(A) Renewal application. An application for renewal of a commercial cannabis permit shall be filed with the City Manager's office at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the current commercial cannabis permit.
(B) Payment of fees. At the time of filing the application for renewal, the applicant shall pay a fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council. Any applicant submitting an application less than 60 days before its expiration shall be required to pay a late renewal application fee, as established by resolution of the City Council.
(C) Application form. The application for renewal shall be submitted on a form issued or approved by the City Manager and shall contain all the information required for a new application for a commercial cannabis permit.
(D) Denial of renewal application. An application for renewal of a commercial cannabis permit may be denied if any of the following grounds exists:
(1) Any of the grounds for suspension or revocation under § 5.36.130.
(2) The commercial cannabis permit has been suspended or revoked at the time of the application for renewal.
(3) The commercial cannabis business has not been in regular and continuous operation in the four months prior to the renewal application.
(4) The permittee fails to or is unable to renew its state license.
(5) The permittee has made a false, misleading or fraudulent statement or omission of fact as to any information provided to city pursuant to this chapter.
(E) City Manager authority. The City Manager is authorized to make all decisions concerning the renewal of a commercial cannabis permit. In making the decision, the City Manager is authorized to impose additional conditions on the commercial cannabis permit if it is determined to be necessary to ensure compliance with state or local laws and regulations or to preserve the public health, safety or welfare.
(F) Service of decision on permittee. The City Manager shall, either personally or by first class mail addressed to the address listed on the renewal application, serve the permittee with dated written notice of the City Manager's decision to approve or deny the renewal, and the right of the permittee to appeal the decision pursuant to Chapter 1.09 of this code.
(G) Validity of permit pending City Manager decision. If a permittee submits the required renewal application, but a written approval from the city has not been received prior to the expiration of the commercial cannabis permit, such permit shall be deemed conditionally renewed until service of the City Manager's written decision on the renewal application.
(H) Appeal right. The City Manager's decision on a renewal application may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 1.09 of this code.
(I) Effect of denial. If a renewal application is denied, the commercial cannabis permit shall no longer be effective and all related commercial cannabis activity must cease on or prior to the expiration date of the original commercial cannabis permit. A person denied a renewal of a commercial cannabis permit may file a new application pursuant to this chapter no sooner than one year from the date of the denial.
(Ord. 3321 § 3, 2020)