§ 5.18.230. Revocation of sexually oriented business license.

A.

The licensing officer shall revoke a sexually oriented business license upon determining that:

1.

A cause of suspension as set forth in this chapter occurred and the sexually oriented business license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months; or

2.

A licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process that tended to enhance the applicant's opportunity for obtaining a sexually oriented business license; or

3.

A licensee, manager or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances (as defined in Part 3 of Article 22 of Title 12, C.R.S.) on the premises; or

4.

A licensee, manager or an employee has knowingly allowed acts of prostitution or negotiations for acts of prostitution on the premises; or

5.

A licensee, manager or an employee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee's sexually oriented business license was suspended; or

6.

A licensee has been convicted of a specified criminal act for which the time period set forth in section 5.18.110.C.1(i) has not elapsed; or

7.

On two or more occasions within a 12-month period, a person or persons committed an offense, occurring in or on the licensed premises constituting a specified criminal act for which a conviction has been obtained, and the person or persons were employees of the sexually oriented business at the time the offenses were committed. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the sexually oriented business license; or

8.

A licensee is delinquent in payment to the city or state for any taxes or fees; or

9.

A licensee, manager or an employee has knowingly allowed any specified sexual activity to occur in or on the licensed premises; or

10.

The licensee has operated more than one sexually oriented business within the same building, structure, or portion thereof.

B.

When the licensing officer revokes a sexually oriented business license, the revocation shall continue for one year and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license for one year from the date revocation became effective.

(Ord. No. 1298-1999, § 13, 6-1-1999)