5.19.240 Renewal of City license.
A. An application for renewal of a City License shall be filed with the City Manager’s office at least 60 calendar days prior to the expiration date of the current City License.
B. Any City Licensee submitting an application less than 60 days before its expiration shall be required to pay a late renewal application fee, as established by resolution of the City Council. Any renewal application filed less than 30 business days before its expiration may be rejected by the City on that basis alone.
C. The renewal application shall be submitted on a form issued or approved by the City.
D. The Applicant shall pay a fee in an amount to be set by the City Council to cover the costs incurred by the City to administer the program created under this Chapter.
E. An application for renewal of a City License may be denied if any of the following grounds exists:
1. Any of the grounds for suspension or revocation under CVMC 5.19.260.
2. The City License has been suspended or revoked at the time of the application.
3. The Commercial Cannabis Business has not been in regular and continuous operation in the four months prior to the renewal application.
4. The City Licensee fails to or is unable to renew its State License.
5. The City Licensee has made a false, misleading or fraudulent statement or omission of fact as to any information provided to City pursuant to this Chapter.
F. The City Manager is authorized to make all decisions concerning the issuance of a renewal license. In making the decision, the City Manager is authorized to impose additional conditions on a renewal license, if it is determined to be necessary to ensure compliance with State or local laws and regulations or to preserve the public health, safety or welfare.
G. The City Manager shall serve the City Licensee, either Personally or by first class mail addressed to the address listed on the renewal application, with dated written notice of the City Manager’s decision to approve or deny the renewal, and the right of the City Licensee to seek judicial review of the City Manager’s decision.
H. If a City Licensee submits the required renewal application, but a written approval from the City has not been received prior to the expiration of the subject City License, such license shall be deemed conditionally renewed until service of the City Manager’s written renewal decision.
I. If a renewal application is denied, the City License shall no longer be effective and all related Commercial Cannabis Activity must cease immediately. A Person denied a renewal may file a new application pursuant to this Chapter no sooner than one year from the date of the rejection. (Ord. 3418 § 2, 2018).