BILL NO. 2013-3 1 NYE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. SUMMARY: A Bill proposing to amend Nye County Code Title 17, the Zoning Ordinance of the Pabrump Regional Planning District, by adding Section 17.04.870 Medical Marijuana, establishing the provisions related to zoning, development standards, and other land use regulations for medical marijuana establishments; and providing for the severability, constitutionality and effective date hereof and other matters properly relating thereto. TITLE: A BILL PROPOSING TO AMEND NYE COUNTY CODE TITLE 17, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE PAHRUMP REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT, BY ADDING SECTION 17.04.870 MEDICAL MARIJUANA, ESTABLISHING THE PROVISIONS RELATED TO ZONING, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, AND OTHER LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY, CONSTITUTIONALITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, pursuant to NRS 244.119, the Nye County Board of Commissioners (Board) is authorized to amend the Nye County Code; and WHEREAS, pursuant to NRS 278.020, for the purpose of promoting the health, safety and the general welfare of the residents of Nye County, the Board is authorized and empowered to regulate and restrict the improvement of land and to control the location and soundness of structures; and WHEREAS, any such regulation, restriction and control must take into account the potential impairment of natural resources and the total population which the available natural resources will support without unreasonable impairment; and WHEREAS, NRS 453A.350 authorizes local governments to establish regulations pertaining to the location, land use, appearance, and signage of medical marijuana establishments; and WHEREAS, the Board desires to provide regulations pertaining to the location, land use, appearance, and signage of medical marijuana uses; and NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Nyc, State of Nevada, does hereby adopt, promulgate and order compliance therewith within the Pahmmp Regional Planning District, the following amendments and regulations: NYE COUNTY CODE SECTION 17.04.870 IS HEREBY ADDED, with Deletions shown in strike-through red font, and additions shown in underscored blue font:
17.04.870 MEDICAL MARIJUANA A. Intent Generally. The intent of this section is to establish the zoning, land use and development requirements applicable to medical marijuana uses, as authorized under Chapter 453A of Nevada state law. B. Defmitions. The words and phrases used in this Section shall have the meanings as follows: Community facility. Means any of the following: A facility that provides day care to children, a public park, a playground, a public swimming pooi, a center or facility which provides recreational opportunities or services to children or adolescents, a church, synagogue, or other building, structure or place used for religious worship or other religious purposes. Cultivation facility. Means a business that acquires, possesses, cultivates, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, or sells marijuana or related supplies to medical marijuana dispensaries, facilities for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products, or other cultivation facilities. Edible marijuana products. Edible marijuana products means products that contain marijuana or an extract thereof, are intended for human consumption by oral ingestion, and are presented in the form of foodstuffs, extracts, oils, tinctures and other similar products. Facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products. facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products means a business that acquires, possesses, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, or sells edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products to medical marijuana dispensaries. Independent testing laboratory. Means a private, independent testing laboratory wherein marijuana, edible marijuana products, and marijuana-infused products that are to be sold in the State of Nevada are tested to determine (a) the concentration of THC and cannabidiol; (b) whether the tested material is organic or non-organic; (c) the presence and identification of molds and fungus; and (d) the presence and concentration of fertilizers and other nutrients. Marijuana. Marijuana means (a) all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; (b) the seeds thereof; (c) the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and (d) every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. Marijuana does not include the mature stems of the plant, fiber produced from the stems, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stems (except the resin extracted there from), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. Marijuana-infused products. Marijuana-infused products means products that: (a) are infused with marijuana or an extract thereof; and (b) are intended for use or consumption by humans through means other than inhalation or oral ingestion. The term includes, without limitation, topical products, ointments, oils and tinctures. Medical marijuana cooperative. An association of persons who voluntarily cooperate to cultivate or distribute medical marijuana to its members, including any non-profit community organization or collective owned and managed by the people who use its services to facilitate or coordinate transactions between members.
