Chapter 5.72 BUSINESS REGULATION SEXUAL ORIENTED BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES
Section 5.72.285 Revocation.
A. The City shall revoke a license if a cause
of suspension is Section 5.72.280 occurs
and the license has been suspended within the proceeding twelve (12) months.
B. The City shall revoke a license if it is determined
that:
1. A licensee gave materially
false or misleading information in the material
submitted during the application process;
2. A licensee was convicted of
a "specified criminal activity" on a charge that was
pending prior to the issuance of the license;
3. A licensee has, with knowledge,
permitted the possession, use or sale of
controlled substances on the premises;
4. A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted the
sale, use or consumption of
alcoholic beverages on the premises;
5. A licensee has, with knowledge,
permitted prostitution on the premises;
6. A licensee has, with knowledge,
operated the sexually oriented business during
a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended.
7. A licensee has, with knowledge,
permitted any act of sexual intercourse,
sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the
licensed premises;
8. A licensee is delinquent in
payment to the City or State for any taxes, fees, fines,
or penalties relating to the sexually oriented business or the premises thereon;
9. A licensee has, with knowledge,
permitted a person under eighteen (18) years of
age to enter or remain in the establishment; or
10. A licensee has attempted
to sell his business license, or has sold, assigned, or
transferred ownership or control of the sexually oriented business to a non-licensee of the
establishment;
11. A licensee has, with knowledge,
permitted a person or persons to engage in
specified sexual activities on the premises of the sexually oriented business.
C. When the City revokes a license, the revocation shall
continue for one (1) year,
and the licensee shall not be issued a license for one (1) year from the date revocation
became effective. A licensee may appeal the revocation of a license to the City Council
in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section5.72.160 (E). Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this section, in the event the licensee appeals the revocation of a
license, the status quo immediately prior to revocation shall be maintained throughout the
pendency of the appeal, up to and including judicial review on the merits as set forth in
Section 5.72.286.
(Ord. 2003-21, Add, 11/20/2003)