A. To protect the health, safety and welfare of the City of Artesia’s residents and visitors while simultaneously allowing accessibility for cannabis sales, all cannabis retail establishments (including medical and recreational cannabis, and cannabis-infused products) shall be located in a “C” Business district or an “M-1” Light industrial district. The C district is the most geographically prominent commercial district in the City of Artesia and is located throughout the city along collector and arterial streets. The uses permitted in the C district are also permitted in the M-1 district. Further restrictions on the locations of cannabis retail establishments are specified in 4-7-15 (PROHIBITED DISTRICTS) and 4-7-16 (PROHIBITED LOCATIONS AND ACTIVITIES) of this chapter. Additionally, cannabis retail establishments require a special use permit. Along with the requirements of 9-5-1 of the City Code (SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCEDURE), the requirements for a cannabis-related special use permit are outlined in 4-7-17 (SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS) of this chapter.
B. To further protect the health, safety and welfare of the City of Artesia’s residents and visitors while simultaneously allowing accessibility for cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, testing, and researching, as well as to provide additional opportunities for cannabis sales (including medical and recreational cannabis, and cannabis-infused products), all cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, testing, and researching shall be located in an “M-1" Light industrial district. The M-1 district is the most geographically prominent industrial district in the City of Artesia. Further restrictions on the locations of cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, testing, and researching are specified in 4-7-15 (PROHIBITED DISTRICTS) and 4-7-16 (PROHIBITED LOCATIONS AND ACTIVITIES) of this chapter. Additionally, cannabis retail establishments, cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, testing, and researching require a special use permit. Along with the requirements of 9-5-1 of the City Code (SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCEDURE), the requirements for a cannabis-related special use permit are outlined in 4-7-17 (SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS) of this chapter. (Ord. O-1089, 9-14-2021)