(a) Purpose. This section regulates the location and separation of state-licensed adult use marijuana cultivators, processors, retail dispensaries, and testing laboratories in order to protect the public health and safety and to protect the character of residential areas. This section complies with RC 3780.07 and RC 3780.25 and does not intend to impair the use of state-licensed adult use cannabis operators.
(b) Definitions.
(1) As used in this section and in this Zoning Code, the following terms shall have the same meaning as in RC 3780.01: “adult use cannabis operator”, “adult use cultivator”, “adult use dispensary”, “adult use processor”, “adult use testing laboratory”, and “level III adult use cultivator”.
(2) As used in this section,
A. “Division” shall mean the Division of Cannabis Control of Ohio’s Department of Commerce.
B. “State university” and “academic medical center” shall have the same meanings as in RC 3796.01.
(c) Location. Where permitted in a particular use district, no state-licensed adult cannabis operator or adult use testing laboratory shall be located or relocated within five hundred (500) feet of the end boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it a church, public library, public playground, public park, or school. This requirement does not apply to (i) research related to adult use cannabis conducted at a state university, academic medical center, or a private or public research and development organization as part of a research protocol approved by an institutional review board or equivalent entity, or any other entity as approved by the Division, or (ii) the other exceptions provided in divisions (B) through (D) of RC 3780.07.
(RC 3780.07; Ord. No. 529-2024. Passed 6-3-24, eff. 7-3-24)