The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ACT. The Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705).
ADULT-USE CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT. An adult-use cannabis cultivation center, adult-use cannabis craft grower, adult-use cannabis processing organization, adult-use cannabis infuser organization, adult-use cannabis dispensing organization or adult-use cannabis transporting organization.
ADULT-USE CANNABIS CRAFT GROWER. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure and package cannabis and perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available for sale at a dispensing organization or use at a processing organization, per the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705), as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ADULT-USE CANNABIS CULTIVATION CENTER. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport and perform necessary activities to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to licensed cannabis business establishments, Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705), as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ADULT-USE CANNABIS DISPENSING ORGANIZATION. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from licensed cannabis business establishments for the purpose of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia or related supplies to purchasers or to qualified registered medical cannabis patients and caregivers, Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705), as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ADULT-USE CANNABIS INFUSER ORGANIZATION. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to directly incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce a cannabis-infused product, Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705), as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ADULT-USE CANNABIS PROCESSING ORGANIZATION. A facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to either extract constituent chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce a cannabis product, Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705), as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ADULT-USE CANNABIS TRANSPORTING ORGANIZATION. An organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to transport cannabis on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community college licensed under the Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705), as it may be amended from time-to-time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
AREA ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE. The A-1, A-1A, A-1H, A-1L, A-1M, A-2, B-1, MH-1 and MH-2 set forth in Chapter 162 (Zoning) of this Code, as well as similar districts in adjacent jurisdictions.
CANNABIS. Has the meaning given that term in the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705).
ENCLOSED, LOCKED FACILITY. A room, greenhouse, building or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other security devices that permit access only by agents/employees of an Adult-Use Cannabis Business Establishment to cultivate, store and distribute cannabis per the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027; 410 ILCS 705) and any implementation regulations of same.
PRE-EXISTING. Existing as of the date of submission of a zoning petition under § 123.003 of this chapter.
(Ord. 8401-2019, passed 12-19-2019)