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Maple Shade Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXIII

Cannabis Businesses

§ 205-113 General requirements.

[Amended 9-18-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-12]
A. 
Such facility shall meet all of the requirements for licensure by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
B. 
The following separation distances are provided such that no public entrance into a cannabis retail store may be located any closer than the following specified distances from the respective land use types with distances being measured from the front door of the cannabis establishment:
(1) 
250 feet from any behavioral health care facility or residential medical detoxification center.
(2) 
250 feet from a residential district or use, or any place of worship.
(3) 
250 feet from the front door of any existing public or parochial school, private school, college or child-care center.
(4) 
250 feet from the property line of any existing public parks, and/or other public building.
C. 
Adequate on-site security shall be demonstrated, including the securing of waste materials.
D. 
Adequate odor control, neutralization or elimination processes to mitigate against off-site odors from the possession, storage and sale of cannabis on the retail premises.
E. 
No cannabis retail Class 5 dispensary may open to customers for business before 8:00 a.m. or remain open to customers for business after 10:00 p.m. A cannabis retail Class 5 dispensary may operate seven days a week. This time restriction does not apply to Class 1 or 2 cannabis establishments.
F. 
The Planning Board, in its discretion, shall impose the requirement of a noise wall barrier when appropriate.

§ 205-114 Requirements for cannabis retailers, cannabis cultivators, and cannabis manufacturers.

[Amended 9-18-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-12]
A cannabis retailer, cannabis cultivator or cannabis manufacturer, when authorized by the Planning Board as a conditional use within the Business Development Districts (BD and BD-1), is subject to the following requirements:
A. 
Such facility shall meet all of the requirements for licensure by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
B. 
The following separation distances are provided such that no public entrance into a cannabis establishment may be located any closer than the following specified distances from the respective land use types with distances being measured from the front door of the cannabis establishment:
(1) 
250 feet from any behavioral health care facility or residential medical detoxification center.
(2) 
250 feet from a residential district or use, or any place of worship.
(3) 
250 feet from the front door of any existing public or parochial school, private school, college or child-care center.
(4) 
250 feet from the property line of any existing public parks, and/or other public building.
C. 
Adequate on-site security shall be demonstrated, including the securing of waste materials.
D. 
Adequate odor control, neutralization or elimination processes to mitigate against off-site odors from the possession, storage and sale of cannabis on the retail premises.
E. 
No cannabis retail Class 5 dispensary may open to customers for business before 8:00 a.m. or remain open to customers for business after 10:00 p.m. A cannabis retail Class 5 dispensary may operate seven days a week. This time restriction does not apply to Class 1 or 2 cannabis establishments.
F. 
The Planning Board, in its discretion, shall impose the requirement of a noise wall barrier when appropriate.