Section 19-1602. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE

 

1602.1 The Director may deny an application or suspend or revoke a license if:

(a)The application, or any other document required to accompany the application, contains a false statement;

(b)The applicant or licensee, or its officer, partner, or member, has a criminal conviction that, considering its age and severity, bears on their fitness to operate a public hall;

(c)The activities at the public hall or associated with the public hall have created or will create a nuisance or a threat to the public health, public safety, or the peace, order, or quiet of the surrounding community;

(d)The activities at the public hall or associated with the public hall have had or will have a significant adverse effect on the residential parking needs and vehicular and pedestrian safety of the surrounding neighborhood;

(e)The building violates District zoning, building, or fire safety statutes or regulations;

(f)The applicant or licensee has allowed or failed to prevent illegal activity from occurring at a public hall; or

(g)The applicant or licensee has failed to take reasonable steps to prevent violence or any other nuisance from occurring at a public hall or in the surrounding community.

1602.2 An appeal from the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license may be filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with its rules of procedure.

 

authority

Sections 2002(f) and (l) of the Second Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.03a(c)(1)(H) and (c)(2) and 47-2851.20), and consistent with section 2(d) and (e) of the Streamlining Regulation Act of 2003, effective October 28, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-38; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.02 and 47-2851.03)

source

Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 9292 (December 11, 1992); as amended by Notice of emergency and proposed rulemaking at 52 DCR 8531(September 16, 2005) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 521, 523 (January 8, 2010).

EditorNote

Section 1602 published at 39 DCR 9292 (December 11, 1992) was renumbered as section 1600 by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 521 (January 8, 2010). Section 1604 published at 39 DCR 9292 (December 11, 1992) was renumbered as section 1602 by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 521 (January 8, 2010).