California City Municipal Code Art. 14 Application of Chapter; Other Legal Duties

(a) In addition to any regulations adopted by the City Council, the City Manager or his/her designee is authorized to establish any additional rules, regulations and standards governing the issuance, denial or renewal of cannabis business permits, the ongoing operation of cannabis businesses and the City's oversight, or concerning any other subject determined to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter, provided such regulations are approved by the City Council before they are implemented.

(b) Regulations shall be published on the City's website.

(c) Regulations promulgated by the City Manager shall become effective upon date of publication. Cannabis businesses shall be required to comply with all state and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to any rules, regulations or standards adopted by the City Manager or his designee.

( Ord. No. 18-766, § 2, 8-28-2018 )

Cannabis Businesses are encouraged to establish a local association of Cannabis Businesses to at a minimum (1) communicate with the community in general and residents and other businesses closely adjacent to active Cannabis Businesses, (2) represent the Cannabis Businesses before the City Council and city staff, (4) seek for opportunities to support worthy individual and community needs, (5) create opportunities for the public to better understand the operations and contributions of the industry. The City Manager shall make city staff available to assist in establishing a Cannabis Business Association.

( Ord. No. 18-766, § 2, 8-28-2018 )

The amount of any fee, cost or charge imposed pursuant to this Chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City of California City that is recoverable via an authorized administrative process as set forth in the Municipal Code, or in any court of competent jurisdiction.

( Ord. No. 18-766, § 2, 8-28-2018 )

The person to whom a permit is issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be responsible for all violations of the laws of the State of California or of the regulations and/or the ordinances of the City of California City, whether committed by the permittee or any employee or agent of the permittee, which violations occur in or about the premises of the cannabis business whether or not said violations occur within the permit holder's presence.

( Ord. No. 18-766, § 2, 8-28-2018 )

(a) The City's Police Department, Fire Department, Code Enforcement and Building Department, and Finance Department are charged with enforcing the provisions of the California City Municipal Code, or any provision thereof, may enter the location of a cannabis business at any time during the hours of operation without notice, and inspect the location of any cannabis business as well as any recordings and records required to be maintained pursuant to this Chapter or under applicable provisions of State law.

(b) It is unlawful for any person having responsibility over the operation of a cannabis business, to impede, obstruct, interfere with, or otherwise not to allow, the City to conduct an inspection, review or copy records, recordings or other documents required to be maintained by a cannabis business under this Chapter or under state or local law. It is also unlawful for a person to conceal, destroy, deface, damage, or falsify any records, recordings or other documents required to be maintained by a cannabis business under this Chapter or under State or local law.

( Ord. No. 18-766, § 2, 8-28-2018 )

It is the stated intent of this Chapter to regulate cannabis activity in the City of California City concurrently with the State of California.

( Ord. No. 18-766, § 2, 8-28-2018 )