(A) Prior to issuance of a cannabis business permit, a cannabis business must meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Right to occupy and to use property. As a condition precedent to the county's issuance of a cannabis business permit pursuant to this chapter, any person intending to open and to operate a cannabis business shall provide sufficient evidence of the legal right to occupy and to use the proposed location. In the event the proposed location will be leased from the property owner, the applicant shall be required to provide a signed and notarized statement from the owner of the property, acknowledging that the property owner has read this chapter and consents to the operation of the cannabis business on the owner's property.
(2) Location and design of cannabis businesses. Cannabis businesses permitted to engage in cultivation, distribution, manufacturing, microbusiness (non-retail), and testing laboratories, for cannabis goods are subject to the zoning and locational requirements set forth in Chapter 19.43
of this code.
(B) Prior to commencing operations, notwithstanding the issuance of a cannabis business permit, a permittee must meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Obtain a state license and as set forth in § 7.02.050.
(2) Certification from the Resource Management Agency Director. Obtain a certification from the Resource Management Director or his/her designee(s) certifying that the cannabis business is located on a site that meets all of the requirements of division (A)(2) and Titles 19 and 25 of this code.
(3) Compliance with Chapter 19.43.
(4) The permittee shall cooperate with the county whenever the Administrative Officer or his/her designee(s) makes a request, with or without prior notice, to inspect or audit the effectiveness of any security plan or of any other requirement of this chapter.
(5) A permittee shall notify the Administrative Officer or his/her designee(s) within 24 hours after discovering any of the following:
(a) Significant discrepancies identified during inventory. The level of significance shall be determined by the regulations promulgated by the Administrative Officer or his/her designee(s);
(b) Diversion, theft, loss, or any criminal activity involving the cannabis business or any agent or employee of the cannabis business;
(c) The loss or unauthorized alteration of records related to cannabis, customers, or employees or agents of the cannabis business; or
(d) Any other breach of security.
(6) Compliance with the foregoing requirements shall be verified by the Administrative Officer or his/her designee prior to permittee commencing operations. The Administrative Officer or his/her designee may supplement the security requirements set forth in Chapter 19.43 once operations begin, subject to the Administrative Officer's review, if requested by the owner.
(7) The Administrative Officer or his/her designee may supplement the operational requirements set forth in Chapter 19.43 or regulations promulgated by the Board of Supervisors as are necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. Such operating requirements include, but are not limited, to:
(a) Compliance with laws. Compliance with all state and local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the requirements of this chapter and of the cannabis business permit; and
(b) Age. No person under the age of 21 years old shall operate a cannabis business, or be issued a permit for any commercial cannabis activity of any kind.
(Ord. 974, § 1, 2018)