a.Suspension, revocation, or expiration of a DCC license shall immediately suspend the ability of that cannabis business to operate within the City and shall serve to suspend the cannabis business permit. Should the DCC license remain suspended or expired for one hundred twenty (120) days or longer, the cannabis permit shall expire and be of no further force and effect. Should the DCC revoke or terminate the license of a cannabis business for cause, such revocation or termination shall also serve to revoke or terminate the City-issued cannabis business permit and the ability of the permittee, including any owner or manager thereof, to operate any cannabis business within the City for a period of five (5) years from the date of such revocation or termination. If the DCC reinstates or reissues the license within one hundred twenty (120) days of the DCC suspension or expiration, the cannabis business may seek reinstatement of its City permit if the business can demonstrate that the grounds for suspension or revocation of the license by the DCC no longer exist or that the underlying deficiency has otherwise been cured. Any cannabis business permittee shall inform the City Manager of any suspension or revocation of a state license within two (2) days.

b.A permittee shall have no right to appeal the suspension or revocation of a cannabis business permit that is based on the status of their state license; provided, however, an owner or manager thereof may appeal the term of their prohibition from operating another cannabis business in the City. Such appeal shall be based on the hearing procedures set forth in Section 7-7.17. The burden shall always be on the appellant to show good cause why the term of the prohibition should be less than five (5) years. (Ord. 3674 § 11, 2023)