§ 12-1173. Revocation.

(a)

The chief of police shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in section 12-1172 occurs and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.

(b)

The chief of police shall revoke a license if the chief of police determines that:

(1)

A licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process;

(2)

A licensee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises of the sexually oriented business or failed to report such activities to the police;

(3)

A licensee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises of the sexually oriented business or failed to report such activities to the police;

(4)

A licensee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended;

(5)

Except in the case of an adult motel, a licensee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sex act to occur in or on the licensed premises;

(6)

A licensee is delinquent in the payment to the city of taxes, fees, fines or penalties including, but not limited to, those related to the sexually oriented business or the property on which the sexually oriented business is located; or

(7)

A manager, having a sexually oriented business employee license, responsible for ensuring compliance with this article is not on-duty and working at any time the premises is open for business.

(c)

When the chief of police revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the licensee shall not be issued a license for one year from the date the revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the chief of police finds that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a license if at least 90 days have elapsed since the date the revocation became effective.

(Code 1982, § 27-9; Ord. No. 88-25, § 2, 7-5-1988)