The City Clerk shall issue a permit to the applicant unless the Clerk finds reason for denial including that the applicant’s permit has previously been revoked. The permit shall be for no more than one year in term. The standards for denial of the application by the City Clerk are as follows:
(A) The application is not completely filled out as required by § 124.05.
(B) The applicant’s computerized criminal history (CCH) shows a conviction or convictions for activities that pose a threat or a danger to the residents of the city should a permit be granted. By way of example, but not exclusively, such convictions would include reckless driving, drunk driving, disturbing the peace, assault and battery or simple assault, domestic violence, stalking, theft, dishonesty or deception, fraud, obstruction of justice, disorderly person, trespassing, window peeping, criminal sexual conduct, felonious assault, murder, assault with intent to commit any other crime, breaking and entering and/or any other violation of the Criminal Code of the State of Michigan, United States Code and/or local ordinances pertaining to criminal conduct.
(C) The product or services being offered violate any provision of federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations.
(D) Verification of any of the information required by § 124.05 shows the information provided by the applicant to be fraudulent, a misrepresentation, or a false statement.
(E) An investigation through the City Police Department or any other law enforcement agency shows a pattern and history of conduct which would justify a revocation of the applicant’s permit under § 124.11.
(F) The applicant or any of the proposed employees of the applicant have a history of business license/permit violations, revocations, or a history of ordinance violations regardless of whether they have resulted in conviction.
(G) Failure to pay the nonrefundable application fee.
(H) No permit shall be issued to any applicant until such applicant shall have obtained the age of 18 years.
(I) Any other competent, material and substantial evidence indicating the applicant or any of the applicant’s proposed employees pose an apparent danger to the health, safety and welfare of the people of the city and/or the activity proposed to be permitted constitutes an apparent danger to the health, safety and welfare of the people of the city.
(J) The site upon which medical marijuana assessments/certifications or primary caregiver growing of marijuana activity is conducted does not comply with the requirements of this chapter and other applicable city ordinances, including but not limited to, all zoning ordinance requirements and applicable state laws.
(Ord. 10-010, passed 10-26-09; Am. Ord. 20-008, passed 12-21-20; Am. Ord. 24-009, passed 10-28-24)