513.151 ADULT USE CANNABIS OPERATORS.
   (a)    The term "adult use cannabis operator" shall have the same meaning as in Section 3780.01(A)(2) of the Ohio Revised Code, effective December 7, 2023.
   (b)    No person or entity licensed as an adult use cannabis operator under Section 3780 of the Ohio Revised Code shall open, establish, or operate any business or commercial enterprise of any kind within the corporate limits of the City.
   (c)    No zoning clearance, permit, or other administrative approval shall be approved or issued by any administrative official of the City, nor shall any variance be approved or granted to any person, entity other applicant desiring or intending to operate a business or commercial enterprise as an adult use cannabis operator within the corporate limits of the City.
   (d)    Any use of condition cause or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Section 513.151 shall be and hereby is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated by the City.
   (e)    A violation of subsection (b), above, shall constitute a misdemeanor of the first degree. (Ord. 2-24. Passed 1-2-24.)