Prior to the establishment of a new use, change of use, addition to an existing use, or the erection of any building, a site plan shall be submitted and approved, or approved with conditions in accordance with the requirements of this Zoning Code. In addition to the materials required for the site plan review procedures of Chapter 1262 and the design review provisions of Chapter 1263, an application for a marihuana facility/establishment shall also include a comprehensive operation and safety plan that addresses marihuana, customers, employees, and neighboring residents, offices, or businesses. This document shall contain, at minimum, a safety/security plan indicating how the applicant will comply with the requirements of this chapter and any other applicable law, rule or regulation. The security systems identified below and contained in the security plan, shall be maintained in good working order and provide twenty-four hours per day coverage. A separate security system is required for each facility/establishment. The security plan must include the following security measures:
(a) Cameras. Marihuana facilities and establishments shall install and use security cameras to monitor and record all areas of the premises (except in restrooms) where persons may gain or attempt to gain access to marihuana or cash. Cameras shall record operations of the business, as well as all potential areas of ingress or egress to the business with sufficient detail to identify facial features and clothing. Recordings from security cameras shall be recorded to and maintained for a minimum of thirty days at a secure offsite location in the City or through a service over a network that provides on-demand access, commonly referred to as a “cloud.” The offsite location shall be included in the security plan submitted to the City and provided to the City Police Department upon request, and updated within seventy-two hours of any change of such location. Security cameras shall be directed to record only the subject property and may not be directed to public rights-of-ways as applicable, unless required to comply with licensing requirements of the State of Michigan.
(b) Alarm system. Marihuana facilities and establishments shall install and use an alarm system that is monitored by a company that is staffed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The security plan submitted to the City shall identify the company monitoring the alarm, including contact information, and updated within seventy-two hours of any change of monitoring company.
(c) Lighting. A lighting plan showing the lighting outside of the marihuana facility or establishment for security purposes and compliance with applicable City requirements.
(d) Use of Safe for Storage. The marihuana facility or establishment shall install and use a safe for storage of any processed marihuana and cash on the premises when the business is closed to the public. The safe shall be incorporated into the building structure or securely attached thereto. For marihuana-infused products that must be kept refrigerated or frozen, the business may lock the refrigerated container or freezer in a manner authorized by the City in place of use of a safe so long as the container is affixed to the building structure.
(e) Disposal Plan. A disposal plan shall be designed to protect against any marihuana being ingested on the premises by any person or animal. Disposal of any marihuana, including any/all byproducts and/or waste products shall be accomplished in a manner that prevents its acquisition by any person who may not lawfully possess it or otherwise exist in nonconformance with local and state laws. The plan shall indicate how any marihuana will be rendered unusable and how the waste and byproduct will be stored until disposed of.
(f) Ventilation. A plan for ventilation of the marihuana facility or establishment should include the methods to be used to contain all smoke, odors, debris, dust, fluids and other substances within the building. Sufficient measures and means of preventing smoke, odors, debris, dust, fluids and other substances from exiting a marihuana facility or establishment must be provided at all times.
(g) Regulated Materials. A description of all toxic, flammable or other regulated materials that will be used or kept at the marihuana facility or establishment along with the location of such materials, and a description as to how such materials will be stored shall be provided. All chemicals or hazardous substances used in the storage of marihuana shall be stored and used in strict compliance with manufacturer recommendations and all applicable federal, State or local regulations.
(h) Operations. An operations statement that describes, but is not limited to, the lifecycle of marihuana and marihuana-infused products entering, stored on, and leaving the site. This may include a description of how deliveries are handled, methods of storage, cash handling, a business floor plan, or other pertinent information.
(Ord. 2020-05. Passed 7-13-20; Ord. 2022-04. Passed 5-9-22.)