15.02.160 Cultivation Applications

(a) Applicants for Cultivation licenses shall provide an operating plan, which shall address, at a minimum:

(1) Whether the facility will be an indoor or outdoor facility (or both);

(2) A legible and accurate diagram of the planned cultivation facility or facilities (whether indoor, outdoor or both)

(3) Applicant's plan for security and surveillance of the site(s);

(4) Information on employees (number, names, and identification of key employees);

(5) Plan to abate noise, odors and hazardous wastes;

(6) The number of plants the Cultivator will grow;

(7) Agree to follow the TCE requirements in this chapter and in CCB regulations; and

(8) Any other information required by the CCO.

(b) The CCO shall, on the effective date of this chapter, begin to accept applications for Cultivation licenses from any applicant who has received pre- clearance.

(c) A Cultivation licensee may apply to change tiers by submitting a revised operating plan and the difference in application and licensing fees, prorated for the time remaining on the license.

(d) In determining whether to grant a Tier III Cultivation license, the CCB may consider factors including but, not limited to:

(1) Unmet demand for cannabis among licensed Processors and Retailers;

(2) Commitment to participate in the TCE; and

(3) Needs of the applicant for its own extraction and processing.