(A) Regulatory permit. The City Council may suspend or revoke the regulatory permit of a commercial cannabis operation when any of the following occur:
(1) The cannabis operation is conducted in violation of any provision of this chapter, state law, or any other applicable state law;
(2) The cannabis operation is conducted in such a manner as to create a public or private nuisance;
(3) A failure to pay the regulatory fee or revenue raising fee required by this section;
(4) A failure to take reasonable measures to control patron conduct, where applicable, resulting in disturbances, vandalism, or crowd control problems occurring inside of or outside the premises, traffic control problems, or obstruction of the operation of another business;
(5) A failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the regulatory permit;
(6) Any act which would be considered grounds for denial of the regulatory permit in the first instance.
(B) Employee permit. The Chief of Police may suspend or revoke an employee permit when the permittee or the employee has committed any one or more of the following acts:
(1) Any act which would be considered a ground for denial of the permit in the first instance;
(2) Violates any provision of this chapter, state law, or any other applicable law relating to the cannabis operation;
(3) Violates or fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the employee permit.
(C) Procedures for revoking regulatory permits. For regulatory permits, the procedures and timelines for revoking a permit shall be the same as stated in § 10.116.100 of this code, except that all matters shall be heard by the City Council in the first instance, and there shall be no further appeal following the City Council's decision.
(D) Procedures for revoking employee permits. Prior to suspension or revocation of an employee permit, the Chief of Police shall conduct a hearing. Written notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be served upon the permittee at least five calendar days prior to the date set for such hearing. The notice shall contain a brief statement of the grounds to be relied upon for revoking or suspending the permit. Notice may be given either by personal delivery or by certified United States mail, postage prepaid. Any permittee aggrieved by the decision of the Chief of Police in suspending or revoking an employee permit shall have no appeal rights and the Chief of Police decision shall be final, subject to judicial review as set forth in this section.
(E) Immediate suspension. The Chief of Police may immediately suspend or revoke a regulatory permit and an employee permit without notice or a hearing, subject to the appeal rights set forth herein, under either of the following circumstances:
(1) The business owner or operator is convicted of a public offense in any court for the violation of any law which relates to the cannabis operation, or in the case of an employee permit, the employee is convicted of a public offense in any court for the violation of any law which relates to the permit.
(2) The Chief of Police determines that immediate suspension is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the community. The Chief of Police shall articulate the grounds for the immediate suspension in writing and the suspension shall only be for as long as necessary to address the circumstances which led to the immediate suspension.
(1995 Code, § 5.96.110) (Ord. 19-12, passed 4-21-2020; Ord. 17-11, passed 12-19-2017; Ord. 15-13, passed 1-19-2016; Ord. 05-1998, passed - -2005)