CBJ Marijuana Committee September 24, 2015 Special Use Provisions for Marijuana Establishments

Special Use Provisions 1. Limit number of operations? CDD recommends limiting number of locations through zoning and buffers CDD recommends screening from adjacent properties in the D-1 zoning district for cultivation facilities.

Special Use Provisions 2. Signs & Advertising regulations? Signs in general are regulated in Title 49 for size and location. May not be able to regulate content. CDD recommends one sign per establishment CDD recommends internal signage requirements include: –“must be 21 and over to enter” –“public consumption of marijuana products is prohibited” –State and local license must be displayed –Restricted areas must be identified CDD recommends prohibitions of signs on vehicles, portable signs, handheld signs, and leaflets/flyers.

Special Use Provisions 3. Public notice requirements? The Conditional Use Permit process satisfies the public notice requirement.

Special Use Provisions 4. Parking? CDD recommends marijuana establishment parking be regulated like other similar uses.

Special Use Provisions 5. Hours of operation? The Marijuana Committee expressed intent to regulate marijuana like alcohol as much as possible. Given this and the state draft regulations CDD recommends operating hours of 8a.m. to 11p.m.

Special Use Provisions 6. Maintenance of premises? CDD recommends language regulating plant waste product.

Special Use Provisions 7. On-site consumption? CDD recommends language prohibiting on-site consumption. This may be readdressed if it is determined marijuana clubs are permissible.

Special Use Provisions 8. Live plants in retail store? CDD has concerns related to odor. This issue may be addressed under odor control plans.

Special Use Provisions 9. Odor mitigation? CDD recommends language to encourage best available practices/technology to reduce odor impacts. Odor should not be detectable from outside the establishments. CDD recommends language addressing the use of combustible extraction methods – equipment inspection standard.

Special Use Provisions 10. Communal/Cooperative Greenhouses? CDD recommends limiting non-commercial/licensed growing to 6 plants per adult or no more than 24 per household. CDD recommends restricting licensed marijuana establishments as a home occupation.

Special Use Provisions 11. Security requirements? CDD recommends minimum standards. CDD recommends product only be transported during specific hours (ex. 8a.m. to 6p.m.)

Special Use Provisions 12. Prohibit personal-use manufacturing with combustible methods? CDD recommends a provision against the use of combustible gases to extract hash oil for personal use.

Special Use Provisions 13. Require locked growing facility? Addressed in security plan.

Special Use Provisions 14. Marijuana collectives? Grow collectives have presented regulatory challenges in Washington and Colorado. They are an unintended consequence of medical marijuana regulations. Given the state is proposing limited cultivation licenses for up to 500 sf, CDD recommends buffer between cultivation facilities.

Special Use Provisions 15. Regulation of potency and packaging? CDD recommends language that requires potency and likely effects be labeled in a clear manner. CDD recommends language that ensures packaging is childproof and not misleading.

Special Use Provisions 16. Establish buffers between marijuana establishments? CDD recommends buffers between marijuana cultivation facilities, specifically “limited cultivation” facilities to prevent conglomerating small operations. CDD recommends language prohibiting personal growing outside of residence. Ex. Rent boat condo for growing.

Special Use Provisions 17. Application submittal requirements for license? CDD recommends language from Attachment E