(A) The term "medical marijuana" shall have the same meaning as in R.C. § 3769.01(A), effective September 8, 2016.
(B) No person shall open, establish, or operate any business or commercial enterprise of any kind as a cultivator, processor, or retail dispenser of medical marijuana within the corporate limits of Archbold, Ohio.
(C) No zoning clearance, permit, or other administrative approval shall be approved or issued by any administrative official, nor shall any variance be approved or granted, to any person, business, or other applicant desiring or intending to operate a business or commercial enterprise engaged as a cultivator, processor, or retail dispenser of medical marijuana within the corporate limits of Archbold, Ohio.
(D) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any such person commits, permits and/or causes a violation thereof, and shall be penalized accordingly.
(E) Any use or condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this code and hereby is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated by the municipality.
(F) Whoever violates this section is guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $500, and subject to a term of imprisonment not to exceed six months for each violation.
(G) The violation of any provision of this section shall and hereby is declared to be a public nuisance and contrary to public interest, and shall, at the discretion of the municipal, be address in a civil filing requesting injunctive relief.
(Ord. 2022-25, passed 3-21-2022)