Adult-Use Limited License Application for Retailer, Microbusiness, and Designated Consumption Lounge

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS August 1, 2023 8:00 am though August 31, 2023 5:00 pm.


READ THROUGH THIS APPLICATION IN FULL BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FEE!


BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM PLEASE BE ADVISED:


Once you submit this application, you will not be able to change it! We strongly recommend that you review the requirements for the specific license you are applying for and assemble all documentation before attempting to complete this application form. The governing ordinances and a checklist for all requirements can be found at www.homegrowndetroit.org. Consider seeking legal counsel as necessary.


Applications, once submitted, cannot be supplemented with additional documents or changed. If you wish to cancel a submitted application and resubmit using the same fee, email homegrown@detroitmi.gov with your request. We will confirm receipt of your request. You can submit a new application using the same DivDat payment ID used in the cancelled application.


If you have questions about this application or technical difficulties, please email homegrown@detroitmi.gov and type the application reference number "Application 2023-MLRC-xxx" in the subject line. Your question will be addressed within 48 hours. You can also call our information specialist at 313-418-9217 for immediate assistance but please be patient as lots of calls are coming through.


FILE UPLOAD DOCUMENT LIMITATION:

The option to upload files are limited to 10 documents. To upload more than 10 documents you will need to created Zip File(s). By clicking the link below you will find directions on how to create a Zip File.


https://detroitmi.gov/document/how-create-zip-file

Please provide the name of the intended licensee. This is the name of the applicant entity, not necessarily the name that the business will use.

If you are applying for a provisional certificate, put "provisonal certificate application" in this box.

Type of Applicant*

Are you applying for a license as an equity applicant, or a non-equity applicant?


Equity Applicant means an individual whose primary residence is located within a disproportionately impacted community; or an entity where one or more of the aforementioned individuals owns and controls at least 51% of the applicant entity.


Disproportionately Impacted Community means any community where marijuana-related convictions are greater than the state of Michigan median, and where 20% or more of the population is living below the federal poverty level according to 2019 American Community Survey 5-year estimates published by the United States Census Bureau.

License Type*

Section 20-6-38(f) provides that the City may accept applications under this section from applicants that do not meet the requirements of Sec. 20-6-36(a)(5), Sec. 20-6-36(a)(9), Sec. 20-6-36(a)(10), Sec. 20-6-36(a)(11), and Sec. 20-6-36(a)(12) of this article and consider them complete for the purpose of this section.

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Provisional Certificate Applicant Acknowledgement

I acknowledge and understand that I am applying for a provisional certificate, and that my application will only be scored by the review committee after scoring all license applications received, and only if there are licenses remaining to be distributed in the category in which I applied.

Are you the owner or a representative of the Applicant?*

Owner - a sole proprietor applying individually, or an owner, director, member, manager, officer, partner, shareholder, or person with an ownership interest in an applicant entity

Representative- a person authorized by the Applicant to complete this application

Enter first name of the person submitting this application who will serve as the point of contact for the Applicant.

Enter last name of the person submitting this application who will serve as the point of contact for the Applicant.

Enter a contact number for the person submitting this application who will serve as the point of contact for the Applicant

Phone

Enter email address of the person submitting this application who will serve as the point of contact for the Applicant

Enter the complete mailing address of the person submitting this application who will serve as the point of contact for the Applicant.

Provide the first and last name all individuals who have a direct or indirect ownership stake in this business.


You will be asked to upload the government issued ID for all owners and their home addresses at the end of this application.

Enter name of the business that will be displayed on the property.

Community Outreach Notification Statement

A Community Outreach notification statement will be developed and sent out by the Dept of Neighborhoods summarizing where you are planning to open your business, approximately how many jobs you anticipate will be available, and where you will post those jobs (i.e. homegrown website, indeed, etc).

How many employees will the Applicant hire?

Where will the Applicant post these jobs? (employment boards, website, social media, etc.)

Applicants are required to select a “Good Neighbor Plan,” which indicates the applicant’s annual commitment to the community in which the adult-use marijuana establishment will be located, and must be completed during the term of the license. Compliance with this requirement will be confirmed upon renewal:


1.    Hiring at least 50% of full-time employees who are Detroit residents for jobs paying at least $15 an hour; or

2.    Hiring at least 30% of full-time employees who have a prior controlled substance record, as defined in Section 20-6-2 of this Code, for jobs paying at least $15 an hour; or

3.    Purchasing at least 50% of necessary goods and services from businesses located in the City of Detroit; or

4.    If a grower or processor, selling at least 25% of available harvest or products to equity licensees at the current market rate in Detroit, or less; or

5.    Donating annually a minimum of 0.25% of the applicant’s gross revenue to a duly organized Detroit-based tax-exempt charitable organization that operates within the community where the applicant’s facility or establishment is located, or to the fund established by the City of Detroit for the purpose of funding social equity initiatives, and substance use prevention programs.


Please indicate which Good Neighbor Plan option the Applicant is committing to:

If applicable, enter the Applicant's Detroit Legacy identification number.


If not applicable, enter "NA"

Publishing Social Equity Plan?*

Will the Applicant publish its Social Equity Plan on the State of Michigan's website?

Joining Michigan Joint Venture Pathway*

Has the Applicant registered with the Michigan Joint Ventures Pathway program?

Please follow link to pay a total of $1,000 by selecting General Applicant (recreational license). You will receive a Transaction ID number which you will provide in the space below.


Link - http://cod.divdatkiosknetwork.com/MJLicensePayment


Below, please document the Transaction ID received from the DivDat payment page.

