A. No permittee may operate at a location different from the location approved and specified in the Commercial Cannabis Permit and entitlements (e.g., use permit) until such change of location is approved and a new Commercial Cannabis Permit or land use entitlement is issued for that location. Operating at a location different from the location approved and specified in the Commercial Cannabis Permit and entitlements in violation of this section shall be grounds for revocation of the permit.
B. For commercial cannabis permits where entitlements are issued by the City Council or Planning Commission, no permittee shall change the location of the commercial cannabis business specified in the Commercial Cannabis Permit and entitlements until any such change of location is approved by the approving body and such decision becomes final.
C. For all other Commercial Cannabis Permit, no permittee shall change the location of the commercial cannabis business specified in the Commercial Cannabis Permit and entitlements until any such change of location is approved by the City Manager. Prior to such decision, City Manager shall consult with the Police, Fire, Community Development and Public Works Departments.
D. The change of location of a commercial cannabis businesses shall meet all the requirements under this chapter, including but not limited to:
1. The permittee shall submit a change of location application to the City at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the proposed change. Additional time may be necessary for processing by the City based on land use entitlements and staff workload.
2. The proposed location shall meet all the requirements under this Code, including but not limited to this chapter and the Chico Zoning Ordinance.
3. The proposed location may be reviewed and evaluated using the same review criteria as used and relied upon under the initial application process.
4. For relocation of a permittee’s commercial cannabis business issued by the City Council, such relocation application shall be subject to the prior review and approval by the Planning Commission and/or City Council at a public meeting, as appropriate for amending the applicable entitlements.
5. No later than twenty-one (21) days prior to any public meeting required under this section, the permittee shall give notice to all property owners and occupants located within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed premises of the proposed relocation of any commercial cannabis business.
(Ord. 2552 §1, Ord. 2589 §2)