Fayette Suspension, Revocation, or Non-Renewal: License ordinance (§ 625.130)

Whenever the City Clerk has information that:

A. The owner or operator of an adult business or a holder of an adult entertainment manager, server or entertainer license has violated, or knowingly allowed or permitted the violation of, any of the provisions of this Chapter; or

B. There have been recurrent violations of provisions of this Chapter that have occurred under such circumstances that the owner or operator of an adult entertainment business knew or should have known that such violations were committed; or

C. The adult business license or the manager, server or entertainer license was obtained through false statements in the application for such license, or renewal thereof; or

D. The adult business licensee or the manager, server or entertainer licensee failed to make a complete disclosure of all information in the application for such license, or renewal thereof; or

E. The owner or operator, or any partner, or any corporate officer of director holding an adult entertainment business license has become disqualified from having a license by a conviction as provided in Section 625.090; or

F. The holder of a manager, server or entertainer license has become disqualified from having a license by a conviction as provided in Section 625.090;

Then a panel comprised of the City Clerk, Fire Chief and Code Enforcement Officer shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the license should be suspended or revoked. Based on the evidence produced at the hearing, the panel may take any of the following actions:

1. Suspend the license for up to ninety (90) days.

2. Revoke the license for the remainder of the license year.

3. Place the license holder on administrative probation for a period of up to one (1) year, on the condition that no further violations of the Chapter occur and after a hearing the violation is determined to have actually occurred, the license will be revoked for the remainder of the license year.