(A) A license issued under this chapter may be revoked after an administrative hearing at which the Village Council, by majority vote of the members present, determines that any grounds for revocation under this chapter exist. Notice of the time and place of the hearing and the grounds for revocation must be given to the holder of the license at least five days prior to the date of the hearing, by first class mail to the address given on the license application; a licensee whose license is the subject of such hearing may present evidence and/or call witnesses at the hearing.
(B) A license applied for or issued under this chapter may be denied or revoked on any of the following basis:
(1) Violation of this chapter;
(2) Any conviction of or release from incarceration for a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States within the past five years by the applicant or any stakeholder of the applicant as measured from the date of the application or the date of becoming a stakeholder, whichever occurs later, or while licensed under this chapter; or any conviction of a substance-related felony by the applicant or any stakeholder of the applicant ever or while licensed under this chapter;
(3) Commission of fraud or misrepresentation or the making of a false statement by the applicant or any stakeholder of the applicant while engaging in any activity for which this chapter requires a license;
(4) Sufficient evidence that the applicant(s) lack, or have failed to demonstrate, the requisite professionalism and/or business experience required to assure strict adherence to this chapter and the rules and regulations governing the Act and the State of Michigan;
(5) The marihuana establishment is determined by the village to have become a public nuisance;
(6) The State of Michigan Licensing Board has denied, revoked or suspended the applicant’s state license.
(Ord. 468, passed 2-8-2022)