A. “Adult cannabis dispensary” means a commercial cannabis business engaged in the retail sale of cannabis or cannabis products to customers who are twenty-one years of age and older.

B. “Background clearance” means a certificate issued by the public safety administrator, or his or her designee, indicating that a person has satisfied a background investigation conducted pursuant to Section 5.80.210.

C. “Commercial cannabis business” means any person who engages in a commercial cannabis activity, but does not include any natural person who both: (1) engages in such activity solely as the employee or agent of a commercial cannabis business that has been issued a permit pursuant to this chapter and (2) only engages in commercial cannabis activities that are allowed under such permit and at locations that are allowed under such permit.

D. “Director of community development” means the director of community development or his or her designee.

E. “Medical cannabis dispensary” means a commercial cannabis business engaged in the retail sale of medicinal cannabis and medicinal cannabis products solely for use pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Section 11362.5 of the California Health and Safety Code) by a medicinal cannabis patient in California who possesses a physician’s recommendation.

F. “Owner,” with respect to a commercial cannabis business, means any person who is the commercial cannabis business owner or is a shareholder, partner, member, officer, or person with an investment interest in the commercial cannabis business. Where an owner of a commercial cannabis business is not a natural person, a licensed financial institution, or a publicly traded company, each shareholder, partner, member, officer, or person with an investment interest in that owner shall also be considered an owner. Any person who does not meet the above criteria may also be classified as an owner of a commercial cannabis business upon the request of the commercial cannabis business and that person.

G. “Permit” means the permit required by Section 5.80.080, which is in addition to and separate from any conditional use permit or other permit that is also required by this code.

H. “Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular.

I. “Principal owner” means a natural person who is an owner of a cannabis business and who agrees to serve as the principal owner of the cannabis business for purposes of this chapter.

J. “Public safety administrator” means the chief of police or his or her designee.

K. “Regulatory administrator” means the city manager or his or her designee. (Ord. 2020-08 § 3, 2020)