(A) No person shall establish or operate a cannabis operation in the city without a valid municipal license issued by the city and a state license for each such facility to be operated. License certificates shall be kept current and publicly displayed within the cannabis operations facility.
(B) City licenses are required as follows:
(1) Annual fee. A licensee must pay a nonrefundable registration fee of $5,000 for each license used within the city to help defray administrative, compliance monitoring, enforcement costs, and professional services, as necessary. The holder of stacked or co-located licenses must pay a separate fee in the amount of $5,000 for each license. The initial annual registration fee(s) must be paid when the application for city approval is submitted. In each subsequent year, license fees are due on the date of the city license approval. Fees assessed for cannabis land use approvals or licensing are in addition to, not in lieu of, any licensing, land use or other permitting requirements of any law, state regulatory agency, or by city ordinance.
(2) The application fee requirement set forth in this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other licensing and permitting requirements imposed by any other federal, state, or city law or ordinance, including, by way of example, any applicable zoning or building permits.
(3) The issuance of any license pursuant to this section does not create an exception, defense, or immunity to any person in regard to any potential criminal liability the person may have for the production, distribution, or possession of cannabis under federal law.
(4) Licenses may be allowed to be stacked for multiple uses per premise, subject to the city's determination that such uses are compatible together at that location, are consistent on a shared basis with all the provisions of the MRTMA, the MMFLA, and applicable Department rules, and each use is consistent with provisions of city ordinances. If those conditions are met, more than one different cannabis operations licensee may be located on one parcel, as permitted under this subarticle.
(Ord. 2023-06, passed 8-21-2023)