(a) Violations of health, building, zoning or fire provisions. If a premises licensed under this division is found in violation of a health, building, zoning or fire provision of this code, the appropriate agency shall notify the licensee of the violation according to the standard procedures of the agency and shall follow its normal agency procedures for correcting the violation and shall grant the licensee the right to exhaust applicable administrative remedies. Should the licensee fail either to correct the violation or to obtain an administrative reversal of the agency finding, the appropriate agency shall notify the city manager, who shall forthwith initiate procedures for suspension of the license.
(b) Other violations. If a jury or other trier of fact in a court of law finds that a licensee has violated section 10-162, whether or not an adjudication of guilt has been entered, the city manager shall forthwith initiate procedures for suspension of the license.
(c) Fine or suspension.
(1) Procedure. Upon receiving notice that a licensee has violated a provision of this code, as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the city manager shall suspend the license issued for the premises where the violation occurred, unless otherwise provided in this subsection, and shall notify the licensee of his action. Notification shall be by certified mail and shall be sent to the address on the license application, which shall be considered the correct address.
(2) Periods of suspension.
a. A single violation by a licensee shall result in suspension of the adult entertainment license for 30 days. Upon a second violation within a period of two years from the date of a prior violation, but not including any time during which the license was suspended, the license shall be suspended for 90 days. Upon a third violation within a period of two years from the first of three violations, but not including any time during which the license was suspended, the license shall be suspended for 180 days. All periods of suspension shall begin on the 15th day from the date the city manager mails a notice of suspension to the licensee or on the date the licensee delivers his license to the city manager, whichever comes first.
b. Employers of adult entertainment establishments are responsible for the acts of their employees. Two violations within a 30-day period by the same employee, as determined by a jury or other trier of fact, shall result in the suspension for seven days of the adult entertainment license of the establishment where the employee works or performs. Upon a third violation by the same employee within a period of 90 days from the date of a prior violation, but not including any time during which the license was suspended, the license shall be suspended for four weeks. Upon a fourth violation by the same employee within a period of 180 days from the first of three violations, but not including any time during which the license was suspended, the license shall be suspended for 180 days. Upon a fifth violation by the same employee within a period of one year from the first of five violations, but not including any time during which the license was suspended, the license shall be suspended for one year.
c. All periods of suspension shall begin on the 15th day from the date the city manager mails a notice of suspension to the licensee or on the date the licensee delivers his license to the city manager, whichever comes first.
(3) Surrender of license required. If a licensee, after having been mailed notice of the suspension of his license in the manner provided in this subsection, fails to surrender his license to the city manager within 15 days or fails otherwise to account for the license to the satisfaction of the city manager, the period of suspension of the license shall be extended until and shall not expire until a period has elapsed after the date of and surrender of the license or after the date of expiration of the license, whichever comes first, which is identical in length with the original period of suspension.
(4) Correctional violation. When a license is suspended for a violation of a health, building, zoning or fire provision of this code, as described in subsection (a) of this section, the license shall not be reissued until the violation is corrected.