(A) Registration of marijuana establishments with the city is required in order to ensure compliance with this chapter, MRTRA, and the rules set forth by LARA.
(B) (1) Registration will be required after a special land use permit has been reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved, and all appeals, if any, have been exhausted.
(2) A copy of the proposed marijuana establishment plan must be included in a special land use permit application.
(C) (1) The cost of registration shall be no more than $5,000 and will be set by the City Council at an amount that will not be unreasonably impracticable and shall be established by the City Council and placed on the fee schedule.
(2) Any such fees may be adjusted from time to time as the City Council deems fit by way of resolution.
(D) The city will begin to accept registration applications on January 1, 2020.
(E) Upon denial or revocation of a state license for a marijuana establishment which has been issued a license under these regulations, the local registration shall immediately be revoked.
(F) If a state license is suspended or revoked, the licensee shall immediately cease operation of the marijuana establishment within the city until the state license is reinstated during the term of a valid local registration.
(G) (1) Municipal registration is non-transferable and will be active for two years from the date of approval, and must be renewed no more than 90 days prior to expiration.
(2) All license renewal applications must be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
(H) The city shall create a selection process if multiple establishments apply for a limited number of registrations.
(I) (1) Registrations for microbusiness and provisioning centers are limited by population. Registration for microbusinesses and provisioning centers are each limited to one per every 2,500 city residents (e.g., zero-2,500 residents=one registration available; 2,501-5,000 residents=two registrations available; 5,001-7,500 residents=three registrations available; and the like).
(2) Grower, transport, processing facility, and safety compliance registrations are not subject to this population limitation.
(Ord. passed 11-14-2019)