Commercial Retail
Cannabis Permit
Application Process
Discussion (RFA)
City Manager’s Office
July 1, 2025
OUTLINE
1. Background
2. Timeline (Tentative)
3. Application Requirements
4. Application Review & Evaluation
5. Next Steps: Resolutions
6. Recommendation
2 BACKGROUND
• In March 2025, City Council approved three
ordinances to update the City’s Commercial Retail
Cannabis (CRC) Regulatory Program
• Ordinance No. 3287-25
• Ordinance No. 3288-25
• Ordinance No. 3289-25
• Updated Buffer Map
• GIS Map: Retail Cannabis Property Locator
3 TIMELINE (TENTATIVE)
4 RFA Available Week of August 4, 2025
Pre-Proposal Conference August 11-22, 2025
Deadline for Submission of Questions August 29, 2025
Final Addenda and Answers Issued September 5, 2025
Proposals Due (60 days) October 6, 2025
Evaluation and Interview Period October 7-24, 2025
Notice of Award Week of November 3, 2025
Deadline to Submit Notice of Appeals
(10 calendar days)
November 13 - 17, 2025
City Council Appeal Hearing (30 – 90
days after receipt of Notice of Appeal)
December 13, 2025 – February 15, 2026
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Commercial Retail Cannabis Permit Application
2. Financial Responsibility, Indemnity and Consent
to Inspection Terms Agreement;
3. Agreement on Limitations of City’s Liability and
Indemnification to City;
4. Application Fee and Background Check fee(s);
5. Property Owner Consent/Landlord Affidavit;
6. Zoning Verification Letter
5 APPLICATION REVIEW & EVALATION
• Evaluation Committee
• Comprised of representatives from the following
City Departments:
• Community Development, Economic
Development, Financial Services, Fire, Police
• Scoring
• Scoring Matrix: 445 points
• Interview Assessment: 300 points
6 NEXT STEPS: RESOLUTIONS
• Process Integrity Guidelines
• Govern all interactions and contact between
applicants, the City, and all City-appointed and
elected representatives during the application
process
• Fee Schedule
• Determine costs associated with processing
applications and permits
7 RECOMMENDATIONS
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON INITIATION OF THE
CITY’S COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS PERMIT APPLICATION
PROCESS
AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF THE CITY’S REQUEST FOR
COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS PERMIT APPLICATION
PROCESS AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE RESOLUTIONS
IMPLEMENTING THE CITY’S PROCESS INTEGRITY GUIDELINES
POLICY AND SETTING THE CITY’S CANNABIS
APPLICATION/PROCESSING FEES
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