Marijuana-Related Uses

The city’s zoning code permits multiple medical- and recreational-marijuana-related uses by right, subject to use-specific and licensing requirements (§17.4.51(c)). It defines four types of “medical marijuana uses”: “medical marijuana center,” “medical marijuana home cultivation,” “medical marijuana infused product manufacturing,” and “medical marijuana optional cultivation” (§17-2-2(87)). And it defines four types of “retail marijuana” uses: “retail marijuana cultivation facility,” “retail marijuana product manufacturing facility,” “retail marijuana store,” and “retail marijuana testing facility” (§17-2-2(131)).

Its use-specific standards for all medical marijuana centers address review and approval procedures; separation from childcare centers, schools, public buildings open to the general public, alcohol or drug treatment facilities, bars or taverns, other medical marijuana uses, hospitals, specific rights-of-way, and residential zoning districts; home-based businesses; location suitability; operation from a permanent location; variances; alcohol sales and consumption; age restrictions for patrons; on-site cultivation; product storage; visibility from public rights-of-way; and hours of operation (§§17-15-5–7).

Its standards for home cultivation address compliance with building codes, space requirements, accessibility to people under the age of 21, ventilation, outdoor cultivation, permissible zoning designation, age restrictions for cultivation, posting of patient registration, sale or transfer of plants or products, carbon dioxide and hazardous chemicals, owner authorization, and penalties (§17-15-20).

The city’s police regulations include licensing requirements for medical- and recreational-marijuana-related uses. Its medical marijuana requirements deal primarily with regulatory oversight (§11-10-101 et seq.). Its retail marijuana requirements include extensive application and review standards not addressed by zoning (§11-11-101 et seq.).