A. All owners of Marijuana Growing Facilities for Personal Medical Use are required to obtain a license from the State of Oklahoma and from the City Clerk.
B. Marijuana Growing Facilities for Personal Medical Use License fee shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year, or other amount as set periodically by Council resolution. The fee shall be used to offset municipal expenses covering costs related to licensing, inspection, administration and enforcement of Marijuana Growing Facilities for Personal Medical Use. The fee shall run from July to June 30 and there shall be no proration of this fee.
C. All Marijuana Growing Facilities for Personal Medical Use shall be subject to security provisions as stated herein prior to the granting of a permit. Failure to comply with security provisions as stated herein will result in revocation of the permit.
D. Any access or entry point to residential facilities used for marijuana cultivation for personal medical use must be secured by lock and key or equivalent, at all times except when the residential facility is actively being supervised in person by the permit holder.
E. Growing marijuana for personal medical use shall be limited to the interior of a single private residence.
F. Growing marijuana shall not be visible from the public right of way.
G. The growing area including any lighting, plumbing or electrical components used shall comply with municipal building and fire codes. The growing area must be properly ventilated so as not to create humidity, mold or other related problems. Lighting shall not exceed 1,000 watts per light. The use of gas products (CO2, butane, etc.) or CO2 and ozone generators in the growing area is prohibited.
H. Growing marijuana shall not be conducted in a manner that constitutes a public nuisance. A public nuisance may be deemed to exist if growing marijuana produces light, glare, heat, noise, odor or vibration that is detrimental to public health, safety or welfare or interferes with the reasonable enjoyment of life and property.
I. The primary use of the residential property in which marijuana is grown shall remain at all times a residence, with legal and functioning cooking, eating, sleeping and sanitation/bathing facilities with proper ingress and egress. No room shall be used for growing marijuana where such cultivation will impair or prevent the primary uses of cooking, eating, sleeping or sanitation/bathing.
J. If the residence is rented, consent of the property owner shall be obtained prior to any cultivation commencing. This consent must be evidenced by a signed and notarized statement from the property owner permitting the growth of marijuana in the residence.
K. Cultivated marijuana must be used exclusively pursuant to a valid state issued medical marijuana license. Any other or unapproved usage shall result in revocation of the license.
L. Any violations of this section may result in the revocation of the Marijuana Growing Facilities for Personal Medical Use 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 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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