The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards and requirements for the regulation of the time, place, and manner of operation of natural medicine healing centers and natural medicine businesses within the City of Woodland Park.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

Natural medicine healing centers are a use permitted by right in the community commercial district (CC), the service commercial district (SC), and the neighborhood commercial district (NC) subject to the distance, time, manner, and place requirements contained in this chapter 18.80. Natural medicine healing centers are prohibited in all other zoning districts in the city, including the PUD - planned unit development district.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

Natural medicine businesses, other than natural medicine healing centers, including, but not limited to, cultivation facilities, natural medicine products manufacturers, natural medicine testing facilities, and other licensed natural medicine business entities created by the state licensing authority are uses permitted by right in the heavy service commercial light industrial district (HSC/LI) and may be permitted as a conditional use in the community commercial district (CC) and the service commercial district (SC) subject to the distance, time, manner, and place requirements contained in this chapter 18.80. Such natural medicine businesses are prohibited in all other zoning districts of the City, including the PUD - planned unit development district.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

A.

No natural medicine healing center or natural medicine business shall operate out of a building that is within one thousand feet of a child care center, preschool, elementary, middle, junior, or high school, or a residential child care facility (collectively "school").

B.

Subsection (a) does not apply to a properly licensed natural medicine healing center or natural medicine business that was actively doing business before a school was established and/or constructed within one thousand feet of such natural medicine healing center or natural medicine business.

C.

The distances referred to in this section shall be computed by direct measurement from the nearest property line of the parcel used for a school to the nearest portion of the building in which the natural medicine healing center or natural medicine business is located and includes right-of-way widths.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

Natural medicine healing centers and natural medicine businesses providing natural medicine services shall be permitted to operate any day of the week between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

All doorways, windows, and other openings of natural medicine business buildings shall be located, covered, or screened in such a manner to prevent a view into the interior from any exterior public or semipublic area, subject to applicable city design standards. All activities of natural medicine businesses and natural medicine services shall occur indoors unless access to an outdoor area is available in compliance with the requirements of this section, i.e., an atrium, courtyard, or other outdoor area that is shielded from public view pursuant to the requirements set forth in this paragraph.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

Primary entrances, parking lots, and exterior walkways of natural medicine businesses shall be clearly illuminated subject to all applicable city lighting standards set forth in 18.33.180.F. All exterior lighting shall be downcast and shielded with a temperature of three thousand degrees Kelvin or warmer.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

All storage for natural medicine businesses shall be located within a permanent building and may not be located within a trailer, tent, or motor vehicle.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

Natural medicine businesses shall use an air filtration and ventilation system designed to ensure that the odors from natural medicine and natural medicine products are confined to the premises and are not detectable beyond the property boundaries on which the facility is located.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

Natural medicine businesses shall provide secure disposal of natural medicine and natural medicine product remnants or by-products. Natural medicine and natural medicine product remnants or by-products shall not be placed within the facilities' exterior refuse container.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

A.

The processing of natural medicine that includes the use of hazardous materials, including, without limitation, and by way of example, flammable and combustible liquids, carbon dioxide, and liquified petroleum gases, such as butane, is prohibited.

B.

Nonhazardous materials used to process natural medicine shall be stored in a manner so as to mitigate and ensure odors are not detectable beyond the property boundaries on which the processing facility is located or the exterior walls of the processing facility associated with the processing of natural medicine.

C.

The processing of natural medicine shall meet the requirements of all adopted city building and life/safety codes.

D.

The processing of natural medicine shall meet all of the requirements of all adopted water and sewer regulations promulgated by the applicable water and sewer provider.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)

A.

It is unlawful and deemed a nuisance to:

1.

Operate a natural medicine business in violation of any of the requirements set forth in state law or regulation or this chapter 18.80.

2.

Dispose of, discharge out of or from, or permit to flow from any facility associated with natural medicine any foul or noxious liquid or substance of any kind whatsoever including, without limitation, by-products of the natural medicine process into or upon any adjacent ground or lot, into any street, alley, or public place or into any municipal storm sewer and/or system in the city.

B.

Any such violation of this chapter is punished by a fine or imprisonment or both pursuant to section 1.12.110 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 4-17-2025)