ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Renewal of Retail Marijuana Store License; Coastal Cannabis Company
SUBMITTED BY: Sheri Pierce, MMC, City Clerk
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: NA
Unencumbered Balance: NA
Funding Source: NA
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
AMCO has received a complete renewal application and/or endorsement renewal application for a marijuana establishment within our jurisdiction. Notice is required under 3 AAC 306.035(c)(2).
To protest the approval of this application pursuant to 3 AAC 306.060, the city must furnish the director and the applicant with a clear and concise written statement of reasons for the protest within 60 days of the date of this notice and provide AMCO proof of service of the protest upon the applicant.
3 AAC 306.060 states that the board will uphold a local government protest and deny an application for a marijuana establishment license unless the board finds that a protest by a local government is arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable. If the protest is a “conditional protest” as defined in 3 AAC 306.060(d)(2) and the application otherwise meets all the criteria set forth by the regulations, the Marijuana Control Board may approve the license renewal, but require the applicant to show to the board’s satisfaction that the requirements of the local government have been met before the director issues the license.
At the May 15, 2017, Marijuana Control Board meeting, the board delegated to AMCO Director the authority to approve renewal applications with no protests, objections, or notices of violation. However, if a timely protest or objection is filed for this application, or if any notices of violation have been issued for this license, the board will consider the application. In those situations, a temporary license will be issued pending board consideration.