§ 5.21.025. Change of state approved location.

(a)

Any medical marijuana establishment registrant that has been awarded a registration certificate, either provisional or final, must apply in writing to request a public hearing to consider relocating to a new location within the corporate limits of the City of Reno from the previous location approved by the department and the city.

An application for the new location shall be submitted upon forms provided by the city and shall, at a minimum, contain the following information:

(1)

The medical marijuana establishment's name, current physical address for which the establishment possesses a provisional registration certificate from the department, a copy of the provisional or final registration certificate, and the proposed new address for the establishment; and,

(2)

A zoning verification letter from the community development department stating that the new location satisfies the regulatory zoning requirements set forth in RMC title 18 of the Annexation and Land Development Code; and,

(3)

A professional survey from a surveyor licensed within the State of Nevada verifying the new location meets the distance requirements for the medical marijuana establishment as set forth in NRS 453A.322(3)(a)(2)(II) and RMC title 18 of the Annexation and Land Development Code.

(4)

Any other information required to be submitted to the department as part of the medical marijuana establishment's written request for relocation to the department required by the regulations; and,

(5)

Any other information required by the license division to process the application in a public hearing before the city council.

(b)

The license division shall notify the city clerk when the application is complete and the clerk shall notice the time, place and purpose of the public hearing, together with a map or physical description of the proposed medical marijuana establishment new location.

(c)

The city council shall hear testimony from staff, from the applicant, and from those public attending the hearing who wish to testify on the matter. The city council shall also receive any evidence submitted at the public hearing in addition to material provided as part of the application.

(d)

At the conclusion of the public hearing, the city council may act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the establishment's new location.

(e)

Conditions imposed by the city council may be about matters to be completed prior to the issuance of a medical marijuana establishment business license and/or operational conditions attached to the medical marijuana establishment business license pursuant to section 5.21.013 of this Code.

(f)

An approval or approval with conditions is provisional:

(1)

Pending the issuance of a provisional registration certificate by the department for the establishment's new location; and,

(2)

Pending successful issuance of a medical marijuana establishment business license and any other required licenses and/or permits for the operation of the medical marijuana establishment and of the business.

(g)

The license division shall provide the applicant and the department notice of the city council's decision in writing.

(Ord. No. 6383, § 1, 12-16-15, eff. 12-18-15; Ord. No. 6467, § 2, 6-6-18)