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A. No Person shall consume Cannabis and/or Cannabis Products on the Premises of a Commercial Cannabis Business.

B. No Person shall cause or license the sale, dispensing, or consumption of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products on the Premises of a Commercial Cannabis Business.

C. No Cannabis or Cannabis Products shall be visible from the exterior of any Premises issued a City License, or on any of the vehicles owned or used as part of a Commercial Cannabis Business. No outdoor storage of Cannabis or Cannabis Products is permitted at any time.

D. Each Commercial Cannabis Business shall have in place a point-of-sale or management inventory tracking system to track and report on all aspects of the Commercial Cannabis Business including, but not limited to, such matters as Cannabis tracking, inventory data, gross sales (by weight and by sale) and other information which may be deemed necessary by the City. The Commercial Cannabis Business shall ensure that such information is compatible with the City’s record-keeping systems. In addition, the system must have the capability to produce historical transactional data for review. Furthermore, any system selected must be approved and authorized by the Finance Director prior to being used by the City Licensee.

E. All Cannabis and Cannabis Products sold, tested, distributed or manufactured shall be cultivated, manufactured, and transported by Commercial Cannabis Businesses that maintain Operations in full conformance with State Laws, State regulations, local laws, and local regulations.

F. All Commercial Cannabis Businesses shall have a Manager on the premises at all times during hours of Operation.

G. Each Commercial Cannabis Business shall provide the City Manager with the name, telephone number (both land line and mobile, if available) of an on-site Manager or Owner to whom emergency notice may be provided at any hour of the day.

H. Each Commercial Cannabis Business premises shall be visibly posted with a clear and legible notice indicating that smoking, ingesting, or otherwise consuming Cannabis on the Premises or in the areas adjacent to the Commercial Cannabis Business is prohibited.

I. Persons under the age of 21 years shall not be allowed and are not allowed on the Premises of a Commercial Cannabis Business, and shall not be allowed and are not allowed to serve as a driver for a Non-Storefront Retailer.

J. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any Person to employ an individual at a Commercial Cannabis Business who is not at least 21 years of age.

K. Odor Control. Odor control devices and techniques shall be incorporated in the Premises of all Commercial Cannabis Businesses to ensure that odors from Cannabis are not detectable off site. Commercial Cannabis Businesses shall provide a sufficient odor absorbing ventilation and exhaust system so that odor generated inside the Commercial Cannabis Business that is distinctive to its Operation is not detected outside of the Premises, anywhere on adjacent property or public rights-of-way, on or about the exterior or interior common area walkways, hallways, breezeways, foyers, lobby areas, or any other areas available for use by common tenants or the visiting public, or within any other unit located inside the same building as the Commercial Cannabis Business. As such, Commercial Cannabis Businesses must install and maintain the following equipment, or any other equipment which the Development Services Director determines is a more effective method or technology:

1. An exhaust air filtration system with odor control that prevents internal odors from being emitted externally;

2. An air system that creates negative air pressure between the Commercial Cannabis Business’s interior and exterior, so that the odors generated inside the Commercial Cannabis Business are not detectable on the outside of the Commercial Cannabis Business.

L. Safety, Security, and Operating Plans. Each Commercial Cannabis Business must comply with all requirements of the security plan approved by the Police Chief; with all safety requirements of the Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plan approved by the Fire Chief; and with all provisions of the operating plan approved by the Development Services Director.

M. Display of City License and City Business License. The original copy of the City License and the City Business License shall be posted inside the Premises of the Commercial Cannabis Business in a location readily visible to the public.

N. Employee Identification. Each and every employee of a City Licensee must, at all times when present on a Premises and while conducting a Delivery, wear an identification badge containing their photograph, age, the name of the City Licensee for whom they are employed, and, if the employee is a Manager, the employee’s job title.

O. Delaying or Lingering Prohibited. The City Licensee shall take reasonable steps to prevent individuals from delaying or lingering on the Premises without a lawful purpose.

P. Cannabis Use on Premises Prohibited. The City Licensee shall take reasonable steps to prevent the use and consumption of Cannabis or Cannabis Products on the Premises.

Q. Licenses and Other Approvals. Throughout the Operation of a Commercial Cannabis Business, the City Licensee must maintain all applicable planning, zoning, building, and other applicable licenses, permits, and approvals from the relevant City department or division that may be applicable to the zoning district in which the Commercial Cannabis Business Premises is located.

R. Persons with Disabilities. Nothing in this chapter exempts a Commercial Cannabis Business from complying with all applicable local, State and federal laws and regulations pertaining to Persons with disabilities.

S. Discrimination. No Commercial Cannabis Business may discriminate or exclude patrons in violation of local, State and federal laws and regulations.

T. Fees and Charges.

1. No Person may conduct Commercial Cannabis Activity without timely paying in full all fees and charges required associated with the Operation of a Commercial Cannabis Activity. Fees and charges associated with the Operation of a Commercial Cannabis Activity shall be established by resolution of the City Council which may be amended from time to time.

2. City Licensees authorized to Operate under this chapter shall pay all sales, use, business and other applicable taxes, and all license, registration, and other fees required under federal, State and local law. Each Commercial Cannabis Business shall cooperate with City with respect to any reasonable request to audit the Commercial Cannabis Business’s books and records for the purpose of verifying compliance with this section, including but not limited to a verification of the amount of taxes required to be paid during any period.

U. Training Requirements. City reserves the right to impose training requirements on Managers, employees, and others involved in the Operation of a Commercial Cannabis Business, with the specific requirements to be determined and implemented through regulations.

V. Temporary Events Prohibited. Cannabis temporary events, as described in California Business and Professions Code Section 26200 as presently adopted or further amended, are prohibited in the City at all times. (Ord. 3446 § 2, 2018; Ord. 3418 § 2, 2018).