§ 6-218. Term of licenses; renewals.  


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  • (a)

    Any local license issued pursuant to this article V shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance. Any renewal of the license shall be governed by the standards and procedures set forth in the Colorado Retail Marijuana Code and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and the director shall administer license renewals in the same manner as the state licensing authority administers renewals of state licenses, subject to any additional restrictions on renewal as provided in this article V and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

    (b)

    If the licensee has received notice of violation of any law or regulations, including disciplinary action against any past or current retail or medical marijuana licenses, the application for renewal shall include a copy of the notice or disciplinary action.

    (c)

    Upon receipt of an application for renewal of any local license, the director may set a hearing in accordance with the requirements of section 6-219 if there is reasonable cause to believe that:

    (1)

    The licensee, or any of the agents, servants or employees of the licensee, have violated any ordinance of the city or any state law on the premises or have permitted such a violation on the premises by any other person; or

    (2)

    There are grounds for suspension, revocation or other licensing sanctions as provided in this article.

    (d)

    Except where the director has received a complete renewal application along with the requisite fees, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, distribute, transfer, transport, or otherwise remove marijuana or marijuana products from the premises of a licensed retail marijuana establishment after the expiration date recorded upon the face of any local license issued pursuant to this article V for that location.

    (e)

    [Reserved.]

    (f)

    All applications for renewal of any license shall include a community engagement plan as required in section 6-210.

(Ord. No. 448-13, § 2, 9-16-13; Ord. No. 912-15, § 12, 2-8-16; Ord. No. 291-16, § 15, 4-25-16)