Section 4.84.080 Revocation.

1. The city shall issue a letter of intent to revoke a body piercing business license if the licensee knowingly violates this chapter or has knowingly allowed an employee to violate this chapter and the licensee's license has been suspended within the previous twelve-month (12 month) period.

2. The city shall issue written intent to revoke a body piercing business license, if:

a. The licensee has knowingly given false information in the application for the body piercing business license.

b. The licensee has knowingly or recklessly engaged in or allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises;

c. The licensee has knowingly or recklessly engaged in or allowed prostitution on the premises;

d. The licensee knowingly or recklessly operated the body piercing business during a period of time when the license was finally suspended or revoked; or

e. The licensee has knowingly or recklessly engaged in or allowed any specified sexual activity to occur in or on the licensed premises.

f. The licensee has knowingly or recklessly violated a city, federal or state law relative to the operation of a body piercing business.

g. The fact that any relevant conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the license, provided that, if any conviction which serves as a basis of a license revocation is overturned or reversed on appeal, that conviction shall be treated as null and of no effect for revocation purposes.

h. When, after the notice and hearing procedure described in Section 4.84.090, the city council revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one (1) year and the licensee shall not be issued a body piercing business license for one (1) year from the date revocation becomes effective. Said revocation shall terminate any nonconforming use rights to use the property as a body piercing business. (Ord. 2006-0831)