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WH
EREA
S,
n June 1
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13,
h e Ne
vadaCoun
ty l e c t i
o n s
O f f i c
i a l r
e c e i v e
d
a
Noti
ceof
I n t e n
t i o n t o
C
i r c u l a
t e
P
e t i t i o
n f o r
an
n i t i a t
i v e t o r e p e a l
N
evada
C
ounty
Or
dinanc
e No.
34
9
r e g
a r d i n g
Medic
al
Ma
rijuan
a
C u l t i v
a t i o n
and e s t
a b l i s h ne
w e
g u l a t i
o n s r e g
a r d i n g
t h e
s
i z e ,
l o c a t i
o n and
mann
er n wh
i c h medi
cal
m
ar ijua
namay
e u l t
i v a t e d
i n
Nev
ada
C
ounty
;and,
W
HERE
AS,
n u
l y
3
,
013
,
h e
Co
unty
Couns
el
r e p a r
e d
a
a l l
o t
i t
l
and
s u mm
a r y
a s
r e q
u i r e d by
law,
e s i g n
a t i n g
t h e
pro
pos ed
n i t i
a t i v e
a s
t
h e Medic
al Marij
uana
u l
t i v a t i o
n
Mea
sure
Mea
su re
) ;
an
d,
WH
EREA
S, h e
prop o
sed
Meas
ure wo
uld
a
mend x
i s t i n g
la
w r e g a r
d i n g
t h e
s i z e
of
c u l t i v
a t i o n
a r e a s
by a) n c r e
a s i n g
t h
e
ma
ximum
q
uar e
f o o t a
g e
all
owed
o r
indoo
r c u l t i v a
t i o n i
n
a l l
a r e a s
of
h e
Count y;
b)
l i m i n a t i n g
square f o o t a g e
l i m i t a t i o n s
and
i n c r e a s i n g
t h e
numb er
of
p l a n t s
a
llowed
i n out
door
gr o
w
a
r e a s
f o r
p r o p e
r t i e s ove
rtwo
c
r e s
l o c a t e
d i n
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,
R
-2
an
d
R
3
r e s
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l
zone
s;
c ) l i m i
n a t i n g
squ
ar e
f o o t a g
e
l
i m i t a t i
o n s ,
u s i n g
p l a n t
c o u n t s
t o
e
s t a b l i
s h
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tdoor
c u l t i v a
t i o n l i
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o r
p r o p
e r t i e s
i n
a l l
o t h e r zon
ing i s t
r i c t s ;
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WHER
EAS,
h e propos
ed
M
easur
e
woul
d
l s o ame
nd e x i s t i
n g
law r e g
a r d i n g
t h e a
llowed
l o
c a t i o n s
of u l t
i v a t i o n
a r e
a s
by,
amo
ng
t h e r
t h i
n g s ,(
a) ed
ucing
e q u
i r e d d i s t a
n c e s betw
een
c u l t i v a t i o n
a r e a s
and
a d j a c e n t
r e s i d e n c e s ;
(b)
edu cing
e q u i r e d
d i s t a n c e s
between
c u l t i v a t i o n
a r e a s
and
s c h o o l
s ch
urches
,
ar ks
ando
t h e r yout
ho r i e
n t e d
f a c i
l i t i e s
from 10
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t t o
6
e e t ;
(c ) l i m i
n a t i n g
requ
ireme n
ts o
r
minim
um
i s t
a n c e s
be
tween
c u l t
i v a t i o
n
a
r e a s
and
schoo
l
bus
s t o p
s , schoo
le
v a c u a t
i o n s i t e
s ,
and
out
door i v
i n g
a r e a s
o
na d
j a c e n t p a r c e l
s ; a
nd(
d) l i m i n a
t i n g
v a r i o u
s n u i
s a n c e c o n t r
o l
r e g u
l a t i o n s
and
e s
t r i c t i o
n s
p
e r t a i n i
n g
t o
t h
e
c u
l t i v a t i
o n of
ar iju
ana
i n c l
u d i n g odo
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s t , r a f f i c
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g ,
a n t i- g l a r e
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us a s
s e s ,
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d
s
mok e
r e s t
r i c t i o n s
, f
e n c i n g
a
nd
s e c u
r i t y
r e q u i r
e m e n t s
and t h e
r
equir
eme nt
h a t
t e n a n
t s
o b
t a i n w r i t
