(a) Industrial Hemp Manufacturing Facilities. In addition to the applicable permit and approval requirements provided in this Chapter and the development standards for the applicable zoning classification, industrial hemp manufacturing facilities shall comply with the standards provided in this Section. If there is an inconsistency between the development standards of the zone classification and these standards, the more restrictive standards shall apply.
(1) Setbacks. Non-volatile industrial hemp manufacturing facilities shall be set back from all lot lines a minimum of 25 feet.
(2) Security. Surveillance video cameras shall be installed and maintained in good working order to provide coverage on a 24-hour basis of all internal and exterior areas where industrial hemp is manufactured, packaged, stored, and/or transferred. The security surveillance cameras shall be oriented in a manner that provides clear and certain identification of all individuals within those areas. Cameras shall remain active at all times and shall be capable of operating under any lighting condition. Security video must use standard industry format to support criminal investigations and shall be maintained for 60 days.
(3) Locks. Industrial hemp manufacturing facilities shall be secured with California Building Code compliant commercial-grade, non-residential door locks and window locks.
(b) Operations.
(1) Compressed Gases. Any compressed gases used in the manufacturing process shall not be stored on any lot within containers that exceed the amount which is approved by the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District and authorized by the applicable land use permit.
(2) Compressed Gas Extraction. Closed loop systems for compressed gas extraction systems must be commercially manufactured, bear a permanently affixed visible serial number and certified by an engineer licensed by the State of California that the system was commercially manufactured, is safe for its intended use, and was built to codes of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.
(3) Training. Industrial hemp manufacturing facilities shall have a training program for persons using solvents or gases in a closed loop system to create hemp extract on how to use the system, to access applicable material safety data sheets and to handle and store the solvents and gases safely.
(4) Nuisance Odors Manufacturing Industrial Hemp. All manufacturing industrial hemp activities shall be sited and operated in a manner that prevents industrial hemp odors from being detected offsite. A sufficient odor absorbing ventilation and exhaust system shall be provided so that odor generated, distinctive to the operation, is not detected outside of the manufacturing facility, anywhere on adjacent lots 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 manufacturing facility. In order to control nuisances such as odors, humidity and mold, industrial hemp manufacturing facilities shall install and maintain at a minimum, the following equipment, or any other equipment that can be proven to be an equally or more effective method or technology to control these nuisances:
(A) An exhaust air filtration system with odor control that prevents odors from being emitted externally; and
(B) An air system that creates negative air pressure between the indoor industrial hemp activities interior and exterior, so that the odors generated by the indoor industrial hemp activity are not detectable from the outside of the manufacturing facility.
(Ord. 4444, passed - -2022)