(A) Generally. Any license issued under this section may be suspended or revoked by the City Council upon receipt of evidence of any of the following:
(1) Fraud, misrepresentation or incorrect statements on the application form;
(2) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statements made during the course of the licensed activity; or
(3) Violation of any provision of this chapter.
(B) Multiple persons under one license. The suspension or revocation of any license issued for the purpose of authorizing multiple persons to conduct business as peddlers or transient merchants on behalf of the licensee shall serve as a suspension or revocation of each such authorized person's authority to conduct business as a peddler or transient merchant on behalf of the licensee whose license is suspended or revoked.
(C) Notice. Prior to revoking or suspending any license issued under this chapter, the city shall provide the license holder with written notice of the alleged violations and inform the licensee of his or her right to a hearing on the alleged violation. Notice shall be delivered in person or by mail to the permanent residential address listed on the license application, or if no residential address is listed, to the business address provided on the license application.
(D) Public hearing. Upon receiving the notice provided in division (C) of this section, the licensee shall have the right to request a public hearing. If no request for a hearing is received by the City Clerk within ten regular business days following the service of the notice, the city may proceed with the suspension or revocation. For the purpose of mailed notices, service shall be considered complete as of the date the notice is placed in the mail. If a public hearing is requested within the stated time frame, a hearing shall be scheduled within 20 days from the date of the request. Within three regular business days of the hearing, the City Council shall notify the licensee of its decision.
(E) Emergency. If the City Council determines that imminent harm to the health or safety of the public may occur because of the actions of a peddler, mobile food unit or transient merchant licensed under this chapter, the City Council may immediately suspend the person's license and be subject to the right of the licensee to request a subsequent public hearing as prescribed in division (C) of this section.
(F) Appeals. Any person whose license is suspended or revoked under this section shall have the right to appeal that decision in court.
(Ord. 974, passed 11-8-04; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 10-28-13; Am. Ord. 1165, passed 11-9-20) Penalty, see § 113.99