LICENSE; DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION; CONDITIONS
Salt Lake City Code § 5.02.250
in effect5.02.250: LICENSE; DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION; CONDITIONS:
A. Conditions of Denial, Suspension or Revocation: The licensee shall be responsible for the operation of the licensed premises in conformance with the ordinances of the city. Any business license issued by the city may be suspended or revoked, and any application for any business license or for the renewal of any business license may be denied due to any of the following arising out of or otherwise related to the application for, or the operation of, the business at issue:
1. The applicant or place of business does not meet the qualifications for a license;
2. Nonpayment of required fees;
3. An incomplete application;
4. Noncompliance with any requirement or condition associated with a city approval associated with the business (i.e. conditional use permit, development agreement, variance);
5. A violation of or a conviction for violating any ordinance regulating or governing the business for which said license was granted;
6. A violation of or conviction for violating any other city ordinance or law of the state which affects the health, welfare or safety of its residents, including, but not limited to, a public nuisance, and which violation or conviction relates to the business so licensed or to be licensed;
7. A violation of or conviction for violating an ordinance which violation or conviction resulted from the operation of the business so licensed;
8. Any material misrepresentation or any fraud perpetrated on the licensing authority through application for, or operation of, said business; or
9. The applicant or licensee has refused authorized representatives of the city access to the place of business for the purpose of an inspection or has interfered with such representatives while in the performance of their duty in making such inspection.
B. Other Grounds Not Precluded: These violations shall not limit, but shall be in addition to, other grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation of any license as provided for by ordinance.
C. Theaters; Prior Violations: The foregoing provisions of this section notwithstanding, nothing herein shall authorize a revocation or suspension of any license of any theater, motion picture house or concert hall, based on a prior conviction or violation of exhibition or distribution of obscene material. (Ord. 50- 25, 2025: Ord. 37-99 § 3, 1999: Ord. 88-86 § 38, 1986: prior code § 20-1-24)
Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-45793Fetched: 11/1/2026