t e n ,
n o t
a r i z e d
conse
nt o
c u l t i v a
t e medic
al m
ar ijua
nafrom
t h e
l e g a l
p a r c e
l o
wne r;
and,
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WHEREAS n
Apri122,
2014,
h e Nevada
County Board of
u p e r v i s o r s r e c e i v e d
c e r t i f i c a t i o n from
t h e
Nevada
County E l e c t i o n s
O f f i c i a l t h a t t h e Medical
Marijuana C u l t i v a t i o n
Measure
had r e c e i v e d
s u f f i c i e n t ,
v a l i d s i g n a t u r e s t o be
c o n s i d e r e d f o r a d o p t i o n by t h e
Board
o r
by
t h e
v o t e r s of Nevada
County
p u r s u a n t
t o E l e c t i o n s
Code e c t i o n 9116; and,
WHEREAS
l e c t i o n s Code
e c t i o n
9116(b)
u t h o r i z e s t h e Board of u p e r v i s o r s t o
immediately
c a l l
f o r
a
S p e c i a l
E l e c t i o n
on
h e
proposed
Measure
p u r s u a n t
t o E l e c t i o n s Code
s e c t i o n 1 4 0 5 a ) ;
and,
WHEREAS n Apri122,
014,
h e
Board d u l y c o n s i d e r e d t s
o p t i o n s p u r s u a n t t o E l e c t i o n s
Code s e c t i o n s
9116(b) and 1 4 0 5 a ) ,
and d i r e c t e d
t h a t
t h e
Medical Marijuana
C u l t i v a t i o n
Measure
be s u b m i t t e d
t o
t h e
v o t e r s f o r
c o n s i d e r a t i o n ;
and,
WHEREAS l e c t i o n s
Code
e c t i o n
1 4 0 5 a ) 2 ) p r o v i d e s
t h a t where t
i s
l e g a l l y
p o s s i b l e t o
h o l d
a
s p e c i a l
e l e c t i o n
on
an
i n i t i a t i v e
measure d u r i n g t h e
p e r i o d
between
a r e g u l a r l y
s c h e d u l e d
s t a t e w i d e
d i r e c t
primary
e l e c t i o n
and
a
e g u l a r l y
s c h e d u l e d
s t a t e w i d e g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n
i n
t h e same
y e a r , t h e
s p e c i a l
e l e c t i o n
on
t h e i n i t i a t i v e
Measure m a y be
h e l d
on
t h e same d a t e
a s , and
be
c o n s o l i d a t e d
w i t h ,
t h e
s t a t e w i d e g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n ;
and,
WHEREAS
u r s u a n t
t o
E l e c t i o n s
Code
e c t i o n 1405(a) t
s
l e g a l l y
p o s s i b l e t o
h o l d t h e
S p e c i a l E l e c t i o n
on t h e
proposed Measure between
J u l y 2 1
and August , 2014; and,
WHEREAS
h e
p o t e n t i a l
d a t e s
f o r
a
S p e c i a l E l e c t i o n
on h e proposed Measure o c c u r
d u r i n g
t h e
p e r i o d
between t h e
r e g u l a r l y s c h e d u l e d
s t a t e w i d e
d i r e c t primary e l e c t i o n
on
June
3,
2014,
and
t h e r e g u l a r l y
s c h e d u l e d
s t a t e w i d e
g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n
on November 4, 014;
and,
WHEREAS
o n s o l i d a t i n g
t h e
S p e c i a l E l e c t i o n w i t h
t h e
2 0 1 4
t a t e w i d e
g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n
s i g n i f i c a n t l y
r e d u c e s
t h e c o s t t o
t a x p a y e r s f o r
c o n d u c t i n g
a s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n w h i l e p r o v i d i n g f o r
t h e
h i g h e s t
l e v e l
of
o t e r
p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e
i n i t i a t i v e p r o c e s s .
NOW HEREFORE
BE
T RESOLVED
y h e
Nevada
County Board of u p e r v i s o r s
t h a t :
The
o r e g o i n g
r e c i t a l s
a r e
a d o p t e d a s
f i n d i n g s of h e
Board
of u p e r v i s o r s
a s
though
s e t f o r t h
f u l l y
h e r e i n .
2 .