PLEASE REVIEW AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:


1.  Before uploading anything, create four folders on your desktop with the following names:


a.    Business Information and Community Leadership

b.    Property Related Information

c.    Due Diligence

d.    Social Equity


2. Name your documents as italicized in “quotes” below and organize them in the folders as follows:


a.    Business Information and Community Leadership


i.    “Organizational Structure” If the applicant is an organized legal entity: (1) the name, home address, telephone number and email of all direct and indirect owners, directors, members, managers, officers, partners, shareholders; (2) the entity’s articles of organization or incorporation; and (3) the entity’s bylaws, operating agreement, or other verified document indicating the percentage of ownership held by each natural person;

ii.    “Government ID” A pdf with pictures of a government issued I.D. for all natural persons who are indirectly or directly part of the ownership structure of the applicant entity;

iii.  “Business Plan” A business plan including the following components that detail your: (a) business operations, (b) security plan meeting MRTMA requirements, (c) method to address nuisance mitigation, (d) compliance with best practices for waste management, and (e) recruitment and training of employees;

iv.    ”Community Leadership” Documentation of 5 years of verifiable community or business leadership activity in Detroit by the applicant or owners of the applicant entity.


b.    Property Related Information* (skip section 2b(i-v) if you are a provisional certificate applicant)


i.    “Blight Clearance” Blight clearance for proposed location with approval dated within 60 days prior to the application;

ii.    “Property Tax” City of Detroit Property Tax Clearance for the site proposed to be licensed;

iii.    “Site Control” A deed, lease, or other documentation evidencing the applicant’s legal control of the proposed location where the business will operate;

iv.    “Land Use Approval” Copy of the conditional land use approval required by Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code for the intended license use, or the intended use of an equivalent license;

v.    “Building Code Compliance” Out of the following documents submit the most recent received from the City of Detroit: (a) Building Permit for the intended use; (b) temporary or final Certificate of Occupancy for the intended use; or (c) Certificate of Compliance for the correct legal use indicating that the property has passed its biannual property maintenance inspection.


c.    Due Diligence


i.   “Prequalification for [insert applicant name]” MRTMA Prequalification received from the State of Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency ("CRA"), dated to reflect approval of ALL current owners, or CRA approval documentation of new owners must be included;

ii.   “Treasury Clearance for [Insert applicable name]” City of Detroit Treasury Clearances for each individual owner, and the applicant entity, in separate documents. WE CANNOT OPEN DOWNLOADED EMAIL, MAKE YOUR TREASURY CLEARANCE APPROVAL A PDF BEFORE UPLOADING.


d.    Social Equity**


i.    “Equity Applicant Eligibility” If applicable, establish Equity Applicant eligibility through documentation of primary residence – submit 1 of the following 4 acceptable documents: deed, current lease covering the period from the date the application is submitted through September 30, 2024, current homestead exemption, or current voter registration.


ii. For a Non-Equity Applicant Social Equity Transaction, if applicable, submit:


a.  “SE Applicant Eligibility” Documentation of Equity Applicant status of the purchaser, lessee, or joint venture partner involved in a Non-Equity social equity transaction including a government issued ID, and one of the four following acceptable documents: deed, current lease covering the period from the date the application is submitted through September 30, 2024, current homestead exemption, or current voter registration;

b.  “Fair Market Value” Documentation demonstrating the fair market value of the property sold or market rate of property leased to an Equity Applicant;

c.  “SE Land Use Approval” The conditional land use approval required by Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code for the property leased or sold to an Equity Applicant authorizing one or more of the following uses: retail-provisioning, grower, processor, secure transporter, safety compliance facility, microbusiness, or designated consumption lounge.

d.  “SE Transaction” Conveyance documents for a property sale or lease from the license applicant to an Equity Applicant including, but not limited to, a recorded deed or a fully executed lease with the required duration and consideration noted;

e.  “SE Joint Venture” Documentation of a joint venture between the license applicant and an Equity Applicant indicating each owner’s percentage of ownership;

f.  “CRA Approval” CRA approval of share transfers or new members, partners, or owners for the license applicant if applying with an ownership structure formed after the entity applicant MRTMA prequalification.


*Not required for provisional certificate applicants.


**As each transaction or circumstance is unique, all possible required documents cannot be listed here, this is subject to applicant discretion. Some items listed here may be redundant or already included under another requirement.”



3. Make Each Folder a Zip File.


Directions on how to create a Zip File can be found at the link provided below:


https://detroitmi.gov/document/how-create-zip-file


4. Upload the Zip Files to the Application.

Drag and drop files here or
Qualified Applicant Lottery*

I acknowledge that licenses shall be granted in order of applicant scores, and that a tie breaking lottery may be used for applicants with the highest equal scores who have earned a minimum of 100 points in the General Scoring Criteria and a minimum of 5 points of the Social Equity Scoring Criteria.

Financial Background Investigation*

I acknowledge the City will investigate the income and property tax status of the applicant, its direct or indirect owners, directors, officers, members, managers, partners, shareholders, employees, and any medical marijuana facilities or adult-use marijuana establishments related to any of the aforementioned individuals, and that any outstanding taxes, fines, or fees will result in zero points being awarded for tax clearances for the applicant.

Criminal Background Check Consent*

I acknowledge the Detroit Police Department may perform criminal background checks on the applicant, and, in the case of an entity applicant, all individuals identified as direct or indirect owners of the applicant.

Confirm Everything is Accurate and True*

I attest to all of the information provided in this application is accurate and true, to the best of my knowledge.

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