(A) License required. No person shall sell or offer to sell any licensed product within the city without first having obtained a license to do so from the city.
(B) Application. An application for a license to sell licensed products or THC products shall be made on a form provided by the city and include all information the city deems necessary. If the city determines that an application is incomplete, they shall return the application to the applicant with notice of the information necessary to make the application complete. The city shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant(s) on all new applications. The investigation shall consider all facts and information bearing upon the question of the applicant's fitness to receive the license and to perform the duties imposed by this chapter. The city may conduct a background check on an applicant for a renewal of a license if it is in the public interest to do so. If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed to a person, it shall be revoked upon the discovery that the person was ineligible for the license under this chapter and the city shall provide the person with a notice of revocation, along with information on the right to appeal.
(C) Action. The City Council may either approve or deny the application for a license, or it may delay action for a reasonable period of time as necessary to complete any investigation of the application or the applicant it deems necessary. If the City Council approves the license, the Licensing Division shall issue the license to the applicant. If the City Council denies the license, notice of the denial shall be given to the applicant along with notice of the applicant's right to appeal the City Council's decision. If a license application is denied, the earliest an applicant may reapply is 12 months from the date the license is denied.
(D) Term. All licenses issued under this chapter shall expire on December 31 of each year.
(E) Revocation or suspension. Any license issued under this chapter may be revoked or suspended as provided in § 126.99.
(F) Transfers. All licenses issued under this chapter shall be valid only on the premises for which the license was issued and only for the person or business to whom the license was issued. The transfer of any license to another location, business, or person is prohibited.
(G) Display. All licenses shall be posted and displayed in plain view of the general public on the licensed premises.
(H) Renewals. The renewal of a license may be approved by the City Manager or designated official provided the license meets all the requirements for renewal. If the renewal of a license is denied by the City Manager or designated official, the licensee has the right to appeal that decision to the City Council.
(I) Issuance as privilege and not a right. The issuance of a license issued under this chapter is a privilege and does not entitle the license holder to automatic renewal of the license.
(Ord. 2022-1286, passed 12-5-22)