(A) Submission of application for conditional authorization. If the City Council directs the City Clerk to accept applications for conditional authorization to operate a marihuana establishment(s) within the city, the City Council or the City Clerk shall establish a time period during which applications may be submitted. Only applications timely submitted within the required time period, which are complete and for which all required fees have been paid, will be considered by the City Council for conditional authorization.
(B) Required application materials. A separate application for each license/conditional authorization being applied for is required even if the applicant is the same. An application is not considered complete until and unless all the following are received by the City Clerk:
(1) A nonrefundable application fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council.
(2) An advance of the full annual administrative fee applicable for each license/authorization type requested.
(3) A photocopy of a valid, unexpired driver's license or state issued identification card for all owners, directors, stakeholders, and officers of the proposed establishment.
(4) A signed application on a form approved by the City Clerk which must include all the following information and documents:
(a) If the applicant is an individual, the applicant's name; date of birth; Social Security number; physical address, including residential and any business address; copy of government-issued photo identification; email address; one or more phone numbers, including emergency contact information;
(b) If the applicant is not an individual, the names; dates of birth; physical addresses, including residential and any business address; copy of government-issued photo identifications; email address; and one or more phone numbers of each stakeholder of the applicant, including designation of the highest ranking representative as an emergency contact person; contact information for the emergency contact person; articles of incorporation or organization; assumed name registration; Internal Revenue Service EIN confirmation letter; copy of the operating agreement of the applicant, if a limited liability company; copy of the partnership agreement, if a partnership; names and addresses of the beneficiaries, if a trust, or a copy of the bylaws or shareholder agreement, if a corporation;
(c) The name, address, tax identification number, and current zoning designations of the location for the proposed marihuana establishment;
(d) The name and address of the current property owner of record of the location of the proposed marihuana establishment;
(e) If the current property owner is different than the applicant (e.g. where the applicant has a lease, option, land contract, or other future interest in the property), the property owner's signature is required in addition to the applicants. In such case, the applicant must also submit a copy of the document giving it the right to use or option to purchase the subject property as a marihuana establishment;
1. An applicant may submit separate applications for multiple properties. However, only one application shall be submitted per property, unless the applications are for proposed co-located establishments;
(f) The proposed establishment type for which the application seeks conditional authorization and whether the same will be co-located with another establishment;
(g) A complete list of all marihuana related authorization, permits, and/or licenses held by the applicant;
(h) Written consent for the city to inspect the establishment, if conditional and/or final authorization is granted, at any time during normal business hours to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
(i) A location area map of the proposed marihuana establishment and surrounding area that identifies the relative locations and the distances (closest property line to the proposed marihuana establishment's building) to the closest real property comprising a public or private elementary, vocational or secondary school;
(j) A copy of all documents submitted by the applicant to LARA in connection with the application for a state operating license for a marihuana establishment under the MRTMA (including documents submitted for prequalification), if applicable;
(k) A copy of all documents submitted by the applicant to LARA in connection with the application for a state operating license for a marihuana establishment under the MMMFLA (including documents submitted for prequalification), if applicable;
(l) A copy of all documents issued by LARA indicating that the applicant has been prequalified for a state operating license under the MRTMA, if any;
(m) Any other information reasonably requested by the city relevant to the processing or consideration of the application.
(Ord. 209, passed 10-7-2020; Ord. 218, passed 4-4-2023)