(a) A marihuana establishment as defined herein may be authorized within the City only upon approval as a special land use, according to the requirements and procedures of Chapter 1274.
(b) No marihuana establishment may operate within the City without first having been approved for a license from the State of Michigan pursuant to the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, M.C.L.A. §§ 333.27951 et seq., as amended (MRTMA).
(c) The number of each type of marihuana establishment that may be approved for operation within the City shall not be limited.
(d) Each marihuana license at each proposed marihuana establishment shall require separate special land use approval by the City.
(e) A nonrefundable fee shall be paid annually by each marihuana establishment authorized within the City in the amount not to exceed $5,000.00 as set by resolution of the City Council. The fee shall be required for each license proposed for each establishment approved by the City.
(f) A Marihuana Microbusiness Establishment as defined in the rules promulgated by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) shall be prohibited in the City.
(Ord. 549. Passed 1-5-21.)