§ 88-28.416. Standards applicable to cannabis manufacturing.

The standards in this section and the standards in Section 88-28.410 apply to cannabis manufacturing businesses.

(a)

Location. A cannabis manufacturing business may be located only within the following zoning districts located outside of a cannabis exclusion (-CE) combining district: planned unit development (P-1) when manufacturing cannabis or cannabis products is permitted by the development plan; general commercial (C); controlled manufacturing (C-M); light industrial (L-I); and heavy industrial (H-I); general agricultural (A-2); heavy agricultural (A-3); A-20 exclusive agricultural; A-40 exclusive agricultural; and A-80 exclusive agricultural.

(b)

No Volatile Solvents. Cannabis manufacturing that will require a State "Type 7" license, or will use volatile solvents, is prohibited.

(c)

Security. A cannabis manufacturing business shall implement and maintain sufficient security measures to both deter and prevent unauthorized entrance into areas containing cannabis or cannabis products, including an alarm system and security cameras that monitor all manufacturing areas and entryways and that are monitored twenty-four-hours per day by a licensed alarm company operator.

(d)

Products. A cannabis manufacturing business shall ensure that all manufactured cannabis products are cultivated, transported, distributed, and tested by licensed and permitted facilities that maintain operations in full conformance with State laws and regulations and the applicable requirements of this chapter. A cannabis manufacturing business shall maintain adequate quality control measures to ensure cannabis and cannabis products manufactured at the site meet applicable requirements of State laws and regulations.

(e)

Employee Training. A cannabis manufacturing business shall ensure that all employees of the business operating potentially hazardous equipment are trained on the proper use of equipment and on the proper hazard response protocols in the event of equipment failure.

(f)

Rural Infrastructure. A cannabis manufacturing business located outside the urban limit line shall include measures to avoid and minimize impacts on rural infrastructure, including but not limited to water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure.

(g)

Distribution. A vertically-integrated business that includes both manufacturing and distribution may transport its manufactured cannabis products from its manufacturing business to another permitted and licensed business, unless a permit issued under this chapter requires the permittee to use another licensed and permitted commercial cannabis distributor to transport its manufactured cannabis products from its manufacturing business to another permitted and licensed business.

(Ord. No. 2018-18, § 3, 6-26-18)