(A) This procedure shall be followed in the event that there is a complaint of alleged violation of any licensing provision or ordinance of the city wherein a permit or license is required to allow the licensed business to operate. The complaint shall be filed with the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(B) On receipt of a complaint by the Board of Public Works and Safety that there exists a violation of the provisions of any ordinance wherein a license is required to be issued, the Board shall send a “Notice” by registered mail to the licensee, setting out the alleged violation and provisionally revoking the license of licensee ten days after receipt of notice.
(C) The notice shall contain the following information:
(1) Date of notice;
(2) Address of Board of Public Works and Safety and when the Board may be contacted by licensee;
(3) A statement of the particular sections of the ordinance which are alleged to have been violated and how these sections have been violated;
(4) That the licensee to whom notice is sent shall have ten days to correct the alleged violation at which time an inspection shall be made to determine if the alleged violation has been corrected; and
(5) That in the event the licensee, receiving notice, believes the “notice” is sent in error, the licensee may, by notifying the Board, request a hearing before the Board to determine whether or not there has been a violation. The hearing shall be held within ten days of receipt of application for the hearing.
(D) On receipt of the notice, the licensee may request a hearing before the Board to determine whether or not there was a violation.
(E) If the licensee makes a request for a hearing before the Board, a hearing shall be held within ten days of the application for a hearing, but not less than five days from the application. Notice thereof shall be sent to licensee.
(F) The Board shall hear evidence given under oath and shall determine after hearing all the evidence whether or not there was a violation.
(G) If the Board determines there has been a violation, it shall notify the licensee that the license is revoked, or will be revoked if a violation found to exist is not corrected within ten days. If the Board determines that there was no violation, the license will be reinstated.
(H) If no hearing is requested by the licensee and an inspection made ten days after receipt of the notice by the licensee reveals that the violation complained of has not been corrected then the provisional revocation shall become permanent.
(I) The decision and findings of the Board shall be in writing and a copy delivered to the licensee within 24 hours of the making of the decision.
(K) A license revoked cannot be reissued for six months.
(L) There shall be no refund of any license fee.
(Prior Code, § 110.13) (Ord. 17-1978, passed - -1978)