In addition to state and local building and fire codes, the following requirements shall be enforced.
(A) Ventilation.
(1) A plan for ventilation of all medical marijuana facilities that describes the ventilation systems that will be used to prevent any odor of marijuana off the premises of the establishment must be submitted to the city. For retail and cultivation facilities, such plan shall also include all ventilation systems used to control the environment for the plants and describe how such systems operate with the systems preventing any odor leaving the premises.
(2) The required outdoor ventilation rate required for each retail marijuana establishment or a medical marijuana cultivation facility will be as follows:
(a) For marijuana cultivation facilities, 125 square feet per person with a ventilation rate of 60 cubic feet per minute per person; and
(b) For retail marijuana stores, the licensed premises for marijuana transporters, retail marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and retail marijuana testing facilities and medical marijuana testing facilities, 125 square feet per person, with rate of 15 cubic feet per minute per person.
(B) Fire separation requirements. For medical marijuana dispensaries, a minimum of a two-hour fire separation will be required between all medical marijuana dispensaries and any adjacent business, unless higher performance is required by applicable law.
(C) Fire suppression requirements. A type 13 automatic sprinkler system will be required for all buildings containing medical marijuana cultivation, production, and/or storage, with a fire area of 5,000 square feet or greater. The sprinkler system requirement may be waived by the Fire Marshal for buildings with a fire area of less than 10,000 square feet, if the building contains only noncombustible construction.
(D) Exterior electrical disconnect required. For all buildings containing medical marijuana cultivation, production, storage, or manufacturing, a NEMA type 3 electrical disconnect will be required on the exterior of the building. The electrical disconnect must be labeled and in an accessible location.
(Prior Code, § 111.159) (Ord. 1867, passed 10-23-2018)