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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the director shall revoke a sexually-oriented business license if he or she finds that:

(1) Any cause of suspension in section 86-47 has occurred and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months;

(2) A licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process that tended to enhance such licensee's opportunity for obtaining a license;

(3) A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances, as defined in C.R.S. Title 12, Article 22, Part 3, on the licensed premises;

(4) A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed acts of prostitution or negotiations for acts of prostitution on the licensed premises;

(5) A licensee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually-oriented business during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended;

(6) A licensee has been convicted of a specified criminal act for which the time period set forth in section 86-551(a)(2) has not elapsed;

(7) On two or more occasions within a 12-month period, a person or persons committed an offense, occurring in or on the licensed premises constituting a specified criminal act for which a conviction has been obtained, and the person or persons were employees of the sexually-oriented business at the time the offenses were committed;

(8) A licensee is delinquent in payment to the city for any taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon such licensee in relation to the licensed business;

(9) A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed any specified sexual activity to occur in or on the licensed premises; or

(10) The licensee has operated more than one sexually-oriented business within the same building, structure, or portion thereof.

(b) The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the license. (Ord. No. 98-86, § 18, 11-30-1998)