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INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law; and WHEREAS, in 2014, the Florida Legislature passed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act, codified at Section 381.986, - use by ; and WHEREAS, in 2015, the Florida Legislature passed the Right to Try Act, codified at Section 499.0295, Florida Statutes, which amended the Compassionate Use Act and authorizes a license as defined by Section 381.986(1)(f), Florida Statutes, and derivative products for use by certain utes; and WHEREAS, to date, the Florida Department of Health has approved seven (7) dispensing organizations throughout the State of Florida, which are authorized to cultivate, process, transport, and dispense Medical Cannabis, Low-THC Cannabis, and derivative products; and WHEREAS, on November 8, 2016, Florida voters approved the Florida Right to Medical Constitution to authorize entity that acquires, cultivates, possesses, processes (including development of related products such as food, tinctures, aerosols, City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 19 Page of oils, or ointments), transfers, transports, sells, distributes, dispenses, or administers marijuana, products containing marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials to qualifying patients or their caregivers and is registered by the Department of Health; and WHEREAS, cannabis in Section 893.02(3), Fl- in Section 381.986, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, numerous bills are currently pending in the Florida Legislature to implement Amendment 2, which may direct the Department of Health to register each dispensing organization previously approved under the Compassionate Use Act and the Right to Try Act and, in addition, to increase the number of registered Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers if passed; and WHEREAS, the passage of Amendment 2 expanded the medical use of marijuana and related products to patients suffering from therein, which represents a broader population of patients than those eligible under the Compassionate Use Act and the Right to Try Act; and WHEREAS, the Compassionate Use Act continues to direct following the passage of Amendment 2 that the criteria for the number and location of, and other permitting requirements that do not conflict with state law or department rule for, Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers may be determined by local ordinance; and WHEREAS, potential adverse impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of residents and businesses from secondary effects associated with the distribution of marijuana exist, potentially including: offensive odors, trespassing, theft, fire hazards, increased crime in and about Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, robberies, negative impacts on nearby businesses, and nuisance problems; and WHEREAS, certain of the above potential adverse impacts are heightened by the current difficulties experienced by many Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers in obtaining banking services, necessitating such businesses to operate on a cash basis; and WHEREAS, there exists the potential for misappropriation and diversion of marijuana to non-medical uses; and WHEREAS, an overabundance of dispensing facilities of Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers can affect the viability of such facilities, result in compliance issues and increased regulatory costs, lead to the improper diversion of products, and accentuate threats to the public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, currently available studies indicate that the optimal resident ratio is one City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 29 Page of dispensary per 67,222 residents (1:67,222), based upon market experience in states with laws similar to Amendment 2, and that the minimum ratio to support a profitable dispensary in Florida is no more than one dispensary for each 50,000 residents; and WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs projected population at build out is estimated to reach only approximately 45,000 residents, according to the City of Winter Springs Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, there is a need to adopt health, safety, and welfare regulations to avoid adverse impacts on the community which may arise from the distribution of marijuana; WHEREAS, it is not the purpose or intent of this section to restrict or deny access to marijuana as permitted by Florida law, but instead to enact reasonable restrictions intended to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, in anticipation of the passage of Amendment 2, the City of Winter Springs placed a temporary moratorium on Medical Cannabis Activities, as defined in Ordinance 2016-08, which will expire on July 7, 2017; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to enact regulations related to Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, which shall become effective upon the expiration of the temporary moratorium; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds this ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter Springs. