A. Cause. Any permit may be suspended temporarily by the health officer for failure of the holder to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

B. Notice. Whenever a permit holder or operator has failed to comply with any notice issued under the provisions of this chapter, the permit holder or operator shall be served with a notice that, effective upon such service, his permit is suspended. Such notice shall advise that a hearing on such suspension will be provided if a written request for a hearing is filed with the health officer by the permit holder.

C. Immediate Closure. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, whenever the health officer finds that a violation of this chapter has created or is creating an insanitary or other condition in a food service establishment which, in his judgment, constitutes so serious a hazard to the public health as to require the immediate closure of the establishment, he may without warning, notice or hearing, suspend its permit effective immediately and all food service operations shall cease immediately. If, in the health officer’s opinion, immediate closure is not required, he may issue a written notice to the permit holder or operator citing the chapter violations creating the insanitary conditions, specifying the corrective action to be taken and the time period within which such action shall be taken. Any person to whom such an order is issued or whose permit is suspended under this section shall comply immediately with the order of the health officer, but upon written petition to the health officer shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible.

D. Reinstatement. Any person whose permit has been suspended may at any time make application for a reinspection for the purpose of reinstatement of the permit. Within 10 days following receipt of a written request, including a statement signed by the applicant that in his opinion the conditions causing suspension of the permit have been corrected, the health officer shall make a reinspection. If the applicant is complying with the requirements of this chapter, the permit shall be reinstated. (1961 code § 6.06.210.)