The following prohibitions apply to all property within the boundaries of the City of Broadview Heights, regardless of the zone, adopted specific plan, overlay zone or any other development or use classification or other designation of property:
(A) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the indoor or outdoor cultivation of medical and/or recreational marijuana except as otherwise provided for by Ohio law.
(B) It is unlawful for any person to establish or operate, or to allow, cause, create, suffer or permit the establishment or operation of a medical and/or recreational marijuana cultivation facility.
(C) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the processing of medical and/or recreational marijuana or to establish or operate, or to allow, cause, create, suffer or permit the establishment or operation of a medical and/or recreational marijuana processing facility.
(D) It is unlawful for any person to establish or operate, or to allow, cause, create, suffer or permit the establishment or operation of a medical and/or recreational marijuana dispensary.
(E) It is unlawful for any person to deliver medical and/or recreational marijuana, or to allow, cause, create, suffer, or permit the delivery of medical and/or recreational marijuana, except that a patient or caregiver as registered by the State Board of Pharmacy under R.C. § 3796.08 may engage in all activities allowed pursuant to R.C. §§ 3796.22 and 3796.23.
(F) No zoning permit, building permit, certificate of occupancy or any other permit shall be granted to a business for opening, using any land or devoting any floor area of the business for the purposes of operating a medical and/or recreational marijuana cultivation facility, processing facility or dispensary.
(Ord. 25-2019, passed 9-9-2019; Ord. 09-2024, passed 6-3-2024)