(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, the Fire Chief or his or her designee shall be authorized to suspend or revoke any permit for a violation of any of those items listed as grounds for suspension or revocation. The Fire Chief or his or her designee may immediately suspend a permit for up to 15 calendar days if there is substantial evidence of a violation which constitutes an imminent danger to the public and the permit holder is unable or unwilling to correct the violation. Otherwise, before any permit may be suspended or revoked, the Fire Chief or his or her designee shall hold a hearing at which evidence of such violation may be presented and rebutted. A hearing may be scheduled by the Fire Chief or his or her designee after receiving a complaint charging a violation or, at his or her discretion, upon his or her investigation and review. Notice of the hearing, the administrative action proposed to be taken and the grounds therefor shall be given to the permit holder at least ten calendar days prior to the hearing. Mailing such notice by certified mail to the last known business address of the permit holder not less than ten calendar days prior to the hearing shall constitute adequate notice. If the Fire Chief or his or her designee suspends or revokes a permit, he or she shall notify the permit holder in writing of the reasons for the suspension or revocation, the effective date of the suspension or revocation, the date of reinstatement, if any, and the conditions which must be satisfied for reinstatement, and such notification shall advise the permit holder that he or she may appeal such decision to the Mayor. Mailing such notification by certified mail to the last known business address of the permit holder within ten calendar days of the hearing shall be deemed sufficient. No person whose permit has been revoked shall be eligible to apply for a new permit for at least six months from the date the revocation became effective. The Fire Chief or his or her designee, in determining whether to suspend or revoke a permit, may consider prior suspensions.
(B) (1) After a permit holder “passes” seven times during a permit year, their permit will be automatically suspended for the remainder of the year, with no right to appeal.
(1998 Code, § 46-47) (Ord. 14-11, passed 5-21-2014; Ord. 2022-12, passed 7-6-2022)