The grounds for denial of a regulatory permit shall be one or more of the following:
(A) The business or conduct of the business at a particular location is prohibited by any local or state law, statute, rule or regulation.
(B) The business owner or operator has been issued a local or state permit related to cannabis operations at any other location in California, or another state, and that permit was suspended or revoked, or the business owner or operator has had disciplinary action relating to the permit.
(C) The business owner or operator has knowingly made a false statement of material fact or has knowingly omitted to state a material fact in the application.
(D) Consistent with state law or other applicable state law, the business owner or operator, or any responsible person has:
(1) Been convicted of a serious or violent offense as listed under Cal. Penal Code §§ 667.5 and 1192.7(c);
(2) Been convicted of any of the offenses listed in Cal. Business and Professions Code § 19323;
(3) Been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude as defined under state law (generally crimes relating to theft and dishonesty) within the five years preceding the date of the application;
(4) Been convicted of a felony involving the illegal use, possession, transportation, distribution or similar activities related to controlled substances, as defined in the Federal Controlled Substances Act, unless the individual has received a certificate of rehabilitation as defined in the act; or
(5) Engaged in misconduct related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a permittee, such as lying on an application, falsifying legal documents, or anything that would otherwise ban the permittee from obtaining a state license under state law.
(E) Consistent with state law or other applicable state law, the business owner or operator has engaged in unlawful, fraudulent, unfair, or deceptive business acts or practices.
(F) The business owner or operator is under 21 years of age, or any older other age set by the state.
(G) The cannabis operation does not comply with the zoning ordinance standards of the City of Tulare or the development standards set forth in this title.
(H) The required annual business license fee, annual regulatory fee or revenue raising fee has not been paid.
(I) The number of regulatory permits authorized by this chapter has been reached.
(1995 Code, § 5.96.090) (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)