City means the City of Mexico.

Cultivation facility means a facility licensed to acquire, cultivate, process, store, transport and sell marijuana to other medical marijuana facilities. Three types of facilities: (1) Indoor facility- maximum of thirty thousand square feet of flowering plant canopy space; (2) Outdoor facility- maximum of two thousand eight hundred flowering plants; and (3) Greenhouse facilitymay choose to be limited by either of the above maximum.

Dispensary means a facility licensed to acquire, store, sell, transport and deliver marijuana, marijuana infused products, and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana, which holds a permit issued by the Department of Health and Senior Services to dispense medical marijuana.

Infused products facility means a facility licensed to acquire, store, manufacture, transport, and sell marijuana infused products to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, or to another medical marijuana infused products manufacturing facility.

Medical marijuana means marijuana for certified use as set forth in article XIV of the Missouri Constitution.

Permit means an authorization issued by the Department of Health and Senior Services to a medical marijuana organization to conduct activities under Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution.

Testing facility means a facility certified by Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, test, certify and transport marijuana. May not be owned by an entity that owns another type of medical marijuana facility.

(Ord. No. 4411, § 1, 5-13-2019)

(a)

Medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, infused products and testing facilities may not be originally located within 1,000 feet of a primary or secondary school, day care facility or church.

(b)

Medical marijuana dispensaries shall be classified as commercial and as such, be allowed in the C-2, general commercial district as established by the official city planning and zoning commission and adopted by the city council on May 13, 2019, and shall conform to all regulations set forth for those districts along with any other regulations adopted by the city. Should any regulations be stricter than those imposed by the city the stricter regulation shall apply.

(c)

Medical marijuana cultivation, infused products and testing facilities shall be classified as Industry and as such, be allowed in the 1-2, heavy industry district as established by the official city planning and zoning commission and adopted by the city council on May 13, 2019 and shall conform to all regulations set forth for those districts along with any other regulations adopted by the city. Should any State regulations be stricter than those imposed by the city the stricter regulation shall apply.

(d)

Medical marijuana cultivation, infused products and testing facilities shall have a fence surrounding their property of not less than eight feet in height constructed with industry standard materials.

(e)

All department of health and senior services permits issued for medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, infused products and testing facilities must obtain a City of Mexico Business License to operate in the City of Mexico.

(f)

All city subdivision, land development and stormwater ordinances shall be adhered.

(g)

Medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, infused products and testing facilities shall abide by all laws as set forth by this article, including any agency acting for/under the direction of the above-named entities.

(h)

Medical marijuana greenhouses used for cultivation shall have a liner and a water return system installed in order to avoid contamination of the soil and water table.

(i)

Outside lighting must be directed away from adjacent properties.

(j)

No odors, fumes, smoke, dust or any other noxious pollutants shall be discharged from cultivation, infused products and testing facilities that exceed federal regulations.

(k)

There shall be no storage of any form of marijuana or its by-products outside the facility.

(Ord. No. 4411, § 2, 5-13-2019)