A. An application for renewal of a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit shall be filed with the Permit Administrator's office at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the expiration date of the current permit, on a form designated by the City.
B. Any permittee submitting an application less than sixty (60) days before the expiration of a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit shall be required to pay a late renewal application fee, as established by resolution of the City Council. Any renewal application filed less than thirty (30) days before the expiration of a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit may be rejected by the City on that basis alone.
C. The permittee shall include on the renewal application any information that has changed since the filing of the initial application or prior year's renewal application, as applicable.
D. The permittee shall pay a fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council to cover the costs of processing the renewal application, together with any costs incurred by the City to administer the permit scheme created under this Chapter.
E. An application for renewal of a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit may be denied if any of the following exists:
2. The Commercial Cannabis Business Permit is suspended or revoked at the time of the application.
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 or is unable to renew its State of California license.
5. The permittee has made a false, misleading or fraudulent statement or omission of fact in the renewal application.
F. The Permit Administrator is authorized to make all decisions concerning the renewal of a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit, except for renewal of a storefront retail Commercial Cannabis Business Permit, which decisions shall be made by the City Manager. When making the decision on a renewal application, additional conditions to the renewal of a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit may be imposed, 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.
G. Permittees will be notified in writing of the decision to deny a renewal application. Appeals from a denial of a renewal application shall be handled pursuant to § 11.17.140.
H. If an application for renewal of a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit is denied, a person may file a new application pursuant to this Chapter no sooner than one year from the date of the denial.
(Ord. No. 17-018 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 2017-020 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 2018-007 § 2 (part))