Cannabis Manufacturing

Limitation on Use. Non-volatile cannabis manufacturing facilities may be permitted in the Commercial Service (CS), Industrial (IND), and Agriculture (AG) land use categories. Cannabis manufacturing facilities involving volatile processes or substances (requiring a Type 7 volatile manufacturing State license) are prohibited. Cannabis manufacturing facilities in the Commercial Service (CS) land use category are limited to sites within an Urban Reserve Line (URL) only. Cannabis manufacturing facilities in the Agriculture (AG) land use category are limited to the processing of the raw cannabis materials grown onsite.

Land Use Permit Required. Manufacturing facilities of less than 40,000 square-feet require Minor Use Permit approval; manufacturing facilities of 40,000 or more square-feet require Conditional Use Permit approval.

Location. Cannabis manufacturing shall not be located within six hundred (600) feet from any existing preschool, elementary school, junior high school, high school, library, park, playground, recreation or youth center, licensed drug or alcohol recovery facility, or licensed sober living facility. Distance may be modified to less than six hundred (600) feet from any library, park, playground, recreation center, licensed drug or alcohol recovery facility or licensed sober living facility through Conditional Use Permit approval subject to required findings.

Setbacks. Manufacturing facilities must operate within a fully enclosed building that meets required building setbacks.

Nuisance Odors. All cannabis manufacturing shall be designed and operated in a manner that prevents cannabis nuisance odors from being detected offsite.