(a) Within five days of receipt of an application for a medical marijuana dispensary license, the City Manager shall notify the Building Official and the Police Chief of such application. In making such notification, the City Manager shall request that the Chief promptly investigate the information provided in the application and shall request that the Chief and Building Official promptly inspect the premises for which the medical marijuana dispensary license is sought in order to assess compliance with the regulations under their respective jurisdictions.
(b) The Chief and the Building Official shall begin their respective investigations and inspections promptly upon receipt of notice of an application from the City Manager. The Chief and Building Official shall provide the results of their investigations, including written certifications of whether the premises and applicants are in compliance with the laws and regulations under their respective jurisdictions, to the City Manager, in writing, within 60 days of receipt of notice of the application.
(c) The Building Official's inspection of the premises for which a medical marijuana dispensary license is sought shall include an investigation as to whether the premises are in compliance with the Ohio Basic Building Code, the Huron Zoning Code, the Huron Property Maintenance Code, and the provisions of this chapter related to physical characteristics of the premises.
(d) Within 90 days after receipt of a completed medical marijuana dispensary license application, the City Manager shall approve or deny the issuance of a license. The City Manager shall approve the issuance of a license to an applicant unless the requirement that the licensee correct all deficiencies specified within 120 days of the date the license is issued:
(1) The results of inspections of the premises by the Chief or the Building Official indicate that the premises are not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations under their respective jurisdictions, including the provisions of this chapter related to characteristics of the physical premises. This subsection shall not apply to premises that are in violation of any law or regulation that is identified or referenced in subsections (d)(1) through (d)(7) hereof.
(2) An applicant is overdue in payment to the City of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon him or her in relation to any business, which are not the subject of a pending appeal or other legal challenge.
(f) If the City Manager determines that no other grounds for denial of a license exist under subsection (d) hereof, the City Manager shall not delay approval of the application past the end of the 90-day period provided in this section solely because the Chief has not provided the City Manager with the results of his inspection of the premises; the results of the Building Official's inspection of the premises are not available; or the Chief has not completed his investigation of the criminal background of the applicant(s). If after approving the issuance of a license, the City Manager receives information from his investigation which he determines constitutes grounds for denial of a license under subsection (d) hereof, then the medical marijuana dispensary license issued pursuant to this subsection (f) hereof shall be immediately revoked. If after approving the issuance of a license, the City Manager receives information concerning the results of inspections of the premises by the Chief, or the Building Official's inspection, which the City Manager determines constitutes grounds for the issuance of a license subject to a requirement to correct deficiencies under subsection (e) hereof, then a requirement shall be added to the terms of the medical marijuana dispensary licenses issued pursuant to this subsection (f) hereof to correct all deficiencies noted within 120 days of the date such requirement is added.
(g) A medical marijuana dispensary license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration date, and the address of the licensed medical marijuana dispensary. All medical marijuana dispensary licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the business so that they may be easily read at any time.
(h) The City Manager shall advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for any license denial.
(Ord. 2018-16. Passed 6-26-18.)