Paradise, California · General provision

17.31.500E

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Residential zones within the Town of Paradise

Uses

Permitted by right1

  • indoor cultivation of marijuana for personal use in a private residence in a residential zone

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Compliance with California Building Standards Code

    The marijuana cultivation area shall be in compliance with the current adopted edition of the California Building Standards Code Section 1203.5 Natural Ventilation or Section 402.3 Mechanical Ventilation

  • Excess marijuana must be locked and not visible

    Marijuana in excess of 28.5 grams produced by plants kept for indoor personal cultivation under this chapter must be kept in a locked space on the grounds of the private residence not visible from the public right-of-way.

  • Residence must have functional kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom

    The residence shall include fully functional and usable kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom areas for their intended use

  • The use of gas products such as, but not limited to, CO2, butane, methane, or any other flammable or non-flammable gas for marijuana cultivation or processing shall be prohibited.

  • Grower must reside full-time

    The authorized grower shall reside full-time in the residence where the marijuana cultivation occurs.

  • The marijuana cultivation area shall be located indoors within a fully enclosed and secure structure and shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet

  • and not exceed ten (10) feet in height

  • Maximum cultivation lighting wattage1,200 watts

    Marijuana cultivation lighting shall not exceed one thousand two hundred (1,200) watts in total

  • Maximum number of marijuana plants6 plants

    No more than six (6) marijuana plants, mature or immature, shall be permitted only for personal use under this chapter.

  • Minimum clearance from ceiling or lighting12 in

    nor shall it come within twelve (12) inches of the ceiling or any cultivation lighting.

  • No exterior visibility of cultivation

    There shall be no exterior visibility or evidence of marijuana cultivation outside the private residence from the public right-of-way

  • No nuisance impacts

    The marijuana cultivation area shall not result in a nuisance or adversely affect the health, welfare, or safety of the resident or nearby residents by creating dust, glare, heat, noise, noxious gasses, odors, smoke, traffic, vibration, or other impacts

  • Cultivation only at one location

    The authorized grower shall not participate in marijuana cultivation in any other location within the town.

  • Fire suppression sprinklers may be required

    The building official may require additional specific standards to meet the California Building Standards Code and Fire Code, including, but not limited to, installation of fire suppression sprinklers.

  • Written consent from property owner required for tenant

    If the authorized grower is a tenant, the property owner of the residence shall have given written consent to the cultivation of marijuana on the premises.

From the ordinance

When authorized by state law, an authorized grower shall be allowed to cultivate marijuana only in a private residence in a residential zone, only indoors, and only for personal use, in compliance with the following regulations:
17.31.500E