§ 20.80.799. Restrictions and Conditions.


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  • The location and operation of Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, and Cannabis Testing Business shall be subject to and shall comply with all of the following restrictions and conditions set forth in this Section, in addition to those restrictions and conditions that may be imposed on a Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business under or pursuant to other provisions of the San José Municipal Code or other applicable State or local laws, regulations or policies. Any person operating, or allowing or suffering the operation of, a Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business shall comply with, or shall cause the compliance with, all of the following restrictions and conditions set forth in this Section, in addition to those restrictions and conditions that may be imposed on a Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business under or pursuant to other provisions of the San José Municipal Code or other applicable State or local laws, regulations or policies, at all times at the Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business; provided, however, that if there is a conflict between the provisions of this Section and the provisions of any other applicable State or local law, the most restrictive law allowed to apply shall govern and control:

    A.

    At the time of issuance of a Zoning Code Verification Certificate, no Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business shall be located closer than a minimum of six hundred (600) feet from any Parcel on which a public or private preschool, elementary school, or secondary school exists; and

    B.

    At the time of issuance of a Zoning Code Verification Certificate, no Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business shall be located closer than a minimum of six hundred (600) feet from any Parcel on which any of the following uses exist: a Child Day Care Center or a place of religious assembly with a Child Day Care Center; and

    C.

    At the time of issuance of a Zoning Code Verification Certificate, no Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business shall be located closer than a minimum of six hundred (600) feet from any Parcel on which any of the following uses exist: a community/recreational facility, a park, or a library; and

    D.

    At the time of issuance of a Zoning Code Verification Certificate, no Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business shall be located closer than a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet from any Parcel with residential use, including a residential legal nonconforming use that is not incidental to a primary nonresidential use; and

    E.

    The distances established in Subsections A. through D. above shall be measured as follows:

    1.

    For a Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business located in a multi-tenant Building with tenant spaces occupied by uses other than the Cannabis Business, the distance shall be measured in a straight line from the Parcel boundary of the sensitive use to the nearest exterior wall of the Cannabis business' occupied tenant space in the shared Building.

    2.

    For a Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business that is the sole occupant of a Building, the distance shall be measured in a straight line from the Parcel boundary of the sensitive use to the nearest exterior wall of the Cannabis Business' Building envelope.

    F.

    All activities conducted at a Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business shall at all times fully comport with the provisions of Chapter 6.88 of Title 6 of this Code; and

    G.

    A Cannabis Manufacturing (Type 6) Business, Cannabis Distribution Business, or Cannabis Testing Business shall not operate between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. except pursuant to and in compliance with a Conditional Use Permit as provided in Chapter 20.100.

    H.

    No outdoor activity, including loading, sweeping, landscaping or maintenance shall occur within fifty (50) feet of any residentially zoned property between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. except pursuant to and in compliance with a Conditional Use Permit as provided in Chapter 20.100.

    I.

    Performance Standards

    1.

    In the IP, LI and HI industrial districts no primary, secondary, incidental or conditional use or activity related thereto shall be conducted or permitted:

    a.

    In a manner that causes or results in the harmful discharge of any waste materials into or upon the ground, into or within any sanitary or storm sewer system, into or within any water system or water, or into the atmosphere; or

    b.

    In a manner that constitutes a menace to persons or property or in a manner that is dangerous, obnoxious, or offensive by reason of the creation of a fire, explosion, or other physical hazard, or by reason of air pollution, odor, smoke, noise, dust vibration, radiation, or fumes; or

    c.

    In a manner that creates a public or private nuisance.

    2.

    Without limiting the generality of the preceding subsection, the following specific standards shall apply in the industrial zoning districts:

    a.

    Incineration. There shall be no incineration on any site of any waste material.

    b.

    Vibration. There shall be no activity on any site that causes ground vibration which is perceptible without instruments at the property line of the site.

    c.

    Air pollution. Total emissions from any use or combination of uses on a site shall not exceed the emissions and health risk thresholds as established by the Director of Planning.

    3.

    Noise.

    a.

    The sound pressure level generated by any use or combination of uses shall not exceed the decibel level at any property line as shown in Table 20-135, except upon issuance and in compliance with a special use permit as provided in Chapter 20.100.

(Ord. 30209.)