Chapter 19.07
RANKING AND ALLOCATION PROCEDURE AND CRITERIA

Sections:

19.07.010    Ranking and allocation procedure and criteria.

19.07.010 Ranking and allocation procedure and criteria.

In the event that multiple applications are submitted for any cannabis activity that is restricted in number, the city manager or designee shall use the following criteria for recommending to the city council which applicant shall receive approval to operate:

A. Businesses seeking a license to operate a dispensary or cultivation operation must submit the following for evaluation:

1. Business Plan. Applicants shall submit a business plan to the city that outlines an operational and financial plan. The business plan should include the names and resumes of key staff, operations plan, financial plan, sales projections and market study. Applicants are encouraged to provide a specific, written plan for how their operation will benefit the community.

2. Security Plan. All applicants shall submit a security plan outlining how the business expects to address security issues at their location.

3. Community Benefit Plan. The applicant shall submit a community benefit plan demonstrating steps to be taken by the business to ensure that the business represents a positive force in the community. These steps shall be in addition to required measures (such as the payment of taxes), and shall represent actions which will directly benefit the community by providing funds, sponsoring programs/nonprofits, guaranteeing a living wage, prioritizing the hiring of Seaside residents, and/or other measures which would have a direct, positive impact on the city’s residents.

4. Property Owner Approval. Applicants shall submit proof of approval of the owner of the real property together with a use permit indicating the use is appropriate at this property, and a cannabis development/operating agreement applicable where the proposed dispensary will be located if approved. Applicants are not required to have a signed lease, but a letter from the property owner indicating that:

a. The property owner is aware of and approves the use being proposed.

b. The property owner will lease the property to the cannabis business owner for the related use upon approval of application.

c. The property owner understands that conditional use permits for cannabis activities may be revoked if the conditions attached to the permit are violated; additionally, a required development/operating agreement that sets forth conditions of operation does not run with the land and can be required to be renewed annually.

5. Live Scan. All principal employees of any cannabis-related use must submit fingerprints for a background investigation through Live Scan and submit the results with their application. (Ord. 2029 § 2 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2002 § 3 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1047 § 2, 2018; Ord. 1043, 2017)