A. The chief of police may revoke or suspend any permit issued under this chapter at any time upon a determination that there has been a material false statement made in the application; that there has been a transfer of an ownership interest in the establishment or any entity which may own it; that there has been false, misleading or deceptive advertising as specified in this chapter; that there has been a failure to correctly keep and make the records specified in Section 5.16.080 available for inspection; that there has been a failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or of any law of the state regulating massage establishments or massage technicians; that the permittee, any other applicant under the application, or any operator or massage technician of such massage establishment has been convicted of a crime specified in Section 51032 of the Government Code as amended from time to time; or that such massage establishment has been operated in a manner which endangers the patrons thereof or the public welfare. Any suspended permit must either be reinstated or revoked by the chief of police within ninety days after the date of suspension thereof.
B. Notice of any such decision to suspend or revoke shall be given in writing served by registered or certified mail to the permittee and shall only be final and effective at the end of the fifteenth day after such service unless the permittee has theretofore filed an appeal therefrom with the council, which shall then hold a de novo hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.16.140 at which the chief of police shall have the burden of proof.
(Ord. 81-6-872 § 1 (part))