§ 17.84.030. Development agreement or conditional use permit required.

A.

The city may authorize a total of four retail cannabis businesses to operate in the city of Coachella. No more than one retail cannabis business may operate in Sub-Zone #2 (as described in Chapter 17.47), subject to a development agreement. If applications are submitted for a greater number of conditional use permits than are permitted by this section, selection among the applicants shall be made by a process, and subject to criteria, established by city council resolution. Conditional use permits for all other commercial cannabis businesses shall be issued in accordance with the zoning separation requirements in this chapter and Chapter 17.47.

B.

Prior to initiating operations and as a continuing requisite to operating a retail cannabis business, including a retailer or microbusiness, the owner of the proposed retail cannabis business shall obtain (i) either an executed development agreement or a valid conditional use permit from the city as required by this code, (ii) a regulatory permit from the city manager and shall pay application fees as established by resolution adopted by the city council as amended from time to time, and (iii) a state license for each commercial cannabis activity use authorized under development agreement or conditional use permit. Unless otherwise stated in this section, the provisions found in Chapter 17.74 Conditional Uses shall apply.

C.

Changes in state license type, business owner, or operation will require an amendment to the approved conditional use permit.

D.

A retailer with a physical address outside of the city that wishes to deliver cannabis or cannabis products to a customer in the city is not required to obtain a conditional use permit under this chapter, but is required to obtain a city business license.

E.

This chapter does not apply to the individual possession of cannabis for personal adult use, as allowed by state law. Personal possession and use of cannabis in compliance with state law are permitted in the city of Coachella.

(Ord. No. 1114, § 2, 2-14-18)