Revocation of permit.
Charlotte City Code § 6-259
in effectSec. 6-259. - Revocation of permit.
(a) The chief of police shall revoke a dancehall permit if a suspension of the permit becomes effective following a notice of violation that was issued within 12 months of the effective date of a previous suspension.
(b) The chief of police shall revoke a dancehall permit if he determines that:
(1) An applicant or permittee provided materially false or misleading information in the material submitted in the application process;
(2) A permittee, owner, operator, or employee has knowingly allowed the sale, possession, or use of controlled substances in or on the premises;
(3) A permittee, owner, operator, or employee of an adult dancehall has served alcoholic beverages to a patron in or on the premises in violation of G.S. ch. 18B;
(4) A permittee, owner, operator, or employee of a juvenile dancehall has knowingly allowed the sale, possession, or use of any alcoholic beverages in or on the premises;
(5) A permittee, owner, operator, or employee of a juvenile dancehall has engaged in the consumption or use of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances in or on the premises;
(6) A breach of the peace has occurred in or on the premises;
(7) A permittee, owner, operator, or employee has knowingly permitted dancing or a live performance in or on the premises during a period of time when the dancehall permit was suspended; or
(8) A permittee, owner, or operator is convicted of an offense listed in section 6-254(b)(7)a since the permit was issued. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the permit.
(c) A decision by the chief of police to revoke a permit shall not become final until 20 days after the permittee, owner, or operator has received notice of the decision.
(d) When the chief of police revokes a permit, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the permittee shall not be issued a dancehall permit for one year from the date the revocation became effective.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated a dancehall business and such person knows or should know that the business has a permit that has been revoked.
(Code 1985, § 6-165)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6BUTR_ARTIIIDABU_S6-259REPEFetched: 10/27/2026