Medical marijuana dispensary. A business that acquires, possesses, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, sells, or dispenses marijuana or related supplies. Medical marijuana establishment. Medical marijuana establishment means an independent testing laboratory; a cultivation facility; a facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products; or a medical marijuana dispensary. C. Prohibition of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. The operation of medical marijuana dispensaries shall be prohibited. D. Medical Marijuana Establishment Zoning Requirements. 1. Medical marijuana establishments, with the exception of medical marijuana dispensaries, shall be allowed within the Light Industrial (LI) and Heavy Industrial (RI) zones, subject to compliance with the distance separation requirements contained herein and upon the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. E. Requirement to Obtain a Conditional Use Permit. Medical marijuana cultivation facilities, independent testing laboratories, and facilities for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products, shall require the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. F. Application, In addition to the general application requirements detailed in the Pahrump Regional Planning District Zoning Ordinance, an applicant for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the operation of a mariluana cultivation facility, an independent testing laboratory, or a facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products shall complete a supplemental application which includes all of the following information: 1. If the application is submitted by an agent for the property owner, the application must include a signed affidavit from the owner that the owner knows that the proposed use of the property is for a medical mariluana establishment; 2. A site plan showing the location of any existing or proposed buildings or structures, vehicular access, parking areas, landscaping, and demonstrating how the proposed facility meets all security requirements; 3. A statement that the proposed site is not within 1,500 feet of a public or private school, park, child care facility, or church, and is not within 300 feet or any other community facility, and the building containing the proposed medical marijuana establishment is not within 300 feet of an existing residential dwelling unit; and 4. A business plan, including a formal statement of business goals, the reasons the goals are believed attainable, the plan for reaching those goals, and background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals. G. Mandatory Conditions of Approval. All Conditional Use Permit applications for medical marijuana establishments must abide by the following conditions of approval. The Regional Planning Commission and/or Board of County Commission may impose conditions of approval that are more restrictive than those required by this section. The approval of all conditional use permits authorizing the operation of a medical marijuana establishment must contain at a minimum the following conditions:
1. The conditional use permit grantee must provide to the Nye County Planning Department a copy of the registration certificate issued by the State of Nevada prior to commencing operations. 2. The establishment must continue to meet all requirements for a medical marijuana establishment to qualify for and maintain its certificate of registration as set forth by State law. 3. The establishment must comply with all operating procedures required by State law. 4. The establishment must prohibit anyone from consuming marijuana on the premises. 5. If the establishment has signage, the signage shall be limited to one wall sign not to exceed two square feet in size. 6. The establishment must prohibit anyone under the age of eighteen years on the premises. 7. The establishment must prohibit medical marijuana activities including, without limitation, cultivating, growing, processing, displaying, selling or storage from being conducted outdoors. 8. All cultivation or production of marijuana that a cultivation facility carries out or causes to be carried out must take place in an enclosed facility. 9. The establishment must prevent medical marijuana or paraphernalia from being displayed or kept in a manner that is visible from outside the facility. 10. The establishment must install security surveillance cameras that monitor all entrances, along with the interior and exterior of the premises. Recordings from these cameras must be maintained in a retrievable manner for at least 90 days from the date recorded. 11. The establishment must install and maintain in good working condition robbery and burglary alarm systems. 12. The establishment must post a legible sign inside the facility stating that: a. The use or distribution of marijuana is a violation of federal law. b. The possession, use, or distribution of marijuana for non-medical purposes is a violation of state law. c. Consumption of marijuana on the premises is prohibited. d. No one under the age of eighteen years is permitted on the premises. 13. The conditional use permit grantee shall record a notarized affidavit in which the grantee acknowledges that the operation of a medical marijuana establishment is a violation of federal law. 14. The conditional use permit grantee shall record a notarized statement in which the grantee agrees to hold Nye County harmless against any federal law enforcement actions that may result from the activities of the medical marijuana establishment that is the subject of the conditional use permit. H. Medical Marijuana Establishment Location Restrictions.
BY: 1. All medical marijuana establishments must be located a distance of at least 1,500 feet from any property line of a parcel that has an established public or private school, park, child care facility, or church, and shall not be located within 300 feet of any property line of a parcel that has any other established community facility, and the building containing the proposed medical marijuana establishment must not be located within 300 feet of an existing residential dwelling unit, at the time of commencement of operation of the medical marijuana establishment. I. Security and Screening Standards for the Cultivation of Medical Marijuana. 1. Medical marijuana may only be cultivated in an indoor area equipped with locks or other security devices that permit access only by those authorized by state law to cultivate medical marijuana. 2. Medical marijuana is not allowed to be cultivated in a location or manner that is visible from any area normally accessible to the general public or from any point off the parcel. 3. All requirements, standards and conditions for the cultivation of medical marijuana in State statute and regulations must be met at all times. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or amendments thereto, or the application to any person, thing or circumstance is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity or provisions or applications of the ordinance or amendments thereto which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance and amendments thereto are declared to be severable. CONSTITUTIONALITY. If any section, clause or phrase of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall continue in full force and effect. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after passage, approval, and publication as required by law, to wit, from and after the day of 2014. Proposed on the day of, 2014 Proposed by: Commissioner Adopted on the day of, 2014 Vote: Ayes: Commissioners: Nays: Absent: Commissioners: Commissioners: Daniel Schinhofen, Chairman Nye County Board of County Commissioners ATTEST: Sandra Sam Merlino Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board