Any license issued by the City may be suspended by the City Manager for cause, and any permit issued by the City may be suspended or revoked by the issuing authority for cause. The licensee shall have the right to a hearing before the City Council on any such action of the City Manager, provided a written request therefor is filed with the City Clerk within five days after receipt of said notice of such suspension. The Council may confirm such suspension or revoke or reinstate any such license. The action taken by the Council shall be final. Upon suspension or revocation of any license or permit, the fee therefor shall not be refunded. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Business Regulation Code, any licensee whose license has been revoked shall not be eligible to apply for a new license for the trade, profession, business or privilege for a period of one year after such revocation.
As used in this chapter, the term “cause” shall include the doing or omitting of any act, or permitting any condition to exist in connection with any trade, profession, business or privilege for which a license or permit is granted under the provisions of this Business Regulation Code, or upon any premises or facilities used in connection therewith, which act, omission or condition is:
(a) Contrary to the health, morals, safety or welfare of the public.
(b) Unlawful, irregular or fraudulent in nature.
(c) Unauthorized or beyond the scope of the license or permit granted.
(d) Forbidden by the provisions of this Business Regulation Code or any duly established rule or regulation of the City applicable to the trade, profession, business or privilege for which the license or permit has been granted.
(1981 Code §§ 7.17, 7.18)