§ 7.92.120. License revocation.  


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  • A.

    The licensee shall allow any appropriate officer of the county to conduct unscheduled inspections of the premises of the business for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the law at any time the business is open for business or is occupied.

    B.

    The business license commission shall revoke an adult business license when:

    1.

    Any of the applicable requirements set forth herein ceases to be satisfied; or

    2.

    The application is discovered to contain incorrect, false or misleading information; or

    3.

    The licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor occurring upon, or relating to the premises or lot upon which the business is located, which offense is classified by the state as an offense involving a sexual crime against children, sexual abuse, rape, distribution of obscene material or material harmful to minors, prostitution or pandering, including, but not necessarily limited to the violation of any crime requiring registration under California Penal Code Section 290, or any violation of Penal Code Sections 234.3, 261, 261.35, 264.1, 266, 266a through 266k, inclusive, 267, 286, 286.5, 288, 288a, 311 through 311.10, inclusive, 314, 315, 316 or 647; or

    4.

    Within any 12-month period, there are two or more convictions for any of the offenses listed in subsection (B)(3) of this section, if the convictions are for the actions of any employee, agent or contractor of the licensee which occurred on or relate to the premises or lot upon which the business is located; or

    5.

    The licensee or its employee, agent or contractor has knowingly allowed prostitution, or solicitation for prostitution, on the premises; or

    6.

    The business has been operated in violation of any of the requirements of this chapter and;

    a.

    If the violation is of a continuous nature, the business continues to be operated in violation of such provision for more than 10 days following the date written notice of such violation is given to the owner, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or in the manner required for the service of summons in civil actions, or

    b.

    If the violation is of a noncontinuous nature, two or more additional violations of the same provision, or four or more violations of any provision, of this chapter occur, regardless of whether notice of each individual violation is given to the owner, within any 12-month period.

(Ord. 2003-0067 § 41, 2003: Ord. 94-0081 § 2 (part), 1994.)