A. The City Clerk may, either before or after the issuance of a notice of suspension or revocation, provide for informal disposition of any contested matter by consent agreement.

B. The consent agreement may impose requirements on the licensee which go beyond the requirements of this Article.

C. The license of any person violating any of the terms of a consent agreement shall be revoked by the City Clerk by sending a notice of revocation specifying the violation to the licensee at the most recent mailing address of record.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a notice of revocation issued pursuant to this section may be appealed to the License Appeal Board by filing a notice of appeal pursuant to article II, chapter 19 of this Code, provided that the only issue in an appeal authorized by this subsection shall be whether a violation of the consent agreement occurred. The provisions of Section 19-15 of this Code shall apply to a notice of revocation issued pursuant to this section.

E. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all hearings on appeals filed pursuant to this section shall be governed by the rules of the License Appeal Board. If the Board determines that a violation of the consent agreement occurred, the license shall be revoked as originally noticed and immediately surrendered to the City Clerk on receipt of written demand.

F. The revocation of a license after the hearing provided for in this section may be challenged by way of a special action in the Superior Court.

G. A violation of a consent agreement shall be considered a violation of this Article. (Ord. No. G-4299, § 1, 2000)