P u r s u a n t t o
t h e p r o v i s i o n s of
l e c t i o n s Code
e c t i o n s 9116(b) and 1 4 0 5 a ) 2 ) ,
t h e
Board of
u p e r v i s o r s hereby
c a l l s
a
S p e c i a l
Municipal
l e c t i o n t o
be
h e l d
and
conducted
i n and o r
t h e County of
Nevada
on
Tuesday, November 4,
014,
f o r
t h e
purpose
of
u b m i t t i n g t h e
Medical
Marijuana
C u l t i v a t i o n
Measure
Measure )
o t h e v o t e r s of
Nevada County, and u r t h e r
o r d e r s
t h a t
t h e S p e c i a l
Municipal
l e c t i o n be
c o n s o l i d a t e d
w i t h
t h e
S t a t e w i d e
General
l e c t i o n t o be
h e l d on
November
4, 014.
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3
The
Bo
ard
of
u p e r v
i s o r s here
bysubmi
ts
o t h e
v o t e r s
o
f h e
Cou n
t y of
evad
a,
t h e
f o l l
o w i n g Meas u
re:
COUN
TY
O
F
NEVA
DA
MEAS
URE
Sha
ll me
dical
marij
uana u l t i
v a t i o n
i n N
evada
Coun
t y be
al lowe
d
o e
xpand
by
am e
ndi ng
h e
Coun
ty's
Gener
al
Code
o
(
a) n c
r e a s e
t h e al lo
wed i z e s
of
c u l t i
v a t i o n
ar
eas; b)
edu
ce
or
l i m i n a
t e se
tback
r
eq uire
ments b
et ween
u l t i v
a t i o n
areas
and
adjacent
e s i d e n c e s
and
e n s i t i v e
u s e s ;
and
c)
l i m i n a t e
v a r i o u s
m
ariju
ana u l t i v a
t i o n
r e g
u l a t i o
n s
and e
s t ~ ^ i c t
i o n s r e l
a t e d t o nui
sance
c o n t r
o l ?
Y
es
N
o
4.
The
Meas
u re
h a l
l
pa
ss only
f a
m a j
o r i t y
of h e
v o t e s
c a
s t b y
h e v
o t e r s
v o t i
n g
o
n h e Mea
s ure r e yes
o t e s
.
In
h
e
even
t a
a j o r
i t y o
f h e
e
l e c t o r s
v
o t i n g
on
t h
e Meas
u re
v o t e
i n f a v o
r t h
e r e o f
t h e Nevad
a
Count
y
Gene
ral
Cod
e h a l l be
am
ended
o
r e a d
a s
s
e t
f o r t h
i n E~ib
i t
A
t t a
c h e d h
e r e t o and n c
o r p o r a
t e d
h e r e i n
and,
ursuant o
E l e c t i o n s
Code
e c t i o n
9122,
h a l l
bec om e
f f e c t i v e t e n
(10)
ays f t e r
t h e
d a t e
t h e v o t e
i s d e c l
a r e d b y
h
e Boa
rd
o
f
u p e r v
i s o r s . I
f h e
Meas
ure
s
no
t
appr
oved b y
a m a j
o r i t y
of h
e
e l e c t
o r s
v o t i n
g
on
h e M
easur
e,
then
t
s h a l
l
be dee
m ed u l l
a
nd v o i
d
5 Th
e
Ne
vada C
ou nty
e g i s t
r a r
of
o
ters s her
eby d
i r e c t e
d t o
p r e p a
r e and
condu
ct
l l
f u
n c t i o n s
f
o r
t h e S p e
c i a l E l e c
t i o n
an
dcanvas
s h e r e t
u r n s of
h e
e l e c t i
o n
a s s e t f o r t h
i n t h e
E l e
c t i o n s
C
ode
o r
a
p e
c i a l
e l
e c t i o n
whi c
h
s
c o n s o l
i d a t e d
with a
t a t
e w i d e
g e n e r a
l
e l e c
t i o n
and
o
do
l
l
t h i n g
s
r
e q u i r e
d
b
y
l aw o p r e
s e n t t h
e prop
osedMe
as u re
o
t h e
e l e c
t o r a t e
i n c l u d
i n g
but
not
i m
i t e d
t o
p r e p a r i n g
and
p u b l i s h i n g
a l l
r e q u i r e d
p o s t i n g s n o t i c i n g s
and
i l i n g s
6.
