(A) The sale of medical cannabis to a registered qualified patient and the operation of all medical cannabis businesses permitted by Kentucky law are hereby permitted within the city limits of the City of Covington, Kentucky.
(B) For determining the zoning districts where the operation of a dispensary offering for sale medical cannabis directly to registered qualified patients is a permitted use under the Covington Neighborhood Development Code, such dispensary shall be interpreted as a “Other Medical Facility (Pharmacy)”, as defined in Article 158.09, Section 9.27.3.M of the Covington Neighborhood Development Code.
(C) For determining the zoning districts where the operation of a medical cannabis cultivator business is a permitted use under the Covington Neighborhood Development Code, such cultivator operation shall be interpreted as “Other Light Industrial”, as defined in Article 158.09, Section 9.27.3.L of the Covington Neighborhood Development Code.
(D) For determining the zoning districts where the operation of a medical cannabis processor business is a permitted use under the Covington Neighborhood Development Code, such processor operation shall be interpreted as “Micro-Manufacturing”, as defined in Article 158.09, Section 9.27.3.M of the Covington Neighborhood Development Code.
(E) For determining the zoning districts where the operation of a medical cannabis safety compliance facility business is a permitted use under the Covington Neighborhood Development Code, such safety compliance facility operation shall be interpreted as “Research, Testing, and Development Laboratory”, as defined in Article 158.09, Section 9.27.3.R of the Covington Neighborhood Development Code.
(F) For determining the zoning districts where the operation of a medical cannabis producer business is a permitted use under the Covington Neighborhood Development Code, such producer operation shall be interpreted as a “Other Warehousing and Freight”, as defined in Article 158.09, Section 9.27.3.W of the Covington Neighborhood Development Code.
(Ord. O-19-24, passed 8-13-2024)