(A) Commercial cannabis businesses may operate only during the hours specified in the commercial cannabis business permit issued by the city and/or as determined within the discretionary land use permit.
(B) Restriction on consumption - Cannabis shall not be consumed by any employee on the premises of any commercial cannabis business.
(C) No cannabis or cannabis products or graphics depicting cannabis or cannabis products shall be visible from the exterior of any property issued a commercial cannabis business permit, or on any of the vehicles owned or used as part of the commercial cannabis business. No outdoor storage of cannabis or cannabis products is permitted at any time.
(D) Reporting and tracking of product and of gross sales - Each commercial cannabis business shall have in place a point-of-sale or management inventory tracking system to track and report on all aspects of the commercial cannabis business including, but not limited to, such matters as cannabis tracking, inventory data, gross sales (by weight and by sale) and other information which may be deemed necessary by the city. The commercial cannabis business shall ensure that such information is compatible with the city's record-keeping systems. In addition, the system must have the capability to produce historical transactional data for review. Furthermore, any system selected must be approved and authorized by the city manager or his or her designee(s) prior to being used by the permittee.
(E) All cannabis and cannabis products sold, distributed or manufactured shall be cultivated, manufactured, and transported by licensed facilities that maintain operations in full conformance with the State and local regulations.
(F) Emergency contact and emergency response plan - Each commercial cannabis business shall provide the city manager or his or her designee(s) with the name, telephone number (both landline and mobile, if available) of an on-site employee or owner to whom emergency notice can be provided at any hour of the day. Each commercial cannabis business must have a fire evacuation plan, and plan to address robberies and other emergencies. Said plan shall be reviewed and approved by the fire and police chiefs or designee.
(G) Signage and notices -
(1) In addition to the requirements otherwise set forth in this section, business identification signage for a commercial cannabis business shall conform to the requirements of the City of Oxnard regulations, including, but not limited to, seeking the issuance of a city sign permit.
(2) No signs placed on the premises of a commercial cannabis business shall obstruct any entrance or exit to the building or any window.
(3) Each entrance to a commercial cannabis business shall be visibly posted with a clear and legible notice indicating that smoking, ingesting, or otherwise consuming cannabis on the premises or in the areas adjacent to the commercial cannabis business is prohibited.
(4) Business identification signage shall be limited to that needed for identification only and shall not contain any logos or information that identifies, advertises, or lists the services or the products offered. No commercial cannabis business shall advertise by having a person holding a sign and advertising the business to passersby, whether such person is on the premises of the commercial cannabis business or elsewhere including, but not limited to, the public right-of-way.
(5) Signage may be internally illuminated or externally illuminated with directed and shielded downward facing lighting consistent with city regulations and the conditions of approval. All signs shall conform with Section 16-595. Signage shall not feature exposed elements.
(6) No banners (with the exception of permitted grand-opening banners), flags, or other prohibited signs may be used at any time.
(H) Minors -
(1) Persons under the age of 21 years shall not be allowed on the premises of a commercial cannabis business and shall not be allowed to serve as a driver for a mobile delivery service. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for any person to employ any person at a commercial cannabis business who is not at least 21 years of age.
(2) The entrance to the commercial cannabis business shall be clearly and legibly posted with a notice that no person under the age of 21 years of age is permitted to enter upon the premises of the commercial cannabis business, unless otherwise authorized by state law.
(I) Odor control - Odor control devices and techniques shall be incorporated in all commercial cannabis businesses to ensure that odors from cannabis are not detectable off-site. Commercial cannabis businesses shall provide a sufficient odor absorbing ventilation and exhaust system so that odor generated inside the commercial cannabis business that is distinctive to its operation is not detected outside of the facility, anywhere on adjacent property or public rights-of-way, on or about the exterior or interior common area walkways, hallways, breezeways, foyers, lobby areas, or any other areas available for use by common tenants or the visiting public, or within any other unit located inside the same building as the commercial cannabis business. As such, commercial cannabis businesses must install and maintain the following equipment, or any other equipment which the community development director or his or her designee(s) determine is a more effective method or technology:
(1) An exhaust air filtration system with odor control that prevents internal odors from being emitted externally;
(2) An air system that creates negative air pressure between the commercial cannabis businesses interior and exterior, so that the odors generated inside the commercial cannabis business are not detectable on the outside of the commercial cannabis business.
(J) Display of permit and city business tax certificate - The original copy of the commercial cannabis business permit issued by the city pursuant to this article and the city issued business tax certificate shall be posted inside the commercial cannabis business in a location readily-visible to the public.
(K) Background check - Pursuant to Cal. Penal Code, Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11), which authorizes city authorities to access state and local summary criminal history information for employment, licensing, or certification purposes; and authorizes access to federal level criminal history information by transmitting fingerprint images and related information to the Department of Justice to be transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, every person listed as an owner, manager, supervisor, employee, contract employee or who otherwise works in a commercial cannabis business must submit fingerprints and other information deemed necessary by the police chief or his or her designee(s) for a background check by the City of Oxnard police department. Pursuant to Cal. Penal Code, Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11), which requires that there be a requirement or exclusion from employment, licensing or certification based on specific criminal conduct on the part of the subject of the record, no person shall be issued a permit to operate a commercial cannabis business or a related work permit unless they have first cleared the background check, as determined by the police chief or his or her designee(s), as required by this section. A fee for the cost of the background investigation, which shall be the actual cost to the City of Oxnard to conduct the background investigation as it deems necessary and appropriate, shall be paid at the time the application for a commercial cannabis business permit is submitted.
(L) Loitering - The owner and/or operator of a commercial cannabis business shall prohibit loitering by persons outside the facility both on the premises and within 50 feet of the premises.
(Ord. No. 2960, 2994, 3032)