T
he
e x
t of
h e
pro
posed
M
ea s u r
e h a l l
b
e a s
s
e t f o r t
h
i n
E a ~
h i b i t A
t t a
c h e d
h e r
e t o an
d
ma
de
a
a r t
h e r e o f
. The
Neva
da
Count
y e g i s
t r a r of
o
ters
s
her
eby
d i r e c t
e d t o p r i
n t
t h e f u l
l
t e
x t o
f h e
Mea
s ure
n
t h
e
v o t
e r i n f o r
m a t i o n
pamp
hlet
maile
d
o
l l v o t e
r s
i n
t h
e
Co
u nt y o
f
evad
a.
7.
Purs
uant o
E l e
c t i o n s
C
ode e c
t i o n
9160(b
),
h e Board
o
f u p e r
v i s o r s
hereb
y
d i r e c t
s t h
e Cou
nt y C
ounsel
o
p
r e p a r e
an m p a r t
i a l a n a l
y s i s
of h e prop
osed
Meas
ure.
Argu
ment s
o r
and
a g a i n
s t
t
h e
M
eas u r
e
m y
e
i l
e d
and
p u
b l i s h e
d
c o n s
i s t e n t
w
ithE l
e c t i o n
s
o
de
e c
t i o n 9
162, t
s e q
8
.
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Cl
erk
of
h e
Bo
ard
s
her
eb y d
i r e c t e d
t o
s
ubmit
a e r t i
f i e d co
py ofh i s
R e s
o l u t i o
n
t o t h e
R e g i s
t r a r
of
oter
s
o r t
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u nt y ofeva
da
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f i
v e (5
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u s i n e s
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o p t i o n
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EXHIBITA
FULL
TEXTOF
3ALL0'T
ME SURE
ORDINANCE
NO.
N ORDINANCE
OF THE COUNTY OF
NEVADA REPEALING
ORDINANCE
NO.
2349
ND
ENACTING AN
INITIATIVE
ORDINANCE REGARDING
MEDICAL
MARIJUANACULTIVATION
THEPEOPLE
OF
THECOUNTYOFNEVADAORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Whereas a ajority of NevadaCounty i t i z e n s
voted
for Prop 15,and
Whereas he intent
of
Prop 15 andSB
20
Health &Safety
Code
ec.
11362.7
was
o
insure
that
any
atient
in need of Medical
Marijuana has
safe, ffordable and onvenient access to
Medical
Marijuana,and
Whereas
edical
marijuana
has
been
f ound to
b e an
f f e c t i v e
therapy for treating
many
conditions
and e b i l i t a t i n g diseases,and
Whereas
he California
Attorney General's Guidelines for
the
Security
and
Non-
Diversion of
Marijuana Grown or Medical
Purposes
acknowledges Collectives and ooperatives that
provide medicine for
t h e i r
memberscomply with
State law,
and
Whereas he California
Supreme
our t n the City of Riverside v. The nland Empire atients
Health
&Wellbeing ollective decision acknowledged
that t
was nc um bent
on i t i z e n s
to
use
the n i t i a t i v e proc ess to define regulations in h e i r communities,
Whereas t r i c t regulations ensure the non
-
diversion of Medical
Marijuana
into the
l l i i t drug
market,
THEREFORE, E
T
RESOLVED
h a t
the
County
of
Nevada
does
hereby
enact he
following:
Section 1. TITLE
These
provisions of the Nevada County
GeneralCode
h a l l
be
known
s
the
Safe
C u l t i v a t i o n
Act
f
Nevada
County.
Section
. PURPOSE
ND
NTENT
To
elp
ensure h a t Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t s of
Nevada County
can
u l t i v a t e
or obtain
cannabis
f o r medical
purposes
when
eemed appropriate b y
a
i c e n s e d
physician in accordance
with
CA
aw
To
r e a t e c l e a r
g u i d e l i n e s f o r
the
u l t i v a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,
s t o r a g e ,
and
use
p r a c t i c e s
f o r
Medical
Marijuana
in
unincorporated
areas
of
Nevada
County.
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r t i c l e
5
f
Chapter
IV
of
the
Nevada County
General
C o d e
p e r t a i n i n g
to the u l t i v a t i o n of
Medical
Marijuana and e p l a c e
i t
with
the
Safe
C u l t i v a t i o n
Act
f
Nevada
County.
Nothing n t h i s Ordinance
purports
o permit c t i v i t i e s t h a t
are
otherwise
l l e g a l under
s t a t e or o c a l
law.
