(A) No permit shall be issued or renewed for a marijuana-cultivation or testing facility that does not meet the standards of this section.
(B) Distance requirement.
(1) No marijuana cultivation facility shall be located within 300 legally walkable feet of a then-existing elementary or secondary school, state-licensed child day-care center, or church (see RSMo. § 650.010 B(27) for the definition of 'then existing').
(2) In the case of a freestanding facility, the distance between the facility and the school, daycare, or church shall be measured from the external wall of the facility structure closest in proximity to the school, daycare, or church to the closest point of the property line of the school, daycare, or church. If the school, daycare, or church is part of a larger structure, such as an office building or strip mall, the distance shall be measured to the entrance or exit of the school, daycare, or church closest in proximity to the facility. In the case of a facility that is part of a larger structure, such as an office building or strip mall, the distance between the facility and the school, daycare, or church shall be measured from the property line of the school, daycare, or church to the facility's entrance or exit closest in proximity to the school, daycare, or church. If the school, daycare, or church is part of a larger structure, such as an office building or strip mall, the distance shall be measured to the entrance or exit of the school, daycare, or church closest in proximity to the facility. Measurements shall be made along the shortest path between the demarcation points that can be lawfully traveled by foot.
(3) The Board of Aldermen may reduce this distance by resolution if an applicant shows good cause for the same. The determination of what constitutes good cause shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Aldermen.
(C) Outdoor operations or storage. All operations and all storage of materials, products, or equipment shall be within a fully secured area inside the building structure or outdoors on the property in an area enclosed by a fence with razor wire at least ten feet in height, not including the razor wire or such other alternative security measures approved by the Board of Aldermen.
(D) Onsite usage prohibited. No marijuana may be smoked, ingested, or otherwise consumed on the premises of any marijuana cultivation facility at any time.
(E) Display of licenses required. The marijuana cultivation facility license issued by the State of Missouri, along with the city issued license pursuant to this subchapter, shall be displayed in a prominent place in plain view near the front entrance of the facility.
(F) The city may revoke the business license of the facility for violations of this section after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
(Ord. 472, passed 3-1-2023)