18.25.170 Cannabis retailers.
A. Medical cannabis retailers.
1. Medical cannabis retailers may be located in any light industrial (LI), general commercial (C), or professional and administrative office (PAO) zoning district, subject to the granting of a use permit pursuant to PHMC Chapter 18.95, the other limitations of this chapter, and the following restrictions:
a. A medical cannabis retailer’s premises shall be closed to the public (i.e., no public storefront). The medical cannabis retailer shall conduct sales exclusively by delivery. b. Medical cannabis retailers are prohibited from establishing or locating within 600 feet of a public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades one through 12, day care center, or youth center, as defined by state law. For the purposes of this section, all distances shall be measured from the outer extents of the cannabis retailer’s business premises (whether leased or owned) excluding parking facilities and common areas to the nearest property lines of each affected parcel. c. The city shall issue no more than two conditional use permits for medical cannabis retailers. d. A medical cannabis retailer’s business premises (excluding parking facilities and common areas) shall not exceed a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet. e. Medical cannabis retailers shall obtain and maintain a state license for retail medicinal cannabis sales in accordance with the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, California Business and Professions Code, Division 10, section 26000 et seq. f. Medical cannabis retailers shall not create a public nuisance through offensive odors. g. On-site consumption of medicinal cannabis or medicinal cannabis products is prohibited. h. Medical cannabis retail use shall be conducted indoors only, with no outdoor use/activity related to the cannabis retailer use.
i. Renderings of the business facade shall be provided and reviewed as part of the conditional use permit. Building facade plans shall include renderings of the exterior building elevations and any proposed signage for all sides of the building. All building facades and signage shall be in keeping with the high architectural quality and design standards of the city of Pleasant Hill. The business facade and building signs shall be compatible with and complementary to surrounding businesses and shall add visual quality to the area.
B. Adult-use cannabis retailers. Without limiting the generality of the prohibition on commercial cannabis uses in PHMC § 18.50.140.B, adult-use cannabis retailers are prohibited in all base zoning districts and overlay districts The Pleasant Hill Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 969, passed June 3, 2024.
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C. Applicability of other regulations. The provisions in this chapter are not intended to provide exclusive regulation of cannabis retailers. Any entity or individual engaged in the business of cannabis retail sales must comply with any and all applicable regulations imposed in other parts of the zoning ordinance, other city ordinances (including, without limitation, PHMC Titles 5 and 6), and state law.
D. It is anticipated that the number of applications could exceed the number of allowable permits for cannabis retailers. The city shall not accept applications until the city council has adopted a resolution setting forth the application period, application procedures and guidelines to evaluate applications for cannabis retailer permits.
The city council expects, but is not required, to adopt application guidelines on or before January 1, 2020. (Ord. 931 § 4, 2019)
Code reviser’s note: Ord. 895 amended this section without taking into account the amendments of Ord. 890.
Those amendments have been retained per the intent of the city.
The Pleasant Hill Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 969, passed June 3, 2024.
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