Amending Various Sections of Chapter 4 Licenses

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(1) Number and type of licenses issued. (2) Revenue obtained from licenses issued by license category. Sec. 4 -15 Warning Notice and Citations (a) Upon learning that a business requiring a license under this chapter is doing business without a license, the Controller may: (1) Issue a warning notice to the violator stating that he is in violation, that he has seven (7) days in which to apply for a license and that failure to do so may result in a Citation being issued for the violation, or (2) Request that a Citation be issued to the violator imposing a twenty -five dollars ($25.00) fine. Each subsequent day of violation shall be considered a separate offense for which a Citation may be issued. (b) The Warning Notice issued under this chapter shall contain the date, time, name and address of the violator, the Code s -ction violated, nature of the violation, location of the violation, the name of the officer issuing the warning notice and the telephone number of the office to contact for information. (c) The Citation issued under this chapter shall contain the date, time, name and address of the violator, the code section violated, the nature of the violation, location of the violation, the name of the officer issuing the Citation and instructions as to disposition of the Citations. Sec. 4 -16 Refusal to Issue, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses (a) The City Controller may refuse to issue a license and any license issued pursuant to this Code may be suspended or revoked by the City Controller after reasonable notice and hearing for any of the following causes: (1) any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in application for license; (2) any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in connection with the selling of goods, wares, merchandise and services; (3) any wilful violation of a term or condition of a license; (4) any wilful activity in violation of a statute or provision of this Code related to the licensed business; (5) conducting the activity in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety, welfare of the public. (b) Unless provision is made under this Code for review before a specified body or board, an applicant for or holder of any license who has been aggrieved as a result of the refusal to issue a license or the suspension or revocation of any license issued pursuant to this Code, shall have the right to a hearing to review such refusal to issue, supsension or revocation before the Mayor or his designee . -5-