REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 06/21/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Legal and Risk Management Department
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION AMENDING SECTION VI(A)(2) AND ADDING SECTION VI(A)(4) TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PERMITTING COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to adopt Resolution No. 2023-054 which amends Section VI(A)(2) and adds Section VI(A)(4) to the Rules and Regs for permitting commercial cannabis businesses. Resolution No. 2021-022, which established the rules and regulations for permitting commercial cannabis businesses pursuant to Corona Municipal Code Chapter 5.36, requires commercial cannabis permit applicants to obtain a City business license within 5 business days of the date the applicant obtains all required State licenses and authorizes the City Manager to extend this deadline by 5 days. City staff has discovered that this 5-day deadline is not consistent with the process and timeline for obtaining a City business license because an applicant is required to disclose their intended date for commencement of operations in order to obtain a business license and an applicant will not typically have this information within 5 days of obtaining all State licenses. City staff is recommending updates to the rules and regulations to require that an applicant obtain a City business license within the same time period that the applicant is required to obtain all building, fire and occupancy permits and to authorize the City Manager to extend the deadlines set forth in Section VI(A) for an additional period of time, provided that the applicant has proceeded with due diligence to meet such deadlines and any delays are beyond the applicant's reasonable control.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-054 amending Section VI(A)(2) and adding Section VI(A)(4) to the Rules and Regs for permitting commercial ...
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