This section is intended to create a maximum number and types of cannabis businesses that may be issued permits to operate in the city.
(A) The following cannabis license types are authorized to operate in the City of Indio.
(1) Cannabis storefront retailer.
(2) Cannabis non-storefront retailer.
(B) Cannabis license types not identified in division (A) of this section are prohibited from obtaining a cannabis business permit in the City of Indio.
(C) The number of each type of cannabis business that shall be permitted to operate in the city shall be established by resolution by the City Council.
(D) Notwithstanding division (C) of this section, the total number of allowable cannabis storefront retail permits established by City Council resolution shall be no more than one permit for every 15,000 residents in the City of Indio, and no less than one permit for every 25,000 residents in the City of Indio. The population of the City of Indio shall be based on the official census population estimate, as periodically updated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.
(E) Each year following the city's initial award of permits, if any, or at any time in the City Council's discretion, the City Council may reassess the number of cannabis business permits which are authorized for issuance and make any changes by resolution.
(F) The City Council, at its sole discretion, may determine that the number and/or types of cannabis business permits should remain the same or be modified.
(Ord. 1780, passed 6-1-22)