[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Lindenhurst 5-20-1975 as L.L. No. 7-1975 (Ch. 42 of the 1968
Code of the Village of Lindenhurst). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of the Village Law
of the State of New York, the Mayor shall be the Licensing Officer
of the Village of Lindenhurst, unless he designates another Village
officer who shall serve at the Mayor's discretion, which designation
shall be filed with the Village Administrator Clerk.
For each chapter of the Lindenhurst Village
Code which specifically authorizes the Licensing Officer to grant,
suspend or revoke any license or permit, the Licensing Officer shall
have the following powers and duties in addition to those provided
for in each such chapter:
A.Â
To issue or refuse to issue any license or permit.
B.Â
To revoke, cancel or suspend for cause any license
or permit.
C.Â
To inspect or provide for the inspection of any place
of business, work site, vehicle, etc., of any licensee, permittee
or applicant at any reasonable time.
D.Â
To prescribe forms or applications for licenses or
permits and for all reports which he deems necessary to be made by
any licensee, permittee or applicant.
E.Â
To hold hearings, subpoena witnesses, compel their
attendance, administer oaths to examine any person under oath and,
in connection therewith, to require the production of any books or
papers relative to the inquiry and to otherwise fully enforce applicable
chapters.
A.Â
The Licensing Officer, after a hearing, upon notice,
at which the licensee or permittee shall be given an opportunity to
be heard, may suspend or revoke any license or permit issued, in his
discretion, for any of the following causes:
(1)Â
A licensee or permittee, corporate licensee or permittee
or principal or officer of any corporate licensee or permittee making
any material misrepresentation in the application for license.
[Amended 6-16-1992 as L.L. No. 2-1992]
(2)Â
Violation of any provision of the applicable chapter.
(3)Â
Violation of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation
applicable to the licensed premises, vehicle, work site, etc., or
enforceable by any governmental authority.
(4)Â
Conviction of any crime by any licensee or permittee,
corporate licensee or permittee or principal or officer of any corporate
licensee or permittee.
[Amended 6-16-1992 as L.L. No. 2-1992]
(5)Â
Failure to provide for the health, safety or welfare
of any persons frequenting the licensed premises, vehicle, work site,
etc.
(6)Â
Any series of occurrences which cumulatively have
the effect of disturbing the tranquility of the Village or a part
thereof or which causes reasonable apprehension of there being a disturbance
of such tranquility.
(7)Â
Other good cause.
B.Â
Upon a license or permit being suspended or revoked,
the licensee or permittee shall cease all activities authorized by
the license or permit during such period of suspension.
C.Â
The Licensing Officer shall send notice of the suspension
or revocation to the person, firm or corporation licensed and shall
cause to be attached thereto a statement of his reasons therefor.
D.Â
Any notice to be given by the Licensing Officer under
this chapter shall be deemed to have been duly given when served personally
upon the licensed person or his designated agent; or when sent by
registered or certified mail to the licensee's residence or the licensed
premises, if any; or when posted prominently on the licensed premises,
if any; or when served in any other lawful manner.