Section
. DEFINITIONS
Marijuana
h a 1 1
be defined as the
usable medicinal
a r t s of the p l a n t .
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(a)
Usable
m a r i j u a n a means
h e s e e d s , l e av e s and
f l o w e r s
of
a r i j u a n a
and
any
m i x t u r e
o r
p r e p a r a t i o n ma d e from m a r i j u a n a .
( b ) The t e r m
does n o t
i n c l u d e
t h e
s t a l k s o r r o o t s
of
h e
p l a n t .
Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t , Q u a l i f i e d Caregiver, o l l e c t i v e
are
the s a m e
as
those
in Health
a n d
S a f e t y
Code ec11362.7 SB420).
Indoor C u l t i v a t i o n
s h a l l
apply
t o
a n y
e g a l s t r u c t u re , such
a s ,
a Pr imar y
Residence, Gue s t
H ou s e ,
Out
-
b u i l d i n g s ,
Barns, a s
defined
b y
N e v a d a
Count
o d e .
For purposes
of
h i s
ordinance, he use
of
a Greenhouse i s
considered
outside c u l t i v a t i o n .
Section 4 . LANDUSECODE
MEN E
( 1 )
r d i n a n c e #2349 r t i c l e 5,
h a p t e r IV
of h e
Nevada
Cotmty
G e n e r a l C o d e
i s
h e r e b y
r e p e a l e d and
r e p l a c e d a s f o l l o w s :
A) edical
M a r i j u a n a
C u l t i v a t i o n
m a y
o n l y be u n d e r t a k e n
b y
Q u a l i f i e d
P a t i e n t s )
o r
a Q u a l i f i e d
Primary C a r e g i v e r on a
Legal
P a r c e l o r a Legal Premises
h a t
i s
o c c u p i e d
b y a t
l e a s t
one
Q u a l i f i e d
P a t i e n t o r
Q u a l i f i e d
C a r e g i v e r .
( B )
u r s u a n t
t o
t h i s
O r d i n a n c e , C o l l e c t i v e s and
C o o p e r a t i v e s
t h a t r e c e i v e compensation
f o r a c t u a l
e x p e n s e s i n c u r r e d
i n c a r r y i n g
o u t
a c t i v i t i e s
t h a t
a r e
i n
c o m p l i a n c e w i t h
t h e s e g u i d e l i n e s ,
i n c l u d i n g
r e a s o n a b l e
compensation
i n c u r r e d
f o r
s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d t o
t h e
members
o r
t h e
o r g a n i z a t i o n ,
s h a l l
n o t
be s u b j e c t
t o
p r o s e c u t i o n
o r
punishment i t h e r
c i v i l l y
o r
c r i m i n a l l y , s o l e l y on h a t
b a s i s .
( C ) n d o o r C u l t i v a t i o n m a y
o c c u r
w i t h i n any l e g a l s t r u c t u re t h a t
meets
l l
a p p l i c a b l e p r o v i s i o n s
of
t h e
C o u n t y ' s
Land
U s e
and
Development Code. u l t i v a t i o n
w i t h i n any
d e t a c h e d
a c c e s s o r y
s t r u c t ur e t h a t does n o t
meet h e
d e f i n i t i o n
of
n d o o r ,
such
a s
a
Greenhouse,
h a l l be
c o n s i d e r e d
Outdoor C u l t i v a t i o n .
D)
l l e l e c t r i c a l and plumbing u s e d f o r
I n d o o r
C u l t i v a t i o n of
Medical M a r i j u a n a
s h a l l be
i n s t a l l e d a c c o r d i n g t o
l l
a p p l i c a b l e
County
Codes.
(E )
The o l l o w i n g l i m i t a t i o n s a p p l y t o
C u l t i v a t i o n of Medical
M a r i j u a n a l o c a t e d
on
R e s i d e n t i a l
p r o p e r t i e s w i t h i n t h e
u n i n c o r p o r a t e d a r e a
of
Nevada County.
( 1 )
P r e m i s e s
l o c a t e d
w i t h i n any a r e a zoned
p r i m a r i l y f o r
r e s i d e n t i a l u s e s
e . g .
