32-17 Amend Code to Regulate Medical Marijuana

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lion. Operator means any persons on the premises of a medical marijuana dis- pensary who is authorized to exercise overall operational control or hold prima- ry responsibility for the operation of a medical marijuana dispensary or who causes to function or who puts or keeps in operation the business. A person may be found to be operation or causing to be operated a medical marijuana dispen- sary whether or not that person is an owner, part owner, or licensee of the busi- ness. (1) "Person" means an individual, proprietorship, partnership, firm, association, joint stuck company, corporation or combination of individuals of whatever form or character. (g) "Director" shall mean the Director of Planning and Development. 1165.03 LOCATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES. (a) Medical marijuana dispensaries may be located only in a Cl Office, C2 Re- tail, and C3 General Business Districts as a conditionally permitted use pursuant to Section 1129.02 and Chapter 1161 and in accordance with the restrictions contained in this chapter. (b) No medical marijuana dispensaries may be established or operated within 500 feet of a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park in the City. (c) No medical marijuana dispensary may be established, operated or enlarged within 1,000 feet of another medical marijuana dispensary. (d) Not more than one medical marijuana dispensary shall be established or op- erated in the same building, structure, or portion thereof. (E) . For the purpose of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, measurement shall be made from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as the part of the premises where a medical marijuana dispensary is conducted, to the nearest property line of the premises of a medical marijuana dispensary or a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park. 1165.04 DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA DIS- PENSARIES. (a) Parking for a medical marijuana dispensary shall be configured so as to pre- vent vehicular headlights from shining into adjacent residentially zoned and/or used property. Parking areas configured such that vehicular headlights are di- rected toward public rights -of -way across from residentially zoned and/or used property shall provide continuous screening and shall conform to the design re- quirements set forth in Chapter 1325 of the Building Code and be approved by the Architectural Board of Review. Landscaping and screening shall be contin- uously maintained and promptly restored, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 1141. (b) Ingress and egress drives and primary circulation lanes shall be located away from residential areas where practical to minimize vehicular traffic and noise which may become a nuisance to adjacent residential areas. (c) All building entrances intended to be utilized by patrons shall be located on the side(s) of the building which does not abut residentially zoned and/or used