Prior to commencement of operations, a cannabis business shall be subject to a mandatory building inspection and must obtain all required permits and approvals which would otherwise be required for any business of the same size and intensity operating in that zone. This includes, but is not limited to, obtaining any required building permit(s), Fire Department approvals, Health Department approvals and other zoning and land use permit(s) and approvals.
Prior to commencing operations, a cannabis business must obtain a certification from the Zoning Officer certifying that the business is located on a site that meets all of the requirements of the City's Zoning and Municipal Code.
As a condition precedent to the City's issuance of a cannabis business permit pursuant to this chapter, any person intending to open and to operate a cannabis business shall provide sufficient evidence of the legal right to occupy and to use the proposed location. In the event the proposed location will be leased from another person, the applicant shall be required to provide a signed and notarized statement from the owner of the property acknowledging that the property owner has read this chapter and consents to the operation of the cannabis business on the owner's property.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the City of Passaic shall not assume any liability whatsoever with respect to having issued a cannabis business permit pursuant to this chapter or otherwise approving the operation of any cannabis business. As a condition to the approval of any cannabis business permit, the applicant shall be required to meet all of the following conditions before they can receive the cannabis business permit:
A. 
They must execute an agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, agreeing to indemnify, defend (at the applicant's sole cost and expense), and hold the City of Passaic, and its officers, officials, employees, representatives, and agents, harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages, injuries, liabilities or losses which arise out of, or which are in any way related to, the City's issuance of the cannabis business permit, the City's decision to approve the operation of the cannabis business or activity, the process used by the City in making its decision, and the alleged violation of any federal, state or local laws by the cannabis business or any of its officers, employees or agents.
B. 
They shall maintain insurance at coverage limits and with conditions thereon determined necessary and appropriate from time to time by the City Attorney.
C. 
They shall reimburse the City of Passaic for all costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and costs and court costs, which the City of Passaic may be required to pay as a result of any legal challenge related to the City's approval of the applicant's cannabis business permit or related to the City's approval of a cannabis activity. The City of Passaic may, at its sole discretion, participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action, but such participation shall not relieve any of the obligations imposed hereunder.