Columbia Premises requirements ordinance (§ 13-423)

(a) No license shall be granted or retained under this article for a marijuana facility if the premises includes a building occupied or used for unlawful purposes or the premises are connected by an entrance or exit or other means of access with any place used for unlawful purposes.

(b) No license shall be granted or retained under this article for a marijuana facility if the applicant has not submitted, received, or maintained an approved security plan, operation and management plan, and emergency response plan in accordance with this article.

(1) Security plan. A written security plan shall be submitted for the premises upon which applicant intends to conduct marijuana activities, to the Columbia Police Department demonstrating there is limited undue burden on city public safety services as a result of the proposed business. The plan shall be submitted with the business license application. The plan must be reviewed and approved by the Columbia Police Department prior to the issuance of a business license. The plan shall detail security measures for the site and the transportation of marijuana and marijuana products to and from off-site premises to ensure the safety of employees and the public and to protect the property from theft or other criminal activity. Each facility shall comply with the security requirements established by the DHSS and include, but not be limited to, the following elements in the security plan:

i. Cameras. The marijuana facility shall install and use security cameras to monitor and record all areas of the premises, except in restrooms and consultation rooms while a patient or consumer is undressed. Such security cameras shall specifically include all areas where a person may gain or attempt to gain access to marijuana or cash maintained by the medical marijuana facility. Cameras shall be of sufficient resolution to record operations of the business to an off-site location and shall also include any parking lots or areas near the facility and all potential areas of ingress or egress to the business with sufficient detail to identify facial features and clothing. Recordings from security cameras shall be maintained for a minimum of forty (40) days in a secure off-site location in the city or through a service over a network that provides on-demand access, commonly referred to as a "cloud." The off-site location shall be identified in the security plan submitted to the city and access to recordings maintained must be provided to the Columbia Police Department upon request. Any change in location of the off-site location shall be updated within seventy-two (72) hours of any such change.

ii. Use of safe for storage. The marijuana facility shall install and use a secure safe for storage of all processed marijuana and cash on the premises when the business is closed to the public. The safe shall be incorporated into the building structure or securely attached thereto. For marijuanainfused products or marijuana being tested in a testing facility that must be kept refrigerated or frozen, the business may lock the refrigerated container or freezer in a manner authorized by the city in place of use of a safe, so long as the container is affixed to the building structure and secure from intrusion.

iii. Alarm system. The marijuana facility shall install and use an alarm system that is monitored by a company that is staffed twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. The security plan submitted to the city shall identify the company monitoring the alarm, including contact information, and must be updated within seventy-two (72) hours of any change of monitoring company. If the alarm system includes a panic alarm, an operable dedicated phone for law enforcement to respond to the alarm shall remain on the premises at all times. iv. Lighting system. The marijuana facility shall have sufficient exterior lighting for security purposes and shall otherwise comply with applicable city code requirements.

v. Additional requirements. The marijuana facility shall install and provide any additional security measures as may be deemed necessary for the public health, safety and welfare as determined by the Columbia Police Department from time to time, including but not limited to, additional lighting, additional security cameras, upgraded security cameras, etc.

(2) Operation and management plan. A written operation and management plan shall be submitted for the premises upon which applicant intends to conduct marijuana activities as part of the business license application process. The plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Fire Department, Building and Site Development Division, Utilities Department, and any other city department the business services administrator deems appropriate prior to the issuance of a business license and/or occupancy permit. The operation and management plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: organizational structure, location, property description, proof that facilities are wheelchair accessible, proof that facilities comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, hours of operation and staffing, description of proposed operations, list of any hazardous materials used as part of its operations, distribution practices, employee safety procedures and guidelines, fire mitigation and prevention systems in compliance with the International Fire Code as adopted by the City of Columbia, sanitation requirements and waste management processes, electrical system overview, proposed energy demand and proposed electrical demand off-sets, any environmental or carbon emission mitigation practices (if applicable), ventilation system and air quality controls showing how odor emission will not be detectable off the premises, and proposed water system and utility demand. The operation and management plan must also meet the minimum facility standards established by the DHSS, comply with city code, and include any additional measures required by the city.

(3) Emergency response plan. A written emergency response plan shall be submitted for the premises upon which applicant intends to conduct the marijuana activities to the Columbia Fire and Police Departments for approval before issuance of a business license and/or occupancy permit. The plan shall be submitted with the business license application. The plan shall identify emergency plans and contingency plans that would be executed in the event of an emergency arising from the site's usage as a medical marijuana facility. The emergency response plan must meet any minimum standards established by the DHSS, comply with city Code, and include any additional measures required by the city.