A. Wholesale Marijuana Facilities are allowed in the City of Purcell but must acquire a city business license from the City Clerk. The fee shall be One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per year, or other amount as set periodically by Council resolution. This fee shall be used to offset municipal expenses covering costs related to licensing, inspection, administration, and enforcement of regulations for wholesale Marijuana Facilities. The license provide for herein shall run from July 1 to June 30 and the same will not be prorated for any license obtained after July 1 of any year.
B. A Wholesale Marijuana Growing Facilities License will not be granted to any applicant where the proposed location is located outside a commercially or industrially zoned area of the corporate city limits of Purcell.
C. Location Restrictions on Wholesale Marijuana Facilities
1. A Wholesale Marijuana Growing Facilities License will not be granted to any applicant where the proposed location would be located within one thousand (1,000) feet from any entrance of the proposed permitted location to any entrance of the following property location, including streets and alleys:
a. A private or public preschool, elementary, secondary, vocational or trade school, college or university;
2. In all section referencing places of worship or religious assemblies the location distance in feet between the place of worship or religious assembly and a marijuana establishment, regardless of the nature of that establishment, shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest door of the marijuana establishment to the nearest door of the church or religious assembly. The distance shall remain 750 feet.
3. A Wholesale Marijuana Facilities License will not be granted to any applicant where the proposed location would be located within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of any of the following locations with said distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest property line of the parcel of land on which the use is located to the nearest property line of the building or unit in which the proposed retail marijuana establishment would be located, including streets and alleys:
a. A library or museum;
b. A public playground;
c. A child care center;
d. A public park, pool, or recreation facility;
e. A juvenile or adult halfway house, correctional facility or substance abuse rehabilitation or treatment center;
4. A Wholesale Marijuana Growing Facilities License will not be granted to any applicant where the proposed location would be located within two hundred (200) feet of any of the following locations with said distance computed by direct measurement in a straight line from the nearest property line of the parcel of land on which the use is located to the nearest property line of the building or unit in which the proposed retail marijuana establishment would be located, including streets and alleys:
a. A residentially zoned district; or
b. Another medical marijuana or retail marijuana establishment.
D. Buildings where marijuana is stored or dispensed must be equipped with ventilation/air filtration systems so that no odors are detectable off premises.
E. The wholesale establishment must collect the applicable sales tax on all sales.
F. Any violation of this section may result in the revocation of the Wholesale Marijuana Facilities License for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of revocation. Determination of violations that result in revocation shall be made by the City Manager or his/her designee.
HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 18-07 on 10/1/2018
Amended by Ord. 18-08 on 11/5/2018
Amended by Ord. 19-02 Medical Marijuana on 2/4/2019
Amended by Ord. 19-07 Medical Marijuana on 8/6/2019
Amended by Ord. 20-02 Medical Marijuana on 3/2/2020
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