Orange Cove, California · General provision

17.65.060

Dimensional standards

Height & bulk

Minimum landscaping
10%

Uses

Conditional / special use1

Extracted standards

21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Exterior lighting40 ft

    Exterior building lighting and parking area lighting must be of sufficient foot-candles and color rendition, so as to allow the ready identification of any individual committing a crime on-site at a distance of no less than forty feet.

Other

  • Aluminum door steel inserts

    Any aluminum door shall be fitted with steel inserts at the lock receptacles.

  • Automatic fire sprinkler

    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.

  • Double door locking

    Double doors shall be fitted with three-point locking hardware and push-bars consistent with fire agency regulations or requirements.

  • Emergency exit door specifications12 in

    All emergency exits shall be solid core doors featuring hinge-pin removable deterrence. Emergency exit doors shall have latch guards at least twelve inches in length protecting the locking bolt area. Latch guards shall be of minimum 0.125-inch thick steel, affixed to the exterior of the door with non-removable bolts, and attached so as to cover the gap between the door and the doorjamb for a minimum of six inches both above and below the area of the latch.

  • Emergency exit marking

    Any exit or entrance that is not visible from a public or common area shall be plainly marked as an emergency exit only. Such emergency exits shall be self-closing, self-locking, equipped with an alarm and not used except in an emergency.

  • Firewall assembly

    At a minimum, the structure, including all walls, doors, and the roof, shall be constructed with a firewall assembly of green board meeting the minimum building code requirements for commercial structures and include material strong enough to prevent entry except through an open door.

  • Glass door film

    All glass doors or doors with glass panes shall have shatter-resistant film affixed to prevent glass breakage.

  • Landscaping within 10 feet10 ft

    Exterior landscaping within ten feet of any building in which a medical marijuana facility is located shall be free of locations which could reasonably be considered places where a person could conceal themselves considering natural or artificial illumination.

  • Marijuana not visible

    No marijuana may be visible from any location off the property on which a medical marijuana facility is located.

  • Odor control ventilation

    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 and designed to prevent mold and moisture and otherwise protect the health and safety of those persons participating in the cultivation.

  • Outward door hinge protection

    Any outward opening doors shall be fitted with hinge stud kits, welded hinges or set-screw hinge pins.

  • Panic exit hardware

    Panic exit hardware shall be "push-bar" design.

  • Roof access secured

    All means of gaining unauthorized access to the roof shall be eliminated. Exterior roof ladders shall be secured with locked ladder covers.

  • Roof hatches and skylights secured

    Roof hatches and skylights shall be secured so as to prevent intrusion.

  • Single primary entrance

    A medical marijuana facility shall have a single, plainly identified primary entrance/exit site that is visible from public or common areas.

  • Tenant separation

    Where a medical marijuana facility is located in a building with other tenants, the medical marijuana facility shall be secured against unauthorized access from other tenant spaces or common areas, including access through crawl spaces, ceiling spaces, ventilation systems or other access points concealed from the common areas.

  • Vandal-resistant glazing

    Windows and glass panes shall have vandal-resistant glazing, shatter-resistant film, glass block, or bars installed equipped with latches that may be released quickly from the inside to allow exit in the event of emergency.

  • Vehicle intrusion protection

    Windows vulnerable to intrusion by a vehicle must be protected by bollards or landscaping grade separation reasonably sufficient to prevent such intrusion.

Signage

  • No signage

    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.

  • Required signage

    There shall be posted signage over each and every door or entrance which is accessible from a public street, sidewalk or alley which states that "No One Under 18 Years of Age Permitted" and "Loitering Prohibited." Said signage shall be in both English and Spanish and shall be clearly posted.

From the ordinance

At a minimum, the structure, including all walls, doors, and the roof, shall be constructed with a firewall assembly of green board meeting the minimum building code requirements for commercial structures and include material strong enough to prevent entry except through an open door.
17.65.060