§ 13-36. Suspension or revocation of certificate of use.

(a)

A certificate of use may be suspended or revoked by the city on the following grounds:

(1)

The owner/applicant has misrepresented or omitted material facts or information on the certificate of use application; or

(2)

The owner/applicant, as part of the owner/applicant's business activity, has violated city, county or state laws for the protection of public health, safety or welfare, and it is determined by the city that the continuation of the business activity would be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare; or

(3)

The certificate of use issued depended upon the owner/applicant's compliance with specific provisions of city, county or state laws and the owner/applicant has violated such specific provisions of law; or

(4)

The owner/applicant has violated any provision of this article and has failed or refused to cease the violation thereof; or

(5)

The premises has been condemned by the local health authority for failure to meet sanitation standards or the premises has been condemned by local authority because the premises is unsafe or unfit for human habitation; or

(6)

The owner/applicant has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, and such crime was committed within the course of a business activity regulated by this; or

(7)

The owner/applicant fails to supply to the city the reasonable records requested by the city for purposes of ensuring and confirming continued compliance with representations made to the city when such business applied to the city for land use or zoning approval.

(b)

Prior to the suspension or revocation of a certificate of use under this section, the city shall notify the owner/applicant of the grounds for such suspension or revocation, and the right of such owner/applicant to request a hearing. The city may prescribe further procedures for notices and hearings by resolution, under authority of this article.

(Ord. No. 1345, § 1, 9-5-2002)