Any certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article or any amendment thereof or of any ordinance for the conducting of business may be suspended, canceled or permanently revoked for good cause by the Mayor and Common Council; provided, that notice of the time and place of the hearing and a general statement of the nature of the grounds for good cause shall be given to the certificate holder by the City Clerk at least ten days before such hearing by personal service upon the certificate holder or by certified mail to the last known address of such certificate holder. The certificate holder may be represented by his or her attorney at law at the hearing. The determination of the Mayor and Common Council that good cause for the suspension, cancellation or revocation of such exists shall be conclusive. Good cause for such suspension, cancellation or revocation shall include but is not limited to the following grounds:
A. The existence of unsanitary conditions, noise, disturbances, or other conditions at or near the premises which cause or tend to cause a public nuisance, or which injuriously affect the public health, safety or welfare;
B. The commission of, or permitting or causing the commission of, any act in the operation of the business, which act is made unlawful or is prohibited by any ordinance, rule, or law of the City, State or Federal government;
C. Unfair, unjust, inequitable or fraudulent practices in the operation of the business or concealment or misrepresentation in procuring the certificate or other permit required for such business; and,
D. The omission, or causing or permitting the omission, or any act or duty which is required by this Code or other law to be performed by the certificate holder or any officer, employee or agent thereof, in the operation of the business or any misrepresentation made in the performance of such act or duty.
(Ord. MC-817, 1-07-92)