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11/09/2020 Sec. 32.161. - COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT APPLICATION PROCEDURES: A. Any person seeking to obtain a cannabis business permit shall submit a written application to the City, signed under penalty of perjury, using the form approved by the City Manager for that purpose. The application shall be accompanied by a non- refundable application fee and, if applicable, delivery plan review fee established by resolution of the City Council, to defray the costs incurred by the City in the application process set forth in this Division. The City Manager shall adopt administrative regulations establishing the required materials for an application submittal. B. Delivery Centers and Indoor Nurseries. Cannabis business permits for delivery centers and indoor nurseries shall be approved where the Assistant City Manager or his or her designee confirms that the following criteria have been met: 1. The application is complete and provides all necessary and requested information. 2. The applicant and each owner of the cannabis business have authorized and completed fingerprinting and have authorized the use of their fingerprinting results to run a State and federal criminal background check. 3. The results of the criminal background checks establish that the applicant and each owner have not been convicted of an offense that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a cannabis business. The following offenses are substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a cannabis business: a. A violent felony conviction, as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 of the Penal Code. b. A serious felony conviction, as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 of the Penal Code. c. A felony conviction involving fraud, deceit, or embezzlement. d. A felony conviction for hiring, employing, or using a minor in transporting, carrying, selling, giving away, preparing for sale, or peddling, any controlled substance to a minor; or selling, offering to sell, furnishing, offering to furnish, administering, or giving any controlled substance to a minor. e. A felony conviction for drug trafficking with enhancements pursuant to Section 11370.4 or 11379.8 of the Health and Safety Code. f. Conviction for any controlled substance felony subsequent to licensure shall be grounds for revocation of a cannabis business permit or denial of a cannabis business permit renewal. g. Conviction for cultivation or production of a controlled substance on public or private lands pursuant to Section 12025 or 12025.1 of the Fish and Game Code. ATTY/ORD.525/CC ORD AMENDING MUNI CODE ART V CHAPT 32 DIV 7 ORDINANCE NO. 2490 REV: 10-07-2020 MI MUFF NO. 305 Page 8 of 23