7.02.025 License application approval – Issuance – Form – Denial.
A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, within 180 days after receiving an application for a marijuana facility license, the City shall issue a license to conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a medical marijuana facility or recreational marijuana facility in Beaverton at the location identified in the application only if the City finds that:
1. The application is complete and accurate;
2. The OHA has registered the medical marijuana facility at the location indicated on the application or the OLCC has licensed the recreational marijuana facility at the location indicated on the application;
3. The applicant has paid the required application fee under BC 7.02.020; and
4. The applicant’s recreational marijuana facility or medical marijuana facility is located in a zone permitted by the City’s Development Code.
B. The city manager shall prescribe the form of the license the City issues under this chapter. At minimum, the marijuana facility license must display the expiration date of the license, the address or other location of the medical marijuana facility or recreational marijuana facility, and the name of the person responsible for the medical marijuana facility or the name of the person responsible for the recreational marijuana facility.
C. The City may disapprove an application and deny the applicant a license if the City finds that any of the criteria in BC 7.02.050(A) applies to the applicant.
D. If the City disapproves an application or denies the applicant a license under subsection A of this section, the City shall notify the applicant promptly and state the reasons for the disapproval and denial.
E. As reasonably required to complete the review of an application for a license issued under this chapter, the City may conduct a criminal history background check. [BC 7.02.025, added by Ordinance No. 4636, 2/25/14; amended by Ordinances No. 4689, 7/19/16, Ordinance No. 4794, 12/1/20]