Syracuse, N.Y., Rev. Gen. Ord. ch. 27 § 27-175

(a) Any certificate of use or conditional certificate of use issued pursuant to this article may be suspended or revoked by the director of code enforcement in accordance with the provisions of this article based on:
(1) Findings after a suspension or revocation hearing on notice conducted in accordance with the procedure detailed in subsection (b) below; or
(2) A closing of the business location pursuant to chapter 45 of the Revised General Ordinances of the city of Syracuse, as amended; or
(3) Failure to comply with the provisions of section 27-176 and the proprietor has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving theft or fraud since the certificate of use was issued as detailed in section 27-175 (c) below; or
(4) An occurrence described in subsection (f) below; or
(5) A finding after a hearing of a violation of any state or local law, ordinance, rules or regulations.
(b) In the event a proprietor issued a certificate of use has failed to maintain good order at the subject business as required by section 27-176 , the director of code enforcement is authorized to conduct a suspension or revocation hearing on notice to the owner and proprietor to determine whether the certificate of use should be suspended or revoked based on the violations set forth in the notice. Notice shall be served pursuant to the service rules set forth in Article 3 of the New York State Civil Practice Law and Rules.
(1) A copy of the hearing notice shall be sent to the district councilor in whose district the subject business is located.
a. It shall be the responsibility of the district councilor to provide notice of the hearing to his/her constituents.
b. In the event the district councilor and/or his/her constituents wish to provide testimony to be considered by the hearing officer, and ultimately the director of code enforcement, they shall be allowed to submit written statements made under penalty of perjury before a notary public. Such statements shall be forwarded to the director of code enforcement no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the day of the hearing. The director of code enforcement shall send, via certified mail, copies of the written statements to the owner and proprietor at the address to where service of the notice of hearing was made no less than ten (10) days prior to the day of the hearing. The original written statements shall be delivered by the director of code enforcement to the hearing officer prior to the day of the hearing.
(2) The suspension or revocation hearing shall be scheduled for a date no fewer than thirty (30) days and no more than sixty (60) business days after the date upon which the owner and proprietor are served with notice of the hearing. The director of code enforcement may adjourn the date only upon the owner or proprietor presenting compelling reason(s) in writing that an adjournment of the hearing is warranted. Such an adjournment shall in no circumstances be later than twenty (20) business days from the originally scheduled date for the suspension or revocation hearing.
(3) The suspension or revocation hearing shall be held before the hearing officer chosen by the director of code enforcement, who shall not be an employee of the division of code enforcement. The hearing officer shall consider as evidence any written testimony that was provided pursuant to section 27-175 (b)(1)c. above. Oral testimony from members of the public shall not be heard. Strict adherence to the New York Rules of Evidence shall not be necessary.
(4) The suspension or revocation hearing shall be recorded by a stenographer.
(5) The owner and proprietor shall be allowed to be represented by counsel and shall be allowed to call witnesses on their behalf and conduct cross-examination of all witnesses. Additionally, the owner and/or proprietor shall be allowed to testify and/or submit evidence to respond to any written testimony previously submitted pursuant to section 27-175 (b)(1)c. above.
(6) Upon receipt of the transcript of the hearing, the corporation counsel or his/her designee shall have the transcript and all exhibits from the hearing forwarded to the hearing officer. The hearing officer shall review the transcript and exhibits and within thirty (30) days from receipt of the transcript and exhibits, render a written recommendation to the director of code enforcement as to whether the certificate of use should be revoked, suspended or remain valid.
(7) Thirty (30) days after receiving from the hearing officer a transcript of the suspension/revocation hearing, all exhibits submitted at the hearing and the hearing officer's written recommendation, the director of code enforcement, shall conduct a de novo review of the transcript, all exhibits submitted at the hearing and the hearing officer's written recommendation. The director shall determine whether the certificate of use should be revoked, suspended or remain valid. If the determination of the director of code enforcement is that the certificate should be revoked or suspended, the director shall determine the length of time for which the certificate shall be revoked or suspended. The director shall issue a written order containing his/her determination. The order shall be drafted within thirty (30) days by the corporation counsel or his/her designee and then signed by the director of code enforcement.
(8) Any such order issued pursuant to subsection (6) above shall be served on the owner and proprietor pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules. A copy of the order shall also be posted to the business location.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions above, the director of code enforcement shall be authorized to temporarily suspend a certificate of use prior to a suspension or revocation hearing in the event that the owner or proprietor has failed to maintain good order at the subject business as required by section 27-176 , and the proprietor has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving theft or fraud since the time the certificate of use was issued.
(d) In the event the chief of police of the city of Syracuse has commenced enforcement proceedings against a property owner to abate a nuisance in accordance with chapter 45 of the Revised General Ordinances, as amended, relative to a premises containing a business subject to the certificate of use requirements of this article, a copy of the notice of hearing shall be given to the business at the address provided for notice in connection with a certificate of use, along with a written notice that in the event the business location is closed as a result of the nuisance abatement proceeding, the certificate of use shall be revoked for the period of such closing and the business shall remain closed for the period provided in such nuisance abatement order.
(e) The action of the director of code enforcement in granting or refusing to grant or to renew a license under this article or in revoking or suspending or refusing to revoke or suspend such a license or imposing any fine or reprimand shall be subject to review by a proceeding instituted under article 78 of the civil practice law and rules at the instance of the applicant for such license, the holder of a license so revoked, suspended, fined or reprimanded or the person aggrieved.
(f) Any certificate of use or conditional certificate of use issued pursuant to this article shall be immediately revoked by the director of code enforcement in accordance with the provisions of this article if:
(1) The director determines, after notice as required pursuant to section 16-15(a) of article 16 of chapter 9 of the Revised General Ordinances, entitled "Tobacco Retail License," that the business sold covered products without a tobacco retail license; and
(2) The business violated a court order, so-ordered stipulation, or other lawful court mandate, enjoining the business or the business owner(s) from selling synthetic drugs, as defined in article 12 of chapter 16 of the Revised General Ordinances, entitled "Prohibition Regarding Sale and Possession of Synthetic Drugs and Other Similar Substances or Compounds."