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71 <br />Subd. 3 Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of License. The City Council <br />may suspend or revoke any license for the sale of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 <br />percent malt liquor for any of the following reasons: <br />A. False or misleading statements made on a license application or <br />renewal, or failure to abide by the commitments, promises or <br />representations made to the City Council. <br />B. Violation of any special conditions under which the license was <br />granted, including, but not limited to, the timely payment of real estate <br />taxes, and all other charges. <br />C. Violation of any Federal, State, or local law regulating the sale of <br />intoxicating liquor, 3.2 percent malt liquor, or controlled substance. <br />D. Creation of a nuisance on the premises or in the surrounding area. <br />E. That the licensee suffered or permitted illegal acts upon the licensed <br />premises or on property owned or controlled by the licensee adjacent to <br />the licensed premises, unrelated to the sale of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 <br />percent malt liquor. <br />F. That the licensee had knowledge of illegal acts upon or attributable to <br />the licensed premises, but failed to report the same to the police. <br />G. Expiration or cancellation of any required insurance, or failure to notify <br />the City within a reasonable time of changes in the term of the insurance <br />or the carriers. <br />H. Failure of an establishment granted a license to exhibit satisfactory <br />progress toward completion of construction within six 6 months from its <br />issuance, or failure of an establishment to operate for a period of six6 <br />months. A hearing shall be held to determine what progress has been made <br />toward opening or reopening the establishment and, if satisfactory <br />progress is not demonstrated, the City Council may revoke the license. <br />Subd. 4 Presumptive Civil Penalties. The purpose of this Section is to establish a <br />standard by which the City Council determines the length of license suspensions <br />and the propriety of revocations, and shall apply to all premises licensed under <br />this Chapter. These penalties are presumed to be appropriate for every case; <br />however, the City Council may deviate in an individual case where the City <br />Council finds that there exist substantial reasons making it more appropriate to <br />deviate, such as, but not limited to, a licensee's efforts in combination with the <br />10-15 <br />