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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMC-893 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Effective: February 10, 1994 1 MC-893 ORDINANCE NO. 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTION 5.82.160 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO 3 SUSPENSIONS AND REVOCATIONS OF OPERATOR'S PERMITS BY THE POLICE COMMISSION. 4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO 5 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 5.82.160 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.82.160 Suspension or Revocation of Operator's Permit A. Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of any of the following grounds, the Police Commission may hold a hearing to consider the suspension or revocation of a permit issued under this chapter. B. For suspension the grounds are as follows: 1. The permittee has failed to comply with any 2. condition imposed on the permit. The permittee has failed to timely pay any license or permit fees that are provided for under the provisions of this Code. 3. The existence of unsanitary conditions, noise, disturbances or other conditions at the premises and related to the business which causes a public nuisance, or which is detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare. C. For revocation the grounds are as follows: 1. The permittee, operator or employee of the permittee has engaged in or permitted DA~/js [Permits.Ord] 1 December 7. 1993 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MC-893 conduct at the business premises which consti tutes a felony, or crime of moral turpitude, and the permittee knew, or with the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known, of such criminal conduct and failed to take remedial or preventive action. Such conduct may include, but shall not be limi ted to, acts of sexual misconduct, illicit drug transactions or 'fencing' of personal property occurring on the premises of the business. 2. Permi ttee has made any material misstatement in the application for such permit or the permit was acquired by fraud. 3. Any of the grounds that would warrant the denial of the issuance of such permit at the time of application. 4. There have been two or more suspensions of the permit under this Chapter in the proceeding eighteen (18) months. D. The finding of anyone of the above grounds shall be sufficient to support a suspension or revocation, respectively, of a permit." Section 2. Section 5.82.170 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.82.170 Notice of Hearing The permittee shall be notified in writing that a hearing which may result in suspension or revocation DAB/js [Permits.Ord] 2 December 7. 1993 MC-893 1 of the permit will be held, the place where the 2 hearing will be held and the date and time thereof, 3 which shall not be sooner than ten (10) calendar days 4 after service of such notice of hearing. All notices 5 provided for in this section shall be personally 6 served upon the permittee, or by leaving such notice 7 at the place of business or residence of such 8 permi ttee in the presence of a competent member of the 9 household or a person apparently in charge of 10 permittee's place of business at least eighteen (18) 11 years of age, who shall be informed of the contents 12 thereof. In the event service cannot be made in the 13 foregoing manner, then a copy of such notice shall be 14 mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, 15 addressed to the last known address of such permittee 16 at his place of business or residence at least ten 17 (10) calendar days prior to the date of such hearing. 18 The notice shall also contain a general statement of 19 the nature of the grounds of the proposed suspension 20 and that the permittee may be represented by counsel 21 at the hearing." 22 SECTION 3. Section 5.82.180 of the San Bernardino Municipal 23 Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 24 "5.82.180 Failure to Appear at Hearing 25 "In the event that the permittee, or counsel 26 representing the permittee, fails to appear at the 27 hearing, the evidence of the existence of facts which 28 are presented and which constitute grounds for the DAB/js [Permits.Ord] 3 December 7, 1993 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MC-893 suspension or revocation of the permit may be used by the Police Commission as the basis of its decision." SECTION 4. Section 5.82.195 is hereby added to the San Bernardino Municipal Code to read as follows: "5.82.195 Revocation "If, after the conclusion of a hearing held to consider the revocation of a permit issued under this Chapter, it is determined that any of the grounds for revocation of an operator's permit exist, then such permit shall be revoked." SECTION 5. Section 5.82.260 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.82.260 Permit-Abandonment A permit shall be deemed abandoned wi thin the terms of this Chapter where the business or activity has had no reported sales or activity for a period of at least 180 consecutive days. Exceptions are temporary closures for repairs, alterations, or other similar situations." December 7. 1993 MC-893 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 AN ORDINANCE...AMENDING SECTION 5.82.160 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SUSPENSIONS AND REVOCATIONS OF OPERATOR'S PERMITS BY THE POLICE COMMISSION. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San adjourned Bernardino at a regU.lar meeting thereof, held on the 10th day of January , 1994 by the following vote, to wit: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT X X X X X X X Council Members: NEGRETE CURLIN HERNANDEZ OBERHELMAN DI'VLIN POPE-LUDLAM 14 MILLER 15 16 17 18 19 20 Q~~ City'-Clerk The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this ~;?~ day of , 1994. .Trlnnary .~.. )" - / (j;.)}. \ { (," ,,,'" Tom Minor, Mayor City of San Bernardino 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Approved as to form and legal content: JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney tt i/ rt BY:~7 .( ~ (j DAB/js [Permits.Ord] 5 December 7, 1993