(a) As required by the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, PA 281 of 2016, any applicant for a medical marihuana facility license shall provide the City of Ionia notification by registered mail informing the City that the applicant has applied for a license under the Act. When the City receives the notice, within 90 days the City shall provide to the Medical Marihuana Licensing Board a copy of the City of Ionia ordinance permitting and regulating medical marihuana facilities, and a description of any previous medical marihuana related ordinance violation of the applicant.
(b) An application for special land use approval for a medical marihuana facility shall be in accordance with the application procedures for special land uses as required by Chapter 1274 of the City of Ionia Zoning Ordinance, including a site plan prepared according to the requirements of Chapter 1276.
(d) In addition to all application materials as required for a special land use, an application for a medical marihuana facility, on a form as approved by the City Council, shall be completed and submitted by the applicant.
(e) The application shall include the following information in addition to any additional information as required by the application form for a medical marihuana facility:
(1) The City of Ionia may request from the applicant a copy of the Entity/Individual Prequalification Application Packet for a state medical marihuana facility operating license as required to be submitted to the State of Michigan.
(2) A copy of the proposed Business Plan if requested by the Planning Commission.
(3) Proof of ownership of the entire premises wherein the medical marihuana establishment is to be operated; or written consent from the property owner of use of the premises for a medical marihuana facility, and a copy of any lease agreement.
(4) A description of the security plan for the medical marihuana establishment, prepared as required by the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, PA 281 of 2016, M.C.L.A. §§ 333.27101 et seq., as amended, including but not limited to any lighting, alarms, barriers, recording or monitoring devices, and security guard arrangements proposed for the facility and its premises. Each medical marihuana facility shall have a security guard present during business hours, or alternative security measures by the Planning Commission as a condition of special land use approval.
(5) A professionally prepared scaled drawing of the floor plan of the medical marihuana facility including uses of all floor areas.
(6) A diagram of any proposed text or graphic materials to be shown on the exterior of the proposed medical marihuana facility.
(7) A location area map showing the distance to all buffered uses as required in Section 1289.05(c). Each buffered use shall be labeled on the location area map.
(8) A waste disposal plan, indicating how all waste products, including marihuana that is to be destroyed or is considered waste, will be disposed of and prevented from being ingested by humans or animals. In no case shall waste be burned on site, or introduced into the sanitary sewer system or stormwater management system.
(9) A signed affidavit that neither the applicant nor any investor with an interest in the medical marihuana facility is in default to the City of Ionia for failure to pay any property taxes, income taxes, special assessments, fines, fees, or other financial obligation to the City of Ionia.
(10) In the case of an application for a grower license, chemical and pesticide storage plan that states the names of the pesticides, herbicides, and any other chemicals that will be used in cultivation, and a plan for disposal of unused pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals.
(f) All applications for special land use approval for a medical marihuana facility shall be accompanied by an application fee of $5,000.
(g) All applications for a special land use for a medical marihuana facility shall obtain a building permit for any building utilized as a proposed medical marihuana facility, or for a change of occupancy for an existing building to be utilized as a proposed marihuana facility, from the governmental entity having jurisdiction to approve building permits in the City of Ionia under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, PA 230 of 1972.
(h) Any other information requested by the Planning Commission, the City Council, public safety official, or other municipal official in order to complete the review of the application.
(Ord. 539. Passed 3-5-19.)