Sec. 7.127. - Employee permits.

(a)

No person shall be employed by a cannabis facility without a valid cannabis facility employee permit issued by the city to such person. A cannabis facility shall promptly supplement the information provided as part of its application pursuant to section 7.120 with the names of all employees within thirty (30) days of any change in the information originally submitted.

(b)

The city manager, or designee, shall grant, deny and renew cannabis facility employee permits. The application for a permit shall be made on a form provided by the city manager, or his or her designee. An original and two (2) copies of the completed and sworn permit application shall be filed with the city manager. The completed application shall contain the following information and be accompanied by the following documents:

(1)

The employee's legal name and any other names used by the employee.

(2)

The employee's age, date and place of birth.

(3)

The employee's present residence address and telephone number.

(4)

Whether the employee has been convicted of a criminal offense in the past ten (10) years as of the date of the application.

(5)

A photocopy of the employee's state issued driver's license or identification card and social security number.

(6)

Satisfactory written proof that the employee is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

(7)

The employee's fingerprints on a form provided by the Oceanside Police Department and a color photograph clearly showing the employee's face.

(8)

If the application is made for the purpose of renewing a license, the employee shall attach a copy of the license to be renewed.

(c)

The completed application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee as set by resolution of the city council.

(d)

Upon receipt of an application and payment of the application fees, the city manager or designee shall immediately stamp the application as received, issue a temporary license to the employee which shall be valid for fifteen (15) days unless earlier terminated by the denial of a cannabis facility employee permit, and promptly investigate the application.

(e)

If the city manager or designee determines that the employee has completed the application improperly or the application is otherwise incomplete, the city manager or designee shall notify the employee of such fact within ten (10) business days of the date of receipt of the application, including the reasons the application is not complete. The city manager or designee shall, in such event, grant the employee an extension of time of ten (10) days to complete the application properly. In addition, the employee may request an extension, not to exceed ten (10) days, of the time for the city manager or designee to act on the application. The time period for granting or denying a permit shall be stayed during the period in which the applicant is granted an extension.

(f)

Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the properly completed application, the city manager or designee shall grant or deny the application and so notify the employee. The city manager or designee shall grant the application and issue the permit unless the application is denied for one (1) or more of the following reasons:

(1)

The employee has made any false, misleading, or fraudulent statement in the application;

(2)

The employee is under twenty-one (21) years of age;

(3)

The employee is a gang member or associate as documented by applicable law enforcement agencies;

(4)

The cannabis facility employee permit is to be used for employment in a business prohibited by state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations;

(5)

Within the preceding ten (10) years, the employee has been convicted of any of the following:

a.

Possession of a controlled substance for sale pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11351.

b.

Sale of a controlled substance pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11352.

c.

Any violent crime, as defined by Penal Code section 667.5.

d.

Any crime considered a "strike" pursuant to Penal Code section 1192.7(c).

e.

Any felony offense or crime of moral turpitude as determined by applicable case law.

f.

Such other crimes or offenses as may be determined by the city council by resolution.

g.

The city manager or designee determines issuance of the license would impair the health, safety or welfare of the public, cause negative impacts to property values, cause odor created by cannabis plants to impact adjacent properties, impair the city's ability to prevent crime associated with cannabis, and/or impair the city's ability to ensure that cannabis grown, manufactured or sold remains secure and does not find its way to minors, or illicit markets.

(g)

The cannabis facility employee permit, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person to whom it is granted, and the expiration date. The licensee shall provide each person issued a cannabis facility employee permit with an identification card containing the employee's name, address, photograph, and permit number. Both the permit and identification card shall be available for inspection at all times during which the employee is on the premises of the cannabis facility.

(h)

The city manager or designee may revoke an employee permit for good cause and/or for any of the following reasons set forth in this section 7.127(f) that would have provided grounds for denial of the permit.

(Ord. No. 18-OR0199-1, § 3(Exh. B), 4-11-2018; Ord. No. 20-OR0463-1, § 3(Exh. B), 8-5-2020; Ord. No. 21- OR0476-1, § 2(Exh. A), 6-16-2021; Ord. No. 25-OR0483-1, § 2(Exh. A), 8-20-2025)