Procedure guidelines and review criteria to evaluate cannabis business permit applications.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.77.130
in effect5.77.130 - Procedure guidelines and review criteria to evaluate cannabis business permit applications.
A. By resolution, the City Council shall adopt procedure guidelines and review criteria for the City's evaluation of cannabis business permit applications and subsequent issuance.
B. The procedure guidelines shall provide the process for soliciting applications including time frames, limitations, requirements, forms, and rules for completing applications.
C. The review criteria shall include detailed instructions on the methodology to be used to evaluate applications on a point, or other system, tied to particular sets of criteria.
D. The review criteria shall be used to determine which candidates will be eligible to proceed to the final selection process as determined by City Council resolution.
E. The City Manager shall be authorized to prepare any necessary forms and adopt any necessary rules to implement the procedure guidelines and review criteria.
F. At the time of filing, each applicant shall pay an application fee established by resolution of the City Council to cover all costs incurred by the City in the application process.
G. For applicants with five or more employees, the applicant shall attest that the applicant will enter into a labor peace agreement as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 26001(y) with a Bona Fide Labor Organization as defined by 29 U.S.C 402(i) and will abide by the terms of the agreement, and the applicant shall provide a copy thereof to the City. For applicants that have not yet entered into a labor peace agreement, the applicant shall provide a notarized statement indicating that within 30 days of cannabis permit from the City, the applicant will enter into and abide by the labor peace agreement.
(Ord. 7628 § 1(Exh. A), 2023)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.77CABUAC_5.77.130PRGURECREVCABUPEAPFetched: 11/1/2026