R
- 1 ,
R
- 2
o r
R
- 3 )
h a l l
be l i m i t e d t o t h e
f o l l o w i n g :
a . The
d e f i n e d
a r e a s
of
u l t i v a t i o n
a r e i n
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h i s s e c t i o n ,
and
t h e
c u l t i v a t i o n does
n o t exceed
t h e
a l l o w a n c e s
l i s t e d
below.
1 .
I n d o o r
G r o w a r e a s a r e
r e s t r i c t e d
t o one
hundred
( 1 0 0 )
q u a r e f e e t i n
R- 1 ,R
- 2 ,
and R- 3 z o n e s . An
d d i t i o n a l
a l l o w a n c e
of one
hundred
(100)
s q u a r e f e e t
of
n d o o r
c u l t i v a t i o n i s
a l l o w e d i f
t wo
2 ) r more p a t i e n t s
l i v e
on t h e
p r o p e r t y .
a . The
i n d o o r
s p a c e m a y b e d i v i d e d t o
a l l o w
f o r a
V e g e t a t i v e
Room
nd
a
F l o w e r i n g
R o o m .
The o t a l
c u l t i v a t i o n a r e a
s h a l l n o t
exceed
t h e
m a x i m u m a l l o w a b l e s p a c e .
b . I n d o o r Gro w s n
R e s i d e n t i a l
Zones
R- 1 R- 3
s h a l l
n o t
exceed t wo hundred 2 0 0 ) s q u a r e
f e e t r e g a r d l e s s
of
h e
number of
q u a l i f i e d p a t i e n t s t h a t l i v e
on
t h e
p r e m i s e s .
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c .
P r e c a u t i o n s s h a l l
be t a k e n
t o m i t i g a t e t h e
o d o r ,
l i g h t ,
o r
n o i s e
from
d i s t u r b i n g
n e i g h b o r s , . e . i n s t a l l c a r b o n
f i l t e r s and
b l o c k
l i g h t
from e s c a p i n g
o u t s i d e t h e C u l t i v a t i o n
Roo m.
2 . R
- 1 ,R- 2 , and R- 3 P a r c e l s on
e s s
t h a n
two 2)
c r e s
a r e l i m i t e d t o
I n d o o r
C u l t i v a t i o n o n l y .
3 .
R e s i d e n t i a l
P a r c e l s
l o c a t e d i n R e s i d e n t i a l
Zones
R
- 1 ,
R
- 2 ,
o r
R
- 3 ,
o v e r
two
2)
c r e s
a r e
r e s t r i c t e d
t o
t w e l v e
12)
mmature p l a n t s
o r
s i x
6)
m a t u r e p l a n t s f o r Outdoor
C u l t i v a t i o n r e g a r d l e ss of h e number of
u a l i f i e d
p a t i e n t s t h a t r e s i d e
on t h e p a r c e l .
4 .
The
u s e
of
Greenhouses s e n c o u r a g e d t o c o n t r o l o d o r s ,
o b s c u r e
t h e
g a r d e n
from p u b l i c
s i g h t ,
and
i n c r e a s e
s a f e t y
m e a s u r e s . I f e n c l o s e d
w i t h i n
a
Greenhouse,
h e
p l a n t c o u n t on R- 1 ,
R
- 2 , and R
- 3 p a r c e l s
o v e r
two a c r e s
s h a l l
be
i n c r e a s e d t o t w e l v e 12)
a t u r e
p l a n t s .
F) The
o l l o w i n g
l i m i t a t i o n s
a p p l y
t o t h e C u l t i v a t i o n
of
Medical
M a r i j u a n a
f o r p r o p e r t i e s zoned
RA G
E, R,
r
TPZ,
o c a t e d
w i t h i n t h e u n i n c o r p o r a t e d a r e a
of
Nevada
County. n d o o r
and Outdoor
C u l t i v a t i o n
m a y
o c c u r
s i m u l t a n e o u s l y .
1 .
For
p a r c e l s l e s s
t h a n
f i v e
5)
c r e s ,
t w e n t y
- f o u r 24)immature o r e i g h t e e n 18)
mature
p l a n t s
m a y
be
c u l t i v a t e d
o u t d o o r s . O n e
hundred 100) q u a r e f e e t
of
n d o o r
C u l t i v a t i o n p e r
Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t i s
a l l o w e d
w i t h
a m axi m u m
of
wo h u n d r e d 200)
s q u a r e
f e e t
r e g a r d l e s s
of
h e number of
m em bers
p a t i e n t s i n t h e
C o l l e c t i v e
o r
C o o p e r a t i v e .
