The fees for the licenses required by this article shall be as set forth in Chapter
133, Fees.
An application for renewal of a public assembly
license shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the expiration
of such license and shall certify that no information submitted with
the original application, including but not limited to the deed, lease,
and floor plan, has changed since submission of such original application.
In the event any of such information has changed, an application for
a new public assembly license shall be required.
[Amended 4-20-2006 by Ord. No. 91-2006]
Licenses issued hereunder for places of public
assembly may be revoked by the Fire Commissioner for noncompliance
with the provisions of the Fire, Building, Zoning, Cabaret, and/or
other City, County, and/or State Codes and Ordinances, and/or for
failure to permit annual inspections and pay the fee therefor, following
a noticed hearing before the Commissioner and a finding of such noncompliance
and/or failure by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may designate
a hearing officer for the hearing in which event the hearing officer
shall make report and recommendation to the Commissioner within two
business days of the date of the revocation hearing. The revocation
hearing shall be held within three business days of mailing of notice
thereof, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the license
holder, specifying the items of noncompliance and/or failure and a
date, place and time for the hearing. The license shall be automatically
suspended commencing on the date of mailing of the notice of revocation
hearing until the date of the Commissioner's determination following
the revocation hearing, which determination shall be issued within
three business days of the date of the revocation hearing.
The fees provided by this article shall not
apply to places of public assembly used for any charitable, educational
or religious purposes.
[Amended 4-20-2006 by Ord. No. 91-2006]
An offense against the provisions of this article
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500 or by imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both, for each and every day of violation
under this article.