Commercial cannabis indoor cultivation facilities must comply with all of the following requirements:
A. The cultivation of all cannabis must occur indoors only, and outdoor cultivation is prohibited.
B. From a public right-of-way, there should be no exterior evidence of cannabis cultivation except for any signage authorized by this Code.
C. The general public is not permitted on the cannabis cultivation premises. Only owners, managers, employees, agents and volunteers of the cannabis cultivation permittee and agents or employees of the City of Culver City, the County of Los Angeles or the state are permitted to be on-site.
D. A permittee shall only be allowed to cultivate the square feet of canopy space permitted by state law and in the Commercial Cannabis Business Permit issued for the premises.
E. Cannabis cultivation shall be conducted in accordance with state and local laws related to electricity, water usage, water quality, discharges, waste disposal and similar matters.
F. A cultivation permittee shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding use and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers.
G. Pesticides and fertilizers shall be properly labeled and stored to avoid contamination through erosion, leakage or inadvertent damage from pests, rodents or other wildlife.
H. The cultivation of cannabis shall at all times be operated in such a way as to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the employees working at the commercial cannabis business, neighboring properties, and the end users of the cannabis being cultivated, to protect the environment from harm to waterways, fish, and wildlife; to ensure the security of the cannabis being cultivated; and to safeguard against the diversion of cannabis.
I. Prior to transportation, a cannabis cultivation permittee shall package and seal all cannabis or cannabis products in tamper-evident packaging and use a unique identifier, such as a batch and lot number or bar code, to identify and track the cannabis or cannabis products.
J. All applicants for a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit pertaining to cannabis cultivation shall submit the following in addition to the information otherwise required for a Commercial Cannabis Business Permit:
1. A cultivation and operations plan that meets or exceeds minimum legal standards for water usage, conservation and use; drainage, watershed and habitat protection; waste disposal; and proper storage of fertilizers, pesticides, and other regulated products to be used on the parcel, and a description of the cultivation activities and schedule of activities during each month of growing and harvesting, or explanation of growth cycles and anticipated harvesting schedules for all-season harvesting.
2. A description of a legal water source, irrigation plan, and projected water use.
3. Identification of the source of electrical power and plan for compliance with applicable Building Codes and related Codes.
4. Plan for addressing odor and other public nuisances that may derive from the cultivation site.
(Ord. No. 17-018 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 2017-020 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 2018-007 § 2 (part))