(A) A permittee may change the business location specified in a retail cannabis business permit upon submission and approval of a change in location application promulgated, as a ministerial duty, by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to regulations adopted under this section within 180 days following the effective date of this chapter. The permittee shall pay an application fee established by resolution of the City Council to cover all costs incurred by the city in the review and processing of change in location applications. The Chief Executive Officer shall process such change in location applications as a ministerial duty within 30 days of receipt. A proposed business location for a cannabis retailer in a change in location application shall meet the following requirements:
(1) A cannabis retailer shall not be located on property within (1) 600 feet of a school, day-care, or youth center, (2) 50 feet of a dwelling unit within a residential zone, or (3) 2,000 feet of another cannabis retailer;
(2) All distances specified in this section shall be measured in the following manners:
(a) For schools, day-care, youth centers, or cannabis retailers, the distance shall be measured in a straight line from the subject property line to the closest property line of the lot on which the cannabis retailer is to be located without regard to intervening structures.
(b) For determining distance to dwelling units within residential zones, the distance shall be measured in a straight line from the subject building to the closest dwelling unit on the lot on which the cannabis retailer is to be located without regard to intervening structures.
(3) A cannabis retailer may only be located on property zoned Industrial (I) or Industrial- Commercial (I-C).
(B) An applicant or permittee shall notify the Chief Executive Officer or designee(s) within 15 calendar days of any material change in the information provided in the applicant or permittee’s retail cannabis business permit application or any change in status of compliance with the provisions of this chapter, including any change in the cannabis retailer ownership or management.
(Ord. 1501, passed 4-5-23)