2 . For
p a r c e l s f i v e
5) c r e s , b u t l e s s
t h a n
t e n 10) c r e s , t h i r t y
- s i x
36)
mmature o r
twenty- f o u r
24)
mature
p l a n t s
m a y
be c u l t i v a t e d
o u t d o o r s . O n e
h u n d r e d
100)
q u a r e
f e e t
of
n d o o r
C u l t i v a t i o n
p e r
Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t
i s
a l l o w e d w i t h
a
m axi m u m
of
h r e e
hundred 300) q u a r e
f e e t
r e g a r d l e s s of h e number of
m em bers n
t h e C o l l e c t i v e
o r
C o o p e r a t i v e .
3 .
For
p a r c e l s t e n 10) c r e s ,
b u t l e s s
t h a n t w e n t y
20) c r e s ,
f o r t h - e i g h t
48)
mmature
o r
t h i r t y - s i x
36)
mature
p l a n t s m a y be
c u l t i v a t e d
o u t d o o r s .
O n e u n d r e d 100) q u a r e
f e e t of
n d o o r
C u l t i v a t i o n p e r
Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t
i s a l l o w e d
w i t h a
m axi m u m of
o u r
hundred
400) q u a r e
f e e t
r e g a r d l e s s
of h e number of
m em bers n
t h e
C o l l e c t i v e o r
C o o p e r a t i v e .
4 .
For
p a r c e l s
twenty
a c r e s
2 0 ) , b u t
l e s s
t h a n
t h i r t y 30)
c r e s , a
o t a l of i x t y 60)
immature
o r
f o r t y
- e i g h t
48)
ature
p l a n t s
m a y
be
c u l t i v a t e d
o u t d o o r s .
O n e
h u n d r e d
100)
q u a r e
f e e t of
n d o o r C u l t i v a t i o n p e r
Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t
i s a l l o w e d
w i t h a
m a x i m u m
of
i v e
hundred 500)
q u a r e f e e t
r e g a r d l e s s of h e number of
members
n
t h e
C o l l e c t i v e o r
C o o p e r a t i v e .
5 . For p a r c e l s
t h i r t y
30) c r e s
o r
more,
a
o t a l of i n e t y
- n i n e 99)
mmature
p l a n t s
o r
s i x t y
60)
mature
p l a n t s m a y be
c u l t i v a t e d
o u t d o o r s . O n e hundred
100)
q u a r e f e e t
of
I n d o o r C u l t i v a t i o n
p e r Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t
i s a l l o w e d w i t h
a m axi m u m of
i x h u n d r e d
600)
q u a r e
f e e t
r e g a r d l e s s
of h e number
of
m em bers n
t h e
C o l l e c t i v e o r
C o o p e r a t i v e .
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G
) h
e
o l l
o w i n g
s e
t b a c k s
s h
a l l a p p l y
t o
l l
Out
door C u
l t i v a t i
o n a r e
a s and
s h a
l l be
r i e
a s u r e d
i n a
s t r a i
g h t
l
i n e fro
m t h e
n e a r e
s t
p o i n t of
h e
C u l t i v a
t i o n a r e
a t o t h e n e
a r e s t
e x t e
r i o r
w a l l
of
h
e
n e i g h b o
r i n g
p r i m a
r y l
i v i n g
s t r
u c t u r e
and/ o r
r e
n t a l
u n i t s
i f
o c c u p
i e d .
(1
)
On
l l
R
e s i d e n t
i a l
R
- 1 ,R
- 2 an
d
R
- 3
P a r c e l
s ,
t
h e C u
l t i v a t i
o n
A
rea
h a l l b
e a t l e a s
t
o
ne
hundre
d
(10
0)e e t
fro m
an
y
l e g a l
r e s i
d e n c e l o c a
t e d
o n a
n
a d
j a c e n t
s e p
a r a t e L e
g a l P a r c
e l
mea sur
ed
from
t h e
edge
of
h e c a n n a
b i s g
a r d e n t o t
h e
c l o s
e s t e x t e r i
o r
w a l
l of
h e p r i
m a r y
r e s
i d e n c e
n e x
t
d o o r .
