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1 (7) Actions unauthorized or beyond the scope of the license granted; 2 (8) The licensee's rental license to operate a rental dwelling in another jurisdiction has been 3 denied, revoked, or suspended; 4 (9) Failure to schedule and/or allow rental or building inspections of the licensed premises, for the 5 purpose of ensuring compliance with rental licensing requirements, City Code requirements, 6 state building codes, or other applicable state or federal law; 7 (10) Failure to continuously comply with all conditions required as precedent to the approval of the 8 license; 9 (11) Real estate or personal property taxes have become delinquent and the property owner and the 10 licensee are the same person or entity, or have any common ownership where they are a 11 different person or entity; 12 (12) Violation of any regulation or provision of the City Code applicable to the activity for which 13 the license has been granted, or any regulation or state or federal law that may be applicable; 14 15 16 17 , 18 19 . 20 21 22 d 23 (15) Other good cause as determined by the city council after conducting a public hearing. 24 The city council may revoke a license or suspend a license for a set period of time or until violations 25 of City Code, or state or federal law are corrected and, in addition, impose a civil penalty for each 26 violation or impose a combination of these sanctions. 27 (b) Temporary suspension. The city administrator may temporarily suspend a license pending a hearing 28 on the suspension or revocation when, in its judgment,the public health, safety, and welfare is 29 endangered by the continuance of the licensed activity. 30 (c) Notice. Before the suspension or revocation of the rental license,the city must provide written notice 31 informing the licensee of the right to a hearing. The notice must provide at least 30 calendar days' 32 notice of the time and place of the hearing and must state the grounds for the proposed suspension or 33 revocation of the license. The notice may be served upon the licensee personally,by leaving the 34 notice at the licensed premises with the designated manager, or by certified mail to the address listed 35 on the license application. 36 (d) Hearing. A hearing will be conducted before the city council at a public meeting. The licensee shall 37 have the right to be represented by counsel, the right to respond to the charged violations, and the 38 right to present evidence through witnesses. The rules of evidence do not apply to the hearing and 39 the city council may rely on all evidence it determines to be reasonably credible. The determination 40 to suspend or revoke the license shall be made upon a preponderance of the evidence. It is not 41 necessary that criminal charges be brought in order to support a suspension or revocation of a 42 license violation nor does the dismissal or acquittal of such a criminal charge operate as a bar to 43 suspension or revocation. 44 (e) Final decision. Following the hearing,the city council may revoke or suspend the license for all or 45 any part of the licensed premises,may stay the revocation or suspension upon such terms and