Medical marijuana growing for personal use is hereby allowed within the Municipal boundaries of Vinita, Oklahoma upon compliance with section 3-13-2 of this chapter, issuance of a medical marijuana growing for personal medical use license and the following additional provisions.
A. Any license issued to an individual for the growing of medical marijuana for personal use will be for the growing of medical marijuana at the individual's primary residence. The City Clerk shall be notified immediately upon any change of address of the licensee.
B. Any access or entry point to residential facilities used for medical 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.
C. Growing medical marijuana shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.
D. 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 one thousand watts (1,000 W) per light. The use of gas products (CO2, butane, etc.) or CO2 and ozone generators in the growing area is prohibited.
E. Growing medical 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.
F. The primary use of the residential property in which medical 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.
G. 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 a residence.
H. Any individual licensed to grow marijuana for personal use shall have a license issued by the State of Oklahoma authorizing the use of medical marijuana. Said license shall be made available to any authorized City employee upon request.
I. There shall be a license fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) and an annual renewal fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The annual license will expire on June 30th and shall be renewed prior to July 1st each year. Failure to renew will result in a penalty fee of fifty percent (50%) of the annual fee and shall require re-inspection as required by subsection 3-13-2B of this chapter. (Ord. 3684, 3-19-2019)