A. Whenever the director determines that any violation of this chapter has occurred, the director or director’s designee shall issue a notice of violation and suspension or revocation (“notice”) to the licensee.

B. The notice shall be sent to the licensee by certified and regular mail. The written decision shall specify the basis for the director’s determination along with the name of the person involved, dates and description of violation of this chapter, description of action proposed to be taken by the city, the effective date of the revocation or suspension and the procedures for appeal of the director’s determination as stated in subsection (C) of this section.

C. The decision of the director may be appealed by filing a written appeal with the department. The appeal must be filed within 10 business days of the director’s decision, include the appeal fee specified by Chapter 3.104 LMC, and state the factual grounds for the appeal. The hearing examiner shall set a date for the appeal hearing. The city shall notify the parties of record by mail of the time and place of the hearing, which shall be conducted as specified by LMC 1.35.200 et seq., Chapter 2.22 LMC and the rules for hearings adopted pursuant to LMC 2.22.080. Upon the filing of a timely appeal, the director’s decision to revoke or suspend the business license shall be stayed pending a final decision by the hearing examiner on the appeal. (Ord. 3399 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 3343 § 1 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 3253 § 2 (Exh. B), 2017; Ord. 2032 § 2, 1995; Ord. 1749 § 20, 1990)