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05/07/2018 <br />ATTY/ORD.464/RC MUNICIPAL CODE CANNABIS BUSNIESS REGULATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 2444 <br />REV: 04-27-18 MI MUFF NO. 305 <br />Page 7 of 23 <br />Sec. 32.160 City Manager Authority to Adopt Rules, Regulations, and Procedures <br />Governing Commercial Cannabis Activity <br />A. The City Manager is authorized and directed to promulgate any necessary <br />administrative rules, regulations and procedures necessary to implement the <br />requirements and fulfill the policies of this Division, including but not limited to: <br />1. Any necessary forms; <br />2. Regulations concerning applications for a cannabis business permit and <br />the application process; <br />3. Regulations implementing this Division’s requirements and policies <br />promoting the safe cultivation and sale of cannabis in the City. <br />B. Any rules, regulations, and procedures promulgated by the City Manager shall be <br />published on the City’s website, shall be effective upon the date of publication, <br />and shall have the same force and effect of law. <br />Sec. 32.161 Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Application Procedures <br />A. Any person seeking to obtain a cannabis business permit shall submit a written <br />application to the City, signed under penalty of perjury, using the form approved <br />by the City Manager for that purpose. The application shall be accompanied by a <br />non-refundable application fee and, if applicable, delivery plan review fee <br />established by resolution of the City Council, to defray the costs incurred by the <br />City in the application process set forth in this Division. The City Manager shall <br />adopt administrative regulations establishing the required materials for an <br />application submittal. <br />B. Cannabis business permits shall be approved where the Assistant City Manager <br />confirms that the following criteria have been met: <br />1. The application is complete and provides all necessary and requested <br />information. <br />2. The applicant and each owner, manager and employee of the cannabis <br />business have authorized and completed fingerprinting and have <br />authorized the use of their fingerprinting results to run a State and <br />nationwide criminal background check. <br />3. The results of the criminal background checks establish that the applicant, <br />owner(s), manager(s), and employee(s) have not been convicted of an <br />offense that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or <br />duties of a cannabis business. The following offenses are substantially <br />related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a cannabis business: <br />a. A violent felony conviction, as specified in subdivision (c) of Section <br />667.5 of the Penal Code. <br />b. A serious felony conviction, as specified in subdivision (c) of <br />Section 1192.7 of the Penal Code.