A. Any mobile food vendor permit may be suspended or revoked by the community development director for any of the following reasons:
1. Falsehood of any information supplied by the operator upon which issuance of the mobile food vendor permit was based;
2. Failure of the operator to notify the community development director within two weeks of any change occurring subsequent to the issuance of the mobile food vendor permit in the information supplied by the operator upon which issuance of the mobile food vendor permit was based;
3. Failure of the operator, or of any employees, subcontractors, or independent contractors of the operator, to comply with the regulations set forth in this chapter; or
4. Violation by the operator, or any employee, subcontractor, or independent contractor of the operator of any federal or state law or the municipal code while in the course of conducting mobile food vending operations pursuant to the mobile food vendor permit.
B. No such suspension or revocation shall become effective until the operator has been notified in writing of the right to appeal the suspension or revocation. Notification of the operator shall be made either by personal delivery or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the operator's residence address as set forth on the application for a mobile food vendor permit. If an appeal is filed, the suspension or revocation shall be stayed and shall become effective only upon decision of a hearing officer pursuant to Section 5.36.100. If an appeal is not filed, the suspension or revocation shall become effective after the timely appeal period has expired.
C. Any operator aggrieved by a decision of the community development director to suspend or revoke the mobile food vendor permit may appeal to a hearing officer pursuant to Section 5.36.100.
D. No operator whose permit is revoked shall be eligible to apply for a new permit for a period of one year following such revocation. (Ord. 2023-11-1545 § 5 (part), 2023)