(
2)
On l l P a r
c e l s
z
oned
RA,
G,
E R, r
TPZ,
h e C u
l t i v a t i
o n Area
h a l l
b
e a t
l e a s t
t
wo
hundr
ed
(20
0)e e t
fro m
an
y e g a
l
r e s
i d e n c e
l o
c a t e d
o n
an
a d j a c e
n t
s e p
a r a t e L
egal
P a r
c e l mea
sured f
ro mt
h e ed
ge
of
h e
c a
n n a b i s
g a r d e
n
t o t h
e
c l
o s e s t e x
t e r i o r
w a
l l
o f h
e
p
r i m a r y
r e s i d e
n c e n e x
t
d o o r
.
(3) u r s u
a n t t o
CA t a
t e law,
l l
M
a r i j u a
n a
C u l t i
v a t i o n
Are
as
h a l l
be
a t
l e
a s t
600
f
e e t )
f
rom
any
S c h
o o l ,
Churc
h,
u
b l i c
P a r k ,
i c e n
s e d
C
h i l d
CareC e n t e
r , o r
any
c i l i t i
e s t h a t
p r i
m a r y
c a t e
r
t o c
h i l d r e n
.
(4)
a r i j
u a n a s h a l l
n o t
be
i s i b
l e
fro
m t h e P u b l
i c V
iew
t
a
ny t a g e
o f r
owth
wh
en
viewed
from
ground
l e v e l .
(
5)
Wherev
er
Me
dical
M a r i
j u a n a i s
g
rown,
c o p
y o f u r
r e n t ,
v a l i
d
S t a
t e-i s s u e
d M
MJ
I d e n t
i f i c a t i
o n C
ard,
r
P h y s i
c i a n Re
commen
dation
o r
A f f
i d a v i t s h
a l l bep o s t e
d i
n s i d e
t h e
C u l t i v a
t i o n A r e
a .
S e
v e r a b i
l i t y
of provi
sions
The p
rovisi
ons
of h
i s a c t
are
s e v e r a
b l e .
f a n
y prov
is ion
of
h i
s a c t
or t s
a p p
l i c a t i
o n
i s
held
i n v
a l i d ,
t h a t i n v a l
i d i t y s h
a l l
n ot
f f e c t
ot
her
pro
vision
s or
a p
p l i c a t
i o n s t
h a t
c a n b e
gi
ven
f f e
c t
w
ithout
th
e i n v a l i d
provi
sio n
or a p p l i c a
t i o n .
SECT
ION I
EF
FECT
IVE
DA
TE,
PE
RATI
VE
DAT
E
POS
TING
.Thi
s
O
rdinan
ce
h a l l
be adopte
d
as
pro
vided
b y
l aw
, f app
roved
b y
a
m a j
o r i t y o
f
he
v o t e r s
vo
ting on
he M ea s u r
e, t a
n
e l
e c t i o n
t o
b
e h e l
d
Nov
ember
4
,
2014,
n d s h a l
l g
o
n t
o
e f f
e c t t e
n
(10)
ays
a f t e
r
the Bo
a r d o f
uperv
isors
h a s
, b y R e
s o l u t i
o n , d e c l a
r e d
t
h a t the
b a
l l o t
me
a s ur e was
app
roved
b y a m a j
o r i t y
o f o t e r s
v o t i
n g
t h
e r e o n .
If h i s Ordin
ance
s
not
appro
ved
b y
a m a j o r
i t y o f
he v o t e
r s
a
t
the
Nove
mber
4
,
201
4
e l e c t i
o n th
en
t s
h a l l
be
n
u l l
a n
d
v o i d
. The
C lerk
o f heBo a
r d f o
r th
e
C o u n t
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o f Nev
a d a h
a l l
c
ause h i
s Or di
nance t o
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e
pos
ted
a n d
publis
hed
i
n accor
dance
wi
th
t
hel
aw.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED y h e
Board
of
u p e r v i s o r s of h e
County of Nevada
t
a
e g u l a r
meeting
of
s a i d Board, e l d on h e
22nd
day of
Apri12014,
by
h e f o l l o w i n g v o t e of a i d
Board:
ATTEST
DONN
ANDI
Clerk of h e Board of upervisors
04/22/2014
c r .
County
Counsel
S h e r i f f
R e g i s t r a r
of V o t e r s
Ayes:
S u p e r v i s o r s
Nathan
H.
eason,
Edward S c o f i e l d ,
T e r r y
Lamphier, Hank Weston and
Richard Anderson.
Noes:
None.
Absent:
None.
A b s t a i n : None.