For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Director shall mean the Director of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Division of Revenue.
(b) Government shall mean the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.
(c) Applicant shall mean any person who applies for a special fees license pursuant to this article.
(d) Licensee shall mean any person who currently holds a special fees license(s) for any medicinal cannabis business pursuant to this article.
(e) Operator shall mean any person who currently operates a medicinal cannabis business, as defined in KRS Ch. 218B, as may be amended.
(f) Commissioner of finance shall mean whoever is appointed by the mayor, pursuant to Sec. 6.02 of the Charter, to fill that role.
(g) Sufficient evidence shall mean the type of substantial evidence sufficient to convince reasonable-minded people, which may include: (1) location map(s) that identify the proposed location for the medicinal cannabis business and also identify all properties and current uses of same, located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the proposed site of the medicinal cannabis business; and/or (2) plans submitted to the division of planning.
(h) Medicinal cannabis business shall mean either a cultivator, dispensary, processor, producer, or safety compliance facility, as defined in KRS Ch. 218B, as may be amended.
(i) Cultivator shall have the same meaning as provided in KRS Ch. 218B, as may be amended.
(j) Dispensary shall have the same meaning as provided in KRS Ch. 218B, as may be amended.
(k) Processor shall have the same meaning as provided in KRS Ch. 218B, as may be amended.
(l) Producer shall have the same meaning as provided in KRS Ch. 218B, as may be amended.
(m) Safety compliance facility shall have the same meaning as provided in KRS Ch. 218B, as may be amended.
(Ord. No. 062-2024, § 2, 6-27-24)