(A) Medical marijuana business permits and licensing requirements. All persons or business entities required by the state to be licensed as a medical marijuana commercial growing facility, medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana processing facility or medical marijuana transporter and doing business in the town are required to register with the Town Clerk-Treasurer and pay an annual permit fee of $500 for each of the businesses listed above to be operated by the registrant. Failure to renew the annual permit within 30 days after expiration shall void registration and business operations may be revoked or suspended until permit compliance is obtained. The location of the proposed medical marijuana business must be properly zoned prior to registration.
(Prior Code, § 4-6-1)
(B) Location restrictions for medical marijuana commercial grow facilities, medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana processing facilities and medical marijuana transporters.
(1) Medical marijuana business permits will not be granted to any applicants where the proposed location would be located within 1,000 feet of public or private school entrances. The distance specified shall be measured from any entrance of the school to the nearest property point of the medical marijuana business.
(2) Medical marijuana business permits will not be granted to any applicants where the proposed location is not allowed by the town’s zoning ordinances.
(3) Medical marijuana business permits will not be granted to any applicants where the proposed location would be located within 300 feet of any church property primarily and regularly used for worship services and religious activities, with said distance measured from the nearest property line of such church property to the nearest perimeter wall of the proposed medical marijuana business.
(4) Medical marijuana business permits will not be granted to any applicants where the proposed location would be located within 300 feet of any public park, pool or recreational facility, with said distance measured from the nearest property line of such public park, pool or recreational facility to the nearest perimeter wall of the proposed medical marijuana business.
(Ord. 2019-3, passed 4-8-2019; Ord. 2021-7, passed 9-20-2021; Ord. 2022-3, passed 3-14-2022) Penalty, see § 112.99