§ 26-407. Suspension or revocation; appeals.

(a)

Grounds for suspension or revocation. Any license issued under this division may be revoked or suspended for any of the following nonexclusive reasons:

(1)

Any violation of the regulations governing moving a building, including but not limited to the failure and/or refusal to repair any damage, whether the damage be to public or private property.

(2)

Failure or refusal to promptly correct installations made in an incompetent or improper manner, or in violation of the building code, after having been instructed to do so by the building official.

(3)

Conduct of the house moving contractor and/or his employees, including language or gestures directed toward the public, that by contemporary standards would be judged as cursing, foul, derogatory, maligning, defamatory, deleterious or obscene. Complaints of this nature by aggrieved parties shall be submitted in writing to the building official.

(b)

Hearing on proposed suspension or revocation.

(1)

No license shall be suspended or revoked unless the licensee has first been granted a hearing. The licensee shall be given ten days' written notice of the hearing. The notice shall set forth the cause for the hearing, shall inform the licensee of the time and place of the hearing, and may be delivered to the licensee by registered mail addressed to him at the address shown on his application, or may be personally served upon him by the building official or any employee or his office.

(2)

During this ten-day period, no licensee shall be allowed to move a building or acquire any new permits without the express written consent of the building official.

(3)

The hearing shall be conducted by the city-parish consolidated council. The city-parish consolidated council shall hear any such appeal upon the request of the director of planning, zoning and codes. The city-parish consolidated council shall have subpoena authority pertaining to any appeal brought before the council. The conduct of the hearing shall be governed by any and all applicable rules of law.

(c)

Reinstatement of suspended license.

(1)

Any suspension imposed shall be for an indeterminate period not to exceed six months, and shall remain in effect until all defects, deficiencies and work not complying with the standards have been corrected by the licensee. After such corrections have been made, the licensee may apply to the building official in writing for reinstatement of his license. Within five days after receipt of such request, the building official shall cause the necessary inspection to be made, and if all requirements of this article have been met, shall order the reinstatement of the license.

(2)

If a licensee fails to correct all improper work within six months after suspension of his license, the building official shall, after another notice and hearing, revoke the license.

(d)

Reapplication after revocation. No person whose license has been revoked shall again be licensed for a period of one year from the date of such revocation.

(e)

Appeals. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the building official in refusing to issue or refusing to reinstate a license may appeal therefrom to the city-parish consolidated council within ten days of receipt of written notification of the decision. The written notification shall inform the applicant or licensee of his right to appeal. The appeal must be taken by submitting a written request therefor to the building official. The city-parish consolidated council shall hear the appeal within 15 days of receipt of the notice of appeal by the building official. The decision of the building official shall be final unless appealed within the time and in the manner set forth in this section.

(Ord. No. O-128-96, § II(7), 10-15-96)