(a) The Director of Public Safety may at any time revoke or suspend any license granted under the authority of this Chapter for failure to comply with the terms of this Chapter or any law or ordinance applicable to the business so licensed.
(b) The Director of Public Safety shall revoke any license granted under the authority of this Chapter if the licensee has been convicted of receiving stolen property.
(c) In case of the refusal to issue or renew a license by the Chief of Police or the revocation or suspension of a license by the Director of Public Safety, the applicant or licensee may appeal to a Review Board consisting of the Chairperson of the Community Issues/Safety Committee of Council, the Director of Finance, and the Director of Law. Notice of appeal shall be in writing, with the reasons for the appeal specified therein, and shall be filed with the Director of Law within ten (10) days from the date of the Director of Public Safety's action. Within ten (10) days after the filing of such notice, the Board shall proceed to hear such appeal, at which hearing all parties interested shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard. The Board shall render a decision within ten (10) days of the conclusion of the hearing. The Board may sustain, reverse, or modify the action of the Director of Public Safety or the Chief of Police.
(d) In the absence of conditions posing an imminent threat to health, safety, or property, as determined by the Director of Law, or unless a license has been revoked by the Director of Public Safety because the licensee has been convicted of receiving stolen property as provided in subsection (b) herein, a licensee who is lawfully operating but whose license is subject to revocation or suspension, or which the Chief of Police has refused to renew, may continue operating during the pendency of an appeal under this section.
(Ord. 66-2012. Passed 10-11-12.)