented business to a nonlicensee of the establishment.
(11) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted a person or persons to engage in specified sexual activities on the premises of the sexually oriented business.
(12) The Reading Police Department has issued three quality-of-life citations for the disruptive behavior of a patron or visitor to the business during the calendar year.
C. When the Director revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the licensee shall not be issued a license for one year from the date revocation became effective. A licensee may appeal the revocation of a license to the City Council in accordance with the procedure set forth in § 473-105I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, in the event the licensee appeals the revocation of a license, the status quo immediately prior to revocation shall be maintained throughout the pendency of the appeal, up to and including judicial review on the merits as set forth in § 473-111.