(a) Any applicant whose application for a public dance hall license and/or teen dance club license is denied by the Director of Finance shall be notified in writing of the denial by the Director. Such applicant may appeal the denial to a Board of Appeals comprised of the Director of Law, who shall act as Chair of the Board of Appeals, the Director of Public Safety and the Director of Public Service, or their selected representatives. A written request for an appeals hearing shall be submitted to the Director of Finance within ten days after receipt of the application denial notice.
(b) The Director of Finance, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police, or as a result of his own investigation may revoke the public dance hall license and/or teen dance club license issued to any person, society, club, firm, organization or corporation under the provisions of this chapter, where the place so licensed has been the source of disorderly or criminal conduct, or has substantially interfered with public peace or good order in the neighborhood, or because any person named in an application has been convicted of a felony, drug or alcohol offense, or corruption of a minor or child endangering or for a violation of any provision of this chapter. Any person, society, club, firm, organization or corporation whose public dance hall license and/or teen dance club license has been revoked by the Director of Finance shall be notified in writing of the revocation by the Director of Finance. Such person may appeal the revocation to the Board of Appeals created in subsection (a) hereof. A written request for an appeal hearing shall be submitted to the Director of Finance within ten days after receipt of the license revocation notice.
(c) The Board of Appeals, so herein established, shall hear any appeal, pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) hereof within thirty days from the date the request for appeal is received by the Director of Finance. The Board shall have the power to sustain, modify or reverse the decision of the Director of Finance. The Board’s decision shall be in writing and sent to the appellant/applicant, or his/her legal representative, within fifteen days after the hearing is concluded. The action of the Board of Appeals is final.
(Ord. 377-99. Passed 12-7-99.)