A. Conditions Constituting Suspension: The City Manager or his/her designee, shall suspend a permit for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days if he/she determines that a permittee, or an employee of a permittee, has:
1. Violated or is not in compliance with any section of this chapter; or
2. Been under the influence of alcoholic beverages while working on the premises of a sexually oriented business; or
3. Refused to allow an inspection of the sexually oriented business premises as authorized by this chapter; or
4. Knowingly permitted gambling by any person on the sexual oriented business premises; or
5. Operated the sexually oriented business in violation of a building, fire, health, zoning or other applicable statute, code, ordinance or regulation, whether federal, state or local, said determination being based on investigation by the division, department or agency charged with enforcing said rules or laws. In the event of such statute, code, ordinance or regulation violation, the City shall promptly notify the permittee of the violation and shall allow the permittee a seven (7) day period in which to correct the violation. If the permittee fails to correct the violation before the expiration of the seven (7) day period, the City shall forthwith suspend the permit and shall notify the permittee of the suspension; or
6. Engaged in permit transfer contrary to section 3-6-17 of this chapter. In the event that the City suspends a permit on the ground that a permittee engaged in a permit transfer contrary to section 3-6-17 of this chapter, the City Manager or his/her designee shall forthwith notify the permittee of the suspension. The suspension shall remain in effect until the applicable section of this chapter has been satisfied; or
7. Operated the sexually oriented business in violation of the hours of operation as set forth in section 3-6-21 of this chapter; or
8. Knowingly employs a person who does not have a valid license as required in section 3-6-8 of this chapter.
B. Term Of Suspension: The suspension shall remain in effect until the violation of the statute, code, ordinance or regulation in question has been corrected. (Ord. 2022-64, 12-14-2022)