Marijuana storage facilities (other than in a retail outlet) are allowed in the City and must acquire a City permit for the facility from the City Clerk. The fee for a permit for a marijuana storage facility shall be one thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,875.00) per year. The fee shall be used to offset Municipal expenses covering costs related to licensing, inspection, administration and enforcement regarding marijuana storage facilities.
A. Marijuana storage facilities permit will not be granted to any applicant where the proposed location is located outside a Commercial or Industrial zoned area of the corporate City limits of Poteau.
B. A marijuana storage facilities permit will not be granted to any applicants where the proposed location would be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of a private or public preschool, elementary, secondary, vocational or trade school, college or university or within three hundred feet (300') of any place of worship or religious assembly.
C. For the distance requirements outlined in this chapter, the distances described shall be computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest property line of the parcel of land on which the use described in subsection B of this section is located to the nearest property line of the building or unit in which the proposed marijuana storage facility would be located.
D. Buildings where marijuana is stored or dispensed must be equipped with ventilator/air filtration systems so that no odors are detectable off premises.
E. Storage facilities must remain locked at all times when not in operation. The facility must have an electronic security system and have an appropriate security fence.
F. Any violations of this section will result in the revocation of the marijuana storage facility permit. (Ord. 762, 9-20-2018; amd. Ord. 779, 1-6-2020)