(A) Any person, including but not limited to any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular in which any of the following actions or notices have been issued in non- compliance, shall be prohibited from holding a cannabis commercial license or employee work permit in the City of Placerville. In addition, the following shall be grounds for denial of a local license or employee work permit:
1. The applicant has been denied a license or has had a license suspended or revoked by any city, county, city and county or any other State cannabis licensing authority;
2. The applicant was notified that they were conducting commercial cannabis activity in non-compliance with this chapter or other City of Placerville ordinances, codes and requirements and the applicant failed to discontinue operations in a timely manner;
3. Evidence that the applicant was in non-compliance of properly paying Federal, State or local taxes and/or fees when notified by the appropriate agencies;
4. As of October 25, 2018, applicant was conducting commercial cannabis activity in the City of Placerville in violation of local or State law.
5. No person shall be issued a commercial cannabis permit to operate who enters into an agreement to lease, sublease or any other agreement, regardless of whether it is verbally or in writing to any terms of use of the premises from a property owner, commercial broker or any third party, that is in violation of this section unless that property is leased at fair market value and such lease, sublease or agreement does not have any terms or conditions for the cannabis permit licensee to pay the property owner, commercial broker, or any third party a percentage of gross receipts, royalties, equity, or other unreasonable compensation as determined by the City. In addition, all leases, subleases, or other agreements must be based on a monthly rate. (Ord. 1694, 10-9-2018)