5.61.160 - Change in location of commercial cannabis business.

No permittee shall change the location of the commercial cannabis business specified in the commercial cannabis permit or executed development agreement until any such change of location is ultimately approved by the city council by written amendment to an executed development agreement. Within ninety days of the effective date of this chapter, the city administrator shall adopt a process (to include any necessary forms and procedures) for the relocation of commercial cannabis businesses that includes the following: (1)

The permittee shall submit a change of location application to the city at least sixty calendar days prior to the proposed change.

(2)

The proposed location shall meet all the requirements under this code, including but not limited to this chapter and Title 19 of this code.

(3)

The proposed location shall be reviewed and evaluated using the same review criteria as used and relied upon under the initial application process.

(4)

The relocation of a permittee's commercial cannabis business shall be subject to the prior review and approval by the city council at a public meeting, pursuant to a proposed amendment to an executed development agreement.

(5)

No later than twenty-one days prior to the city council meeting, the permittee shall give notice of the proposed location for the relocation of any commercial cannabis business to all property owners and occupants located within five hundred feet of the proposed premises.

(Ord. No. 700, § 2, 9-4-2018)