§ 19.26.200. Grounds for suspension or revocation.

(a)

The director shall suspend or revoke an adult entertainment business permit for the following causes:

(1)

The permittee has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application, or in any report or record required to be filed with the city;

(2)

The permittee, or an employee, owner, agent, partner, director, stockholder, or manager of an adult entertainment business has knowingly failed to comply with any of the requirements of this section;

(3)

The permittee, or an employee, owner, agent, partner, director, stockholder, or manager of an adult entertainment business has knowingly allowed or permitted the occurrence of criminal activity on the premises of the adult entertainment business;

(4)

The permittee, or an employee, owner, agent, partner, director, stockholder, or manager of an adult entertainment business has committed a misdemeanor or felony in the conduct of the business;

(5)

The permittee, or an employee, owner, agent, partner, director, stockholder, or manager of an adult entertainment business has failed to abide by any disciplinary action previously imposed by an authorized city official;

(6)

The approved use has been substantially enlarged without city approval.

(b)

The director shall suspend or revoke an adult entertainment business entertainer permit for the following causes:

(1)

The permittee has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application for a permit, or in any report or record required to be filed with the city;

(2)

The permittee has engaged in one of the activities described below while on the premises of an adult entertainment business:

a.

Unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, or masturbation;

b.

Unlawful solicitation of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, or masturbation;

c.

Any conduct constituting a criminal offense which requires registration under California Penal Code § 290;

d.

Lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, including any conduct constituting violations of California Penal Code §§ 315, 316, or 318 or subdivision b of § 647.

e.

An act constituting a violation of provisions in the California Penal Code relating to obscene matter or distribution of harmful matter to minors, including but not limited to Penal Code §§ 311 through 313.4.

f.

Any conduct prohibited by this section;

(3)

Failure to abide by an disciplinary action previously imposed by an authorized city official.

(Ord. No. 934-2015, § 19.26.200, 7-20-2015)