Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Citywide; applies to all zoning districts where medical marijuana facilities are permitted.
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Minimum exterior lighting2 foot-candles
All exterior areas, including parking areas and walkways, shall be illuminated to a minimum of two (2) foot-candles at ground level.
Other
- Fully enclosed structure required
Medical marijuana facilities, including the cultivation of medical marijuana shall at all times occur within a secure, locked, and fully enclosed structure, including a ceiling, roof or top
- Automatic fire sprinkler system required
An approved automatic fire sprinkler system, designed in compliance with NFPA 13, shall be provided in buildings and portions thereof used as a medical marijuana facility.
- Hours of operation
The hours of operation of a medical marijuana facility shall be no earlier than 8 a.m. and no later than 8 p.m., seven days a week.
- Maximum number of marijuana plants99 plants
the number of marijuana plants shall not exceed ninety-nine (99), whether mature or immature.
- Minimum distance from another medical marijuana facility1,000 ft
A medical marijuana facility shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of another medical marijuana facility.
- Minimum distance from residential zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.500 ft
A medical marijuana facility shall not be located within five hundred (500) feet of any residential zoning district.
- Minimum distance from schools, parks, etc.2,640 ft
The medical marijuana facility shall be a minimum of one half mile from any school, public park or playground, recreation area, amusement park, sports facility, adult business, day care facility, church, chapel, youth-orientated establishment, places of worship, medical facility or other medical marijuana facility.
- Minimum distance from schools, daycareDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day., parks, etc.1,000 ft
A medical marijuana facility shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any school, daycare center, youth center, park, church, or other facility regularly used by minors.
- Minimum perimeter fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
The facility shall be fully enclosed by a secure perimeter fence or wall of at least eight (8) feet in height.
- Ventilation and filtration system to control odors
The structure for cultivating medical marijuana shall include a ventilation and filtration system designed to ensure that odors from the cultivation are not detectable beyond the property line
- Licensed security guard required during operating hours
A licensed, uniformed security guard shall be present at a medical marijuana facility at all times during hours of operation.
Signage
- Signage indicating medical marijuana use prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
There shall be no signage or markings on the property, structure, on any other building located on the property, or off-site, which in any way evidences that the collective or cooperative cultivation of medical marijuana is occurring on the property.
From the ordinance
A conditional use permit shall be required for the establishment, operation, or maintenance of a medical marijuana facility within any zoning district in the city where such use is permitted.