§ 18-35. Suspension and revocation.

Any business tax receipt granted pursuant to this article by the city may be temporarily suspended or absolutely revoked or cancelled by a majority vote of the city council when, after public hearing upon the proposed suspension or revocation, the council shall have ascertained and determined, in the exercise of its sound discretion, that such action will promote the public peace or health or safety or welfare or good order of the neighborhood in which the business tax recipient's place of business is located and, further, that the failure to suspend or revoke the business tax receipt will have a deleterious or detrimental effect upon the public peace or health or safety or good order of the neighborhood in which the business tax recipient's place of business is located. In the case of revocation or cancellation of business tax receipt the city shall refund to such business tax receipt the pro rata unearned or unused portion of his business tax. No refund shall be made where the business tax is temporarily suspended.

(Code 1981, § 12-8; Ord. No. 2007-13, § 11, 3-20-07)