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Staff tells Montebello commission Saints Place faces revocation after state suspension and unpaid fees
Summary
Staff told the Planning Commission that Saints Place LLC is subject to revocation of conditional use permit 07-19 for 728 South Vail Avenue after the state suspended and then revoked its cannabis license and the company fell behind on at least $93,700 in required fees; the city is proceeding with revocation action, and no vote appears in the transcript.
City planning staff presented facts and recommended the Planning Commission proceed with revocation of conditional use permit 07-19 and its related amendment for commercial cannabis operations at 728 South Vail Avenue, stating Saints Place LLC failed to comply with its CUP and development-agreement obligations.
Grace Hayashi told the commission that Saints Place was approved for a CUP on June 4, 2019, and that a first amendment to the development agreement adding cultivation was approved by the City Council on July 28, 2021. Staff said Saints Place is delinquent in paying “at minimum $93,700” in community-benefit and operating fees and that its city business license expired Aug. 1, 2024. Hayashi cited action by the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC): on Feb. 19, 2025, the DCC issued an emergency suspension order related to evidence of sale, transport or transfer of illegal cannabis goods; on Feb. 26, 2026, the DCC adopted a stipulated revocation of the state license.
Because Saints Place’s state license was suspended and later revoked, and because of the reported fee delinquencies and expired city business license, staff said the city is proceeding with municipal revocation proceedings. The transcript records the staff presentation and background; the record in this transcript ends while staff is describing the history and recommendation and does not show a motion or vote on Item 3.
What’s next: Staff will bring the revocation request forward for commission action in due course; the transcript does not record public testimony or a commission decision on this item during the meeting.
