(a) A medical marihuana facility as defined herein may be authorized within the City of Ionia only upon approval as a special land use, according to the requirements and procedures of Chapter 1274.
(b) No medical marihuana facility may operate within the City of Ionia without first having been approved for a license from the State of Michigan pursuant to the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, PA 281 of 2016, M.C.L.A. §§ 333.27101 et seq., as amended (MMFLA).
(c) The number of each type of medical marihuana facility that may be approved for operation within the City of Ionia shall not be limited.
(d) A nonrefundable fee shall be paid annually by each marihuana facility authorized within the City of Ionia in the amount not to exceed $5,000.00 as set by resolution of the Ionia City Council.
(Ord. 539. Passed 3-5-19.)