City Charter, Administrative Code, and Municipal Code

SEC. 104.06.1. SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY APPLICATION PROCESSING.

Section 104.06. If less than 75 Tier 1 Applicants meet the requirements of this subsection, DCR may process additional Tier 2 applications, based upon the time and date of application submission, until DCR has identified 100 Tier 1 and Tier 2 Applicants who meet the requirements of this subsection. All Applicants who submitted an application that are not eligible for further processing and qualify under Section 104.06.1(c)(3) may apply for Type 10 Application Processing - Round 2. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,095, Eff. 7/1/21.) 7. DCR shall, subject to review of any applications previously deemed ineligible as described below, process Applications up to and including DCR Record No. LA-C-19-310245-R-APP from the list published by DCR titled “Phase 3 Retail Round 1 Submissions (09/03/19, 10 a.m. to 09/17/2019, 10 a.m.)”, dated September 26, 2019. Notwithstanding any prior notice and/or action by DCR, a Social Equity Individual Applicant that was deemed ineligible for further processing due to a Community Plan Area having reached Undue Concentration on or after September 3, 2019, the failure to submit proof of deposit, or due to proximity to a Sensitive Use, subject to relocation, may be deemed eligible for further processing if all other requirements are met. Applications deemed eligible for further processing under Section 104.06.1(b)(6) as of January 1, 2020, and Applications deemed eligible for further processing under Section 104.06.1(b)(7) after January 1, 2021, shall not be included in the calculation of Undue Concentration. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,879, Eff. 6/2/23.) 8. An Applicant shall pay all required application fees pursuant to Section 104.19 within 30 days of being issued an invoice by DCR or its application shall be deemed abandoned. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,919, Eff. 2/24/21.) (c) Type 10 Application Processing – Round 2. 1. Applicant Eligibility Verification. DCR shall establish a 60 calendar day eligibility verification period for individuals to apply to be verified under the revised eligibility criteria in Section 104.20(b). An Applicant shall pay the SEIA Eligibility Verification Fee pursuant to Section 104.19(a) within 30 days of being issued an invoice by DCR. DCR shall have at least 90 calendar days to determine Social Equity Applicant eligibility which shall not run concurrently with the 60-calendar day eligibility verification period.