(Added by Ord. No. 185,343, Eff. 12/19/17.)
(a) All records shall be renewed annually, including Temporary Approvals, Annual Licenses, Annual Licenses with Operating Permits, and records with a status of Local Compliance Underway. If a record is not timely renewed, it shall expire after 11:59 p.m. on December 31 for the year issued. To renew any record, an Applicant or Licensee shall submit a renewal application, and pay the applicable renewal fee pursuant to Section 104.19, no earlier than 120 days before the expiration of the record, and no later than 60 days before the expiration of the record. Failure to receive a notice for renewal from DCR does not relieve a Licensee or Applicant of the obligation to renew. In the event that a License or Operating Permit is not renewed prior to the expiration date, the Licensee shall cease all Commercial Cannabis Activity until such time that the Licensee is issued a new License or Operating Permit from DCR and a State License. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,879, Eff. 6/2/23.)
1. Notwithstanding the deadlines in Subsection (a), after January 1, 2021, Licensees may submit a late renewal application and/or make a late renewal fee payment between November 3rd and December 31st before the expiration date of a License or Temporary Approval. Late renewal applications and/or late renewal fees submitted between November 3rd and December 31st shall be subject to the Expedited Services Fees (Time and a Half Rate), provided in Section 104.19(h), which shall be due by December 31st.
2. Notwithstanding the deadlines in Subsection (a), after January 1, 2021, Licensees may submit a late renewal application and/or make a late renewal fee payment between January 1st and the final day of February after the expiration date of a License or Temporary Approval. Late renewal applications and/or late renewal fees submitted between January 1st and the final day of February shall be subject to the Expedited Services Fees (Double Time Rate), provided in Section 104.19
(h), which shall be due by the final day of February. All commercial cannabis businesses with an expired License or Temporary Approval must cease unlicensed Commercial Cannabis Activity until a new License or Temporary Approval is issued. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,095, Eff. 7/1/21.)
3. One-Time Extension Due to COVID-19. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Mayor’s emergency orders relating to COVID-19, Licensees may submit a late 2019, 2020, and/or 2021 renewal application and/or make late renewal fee payments for 2019, 2020, and/or 2021 renewal applications on or before July 31, 2021. All renewal applications and/or renewal fees submitted pursuant to this one-time extension shall be subject to the Expedited Services Fees (Double Time Rate), set forth in Section 104.19
(h), which shall be due at the time of renewal fee payment. Expired licenses may be reinstated if all applicable renewal fees and/or Expedited Services Fees are timely paid. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,058, Eff. 7/4/21.)
(b) At the time a License renewal application is submitted to DCR, a Licensee must include the information, forms and documents required by the Rules and Regulations. As part of the renewal process, DCR may require modification to the Licensee’s security plan. Except for Tier 3 Licensees, Licensees subject to Section 104.20 shall also submit Equity Share documents in compliance with Section 104.20(a)(2). (Amended by Ord. No. 187,879, Eff. 6/2/23.)
(c) To renew a record, the Applicant or Licensee shall be in good standing with the requirements of this article and shall not be delinquent on any City tax, City fee, or fee payments previously deferred under Section 104.20(c)(4)(ii). For purposes of this subsection only, a Licensee who has entered into a payment plan with the City’s Office of Finance pursuant to LAMC Section 21.18
to pay all outstanding City-owed business taxes shall not be deemed delinquent on any City tax. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,879, Eff. 6/2/23.)
(d) Any Licensee who has ceased a Commercial Cannabis Activity at a Business Premises for a continuous period of 180 days shall not be authorized to renew its license unless authorized by DCR in accordance with the Rules and Regulations. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,703, Eff. 7/10/20.)
(e) DCR may cancel any License upon the request of the Licensee.
(f) A Licensee may file an administrative appeal of DCR’s decision to deny a renewal pursuant to Section 104.14 within 15 days of the date of DCR sent the denial letter by electronic mail. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,879, Eff. 6/2/23.)