5.05.150 Reinstatement procedures and standards for reviewing an application for reinstatement.
(1) Procedures. At any time following the minimum time period for revocation of a business license and/or business licensing privilege set forth by the Hearing Examiner in their decision to revoke a license and/or business licensing privilege, reinstatement of the license and/or licensing privilege may be sought utilizing the following procedures:
(a) An application must be submitted through the Business Licensing Service as provided in this chapter; or in the case of licenses regulated under other chapters of this title, an application must be submitted to the City in a manner provided by the City Clerk.
(b) When the complete application is received by the City, it must be filed with the City, with a copy to the City Attorney and the City Manager.
(c) The Hearing Examiner shall set a public hearing date with at least two weeks’ notice to the applicant to consider the application for reinstatement.
(d) The public hearing shall be advertised by the City Clerk in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Pasco at least once and at least five days prior to the public hearing.
(e) At the public hearing the Hearing Examiner shall receive testimony from the applicant, City Staff and interested members of the public.
(f) Upon conclusion of the public hearing the Hearing Examiner shall decide whether to approve the application for reinstatement with or without conditions, or to deny the application for reinstatement.
(g) All approvals or denials of an application shall be supported by written findings of fact.
(2) Standards for Review. In making their determination on an application for reinstatement of a business license and/or the business licensing privilege, the Hearing Examiner shall consider all relevant factors brought to their attention, which shall include:
(a) The time since the revocation action was taken;
(b) The degree of applicant’s culpability and the conduct leading to the revocation and the criminal nature of the conduct, if applicable;
(c) The effect on the community of the conduct leading to the revocation of the licensing privilege and any lingering effects still experienced by the community;
(d) The steps taken by the applicant to reform him/herself or insure that if placed in a similar business ownership position, he/she would not revert to the prior conduct which led to the revocation of his/her license and/or business licensing privilege; and
(e) Any additional means by which the applicant can demonstrate to the Hearing Examiner that if allowed a new business license, the prior wrongful conduct would not reoccur. [Ord. 4372 § 11, 2017; Ord. 4347, 2017; Ord. 3394 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2922 § 2, 1993; Code 1970 § 5.04.115.]