In addition to any other penalties that may be lawfully imposed, any license under this chapter may be denied, suspended or revoked for one or more of the following reasons:
(A) The proposed use does not comply with Ch. 154 of this code of ordinances;
(B) The proposed use does not comply with any health, building, building maintenance or other provisions of state or local laws or ordinances;
(C) The applicant or licensee has violated any state statute regulating pawnbrokers;
(D) The applicant or licensee has violated any state or local law relating to moral character and repute;
(E) The applicant or licensee has failed to comply with one or more provisions of this chapter;
(F) The applicant is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien, or upon whom it is impractical or impossible to conduct a background or financial investigation due to the unavailability of information;
(G) Fraud, misrepresentation or bribery in securing or renewing a license;
(H) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statements made in the application and investigation for, or in the course of, the applicant’s business;
(I) The applicant or licensee has within the preceding five years, violated any law relating to theft, damage to property or trespass, sale of a controlled substance or operation of a business; and
(J) The owner of the premises licensed or proposed to be licensed would not qualify for a license under the terms of this chapter.
(Ord. 781, passed 12-4-01)