Fayette Marijuana Cultivation and Testing Facilities ordinance (§ 620.070)

A. No permit shall be issued or renewed for a marijuana cultivation or testing facility that does not meet the standards of this Section.

B. Distance Requirement.

1. No marijuana cultivation facility shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a then existing elementary or secondary school, state-licensed child day-care center, or church.

2. In the case of a freestanding facility, the distance between the facility and the school, day care, or church shall be measured from the external wall of the facility structure closest in proximity to the school, day care, or church to the closest point of the property line of the school, day care, or church. If the school, day care, or church is part of a larger structure, such as an office building or strip mall, the distance shall be measured to the entrance or exit of the school, day care, or church closest in proximity to the facility. In the case of a facility that is part of a larger structure, such as an office building or strip mall, the distance between the facility and the school, day care, or church shall be measured from the property line of the school, day care, or church to the facility's entrance or exit closest in proximity to the school, day care, or church. If the school, day care, or church is part of a large r structure, such as an office building or strip mall, the distance shall be measured to the entrance or exit of the school, day care, or church closest in proximity to the facility. Measurements shall be made along the shortest path between the demarcation points that can be lawfully traveled by foot.

3. The Board of Aldermen may reduce this distance by resolution if an applicant shows good cause for the same. The determination of what constitutes good cause shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Aldermen.

C. Outdoor Operations Or Storage. All operations and all storage of materials, products, or equipment shall be within a fully secured area inside the building structure or outdoors on the property in an area enclosed by a fence with razor wire at least ten (10) feet in height, not including the razor wire or such other alternative security measures approved by the Board of Aldermen.

D. On-Site Usage Prohibited. No marijuana may be smoked, ingested, or otherwise consumed on the premises of any medical marijuana cultivation facility at any time.

E. Display Of Licenses Required. The medical marijuana cultivation facility license issued by the State of Missouri shall be displayed in a prominent place in plain view near the front entrance of the facility.

F. The City may revoke the business license of the facility for violations of this Section after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.