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby fully incorporated herein by reference as legislative findings of the City Commission of Winter Springs. Section 2. Code Amendment. The City of Winter Springs Code of Ordinances, Chapter 20, is hereby amended as follows (underlinedtype indicates additions and strikeout type * * * indicates deletions, while asterisks () indicate a deletion from the Ordinance of text existing in Chapter 20. It is intended that the text in Chapter 20 denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance shall remain unchanged from the language existing prior to adoption of this ordinance): Chapter 20 City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 39 Page of * * * ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 20-1. Definitions. * * * [[300,760,585,817][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Caregiver. [[555,760,2299,817][12][,,][Times New Roman]]Caregiver has the same meaning as provided in s. 29, Art. X of the Florida State Constitution and in s. 381.986, F.S. [[296,933,539,990][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Marijuana [[514,933,596,990][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]. [[567,933,800,990][12][,,][Times New Roman]]Marijuana [[772,933,822,990][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[790,933,985,990][12][,,][Times New Roman]]has the [[952,933,1105,990][12][,,][Times New Roman]]same [[1072,933,1294,990][12][,,][Times New Roman]]meaning [[1261,933,2299,990][12][,, ][Times New Roman]]as provided in s. 29, Art. X of the Florida State Constitution and in s. 381.986, F.S. [[300,1048,350,1105][12][,I,][Times New Roman]] [[296,1105,1318,1162][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC). [[1289,1105,2300,1162][12][,,][Times New Roman]]An entity registered by the Department of Health to dispense marijuana for individual use pursuant to any applicable state law, including but not limited to the Compassionate Use Act, s. 381.986, F.S., and that is engaged in the dispensing of marijuana or derivative products, but shall not include growing, cultivating or processing cannabis or derivative products. [[300,1450,539,1507][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Qualifying [[514,1450,564,1507][12][,I,][Times New Roman]] [[526,1450,709,1507][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]Patient [[673,1450,723,1507][12][,I,][Times New Roman]]. [[685,1450,755,1507][12][,,][Times New Roman]] [[725,1450,2299,1507][12][,,][Times New Roman]]Qualifying patient has the same meaning as provided in s. 29, Art. X of the Florida State Constitution and in s. 381.986, F.S. * * * ARTICLE III. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS * * * DIVISION 15. C-3 HIGHWAY 17-92 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT Sec. 20-346. - In general. The lands of the "C-3 Highway 17-92 Commercial" District are particularly oriented to a wide variety of commercial and professional office uses which may generate excessive traffic from clientele or capture large volumes of traffic from adjacent thoroughfares. The purpose of this district is to encourage and develop the normal operation of general commercial land uses listed here, under such conditions of operation as will protect abutting residential and other noncommercial uses, and promote aesthetic and architectural harmony, attractiveness, and compatibility within the community, and abide by the performance and development standards of the city, county, state and U.S. government. This district is intended for and limited to lands that are adjacent and have ingress/egress to or easily serviced by collector and major arterial roads City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 49 Page of Highway 17-92 and adaptable to higher traffic generating general commercial uses. Areas of the city for which this zoning category may be appropriate are designated on the future land use map as "commercial." * * * Sec. 20-346.3. - Conditional uses. (1) Automotive/boat/manufactured home major service and major repair establishments (including body repairs and painting and similar heavy type uses) provided that all activity shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building and there is no outdoor storage of any kind; (2) Halfway houses, group homes, and similar uses; (3) Light manufacturing, processing, assembly and/or wholesale distribution, provided that all activity shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building (tenant space not to exceed 10,000 sq. ft.) and there is no outdoor storage of any kind; (4) Mortuary and funeral homes; (5) Outside storage if screened from streets and adjacent properties by an eight-foot masonry wall with any gates being opaque; (6) Pawn shops; (7) Retail commercial and commercial outlets exceeding fifty thousand (50,000) sq. ft.; (8) Seasonal or temporary outdoor display and/or sales (such as Christmas tree lots, etc.); (9) Daycare centers; (10) Schools. (11) A multiple-family residential use that was lawfully approved and permitted as a conditional use by the City prior to the effective date of Ord. No. 2015-15 [January 25, 2016] shall be considered a lawful, conforming use subject to all applicable conditions and requirements imposed by the city when said use was previously permitted. (12) Medical marijuana treatment centers, provided that all requirements of Sec. 20-423 are satisfied, in addition to the following criteria: (a) The maximum number of conditional use permits issued for medical marijuana treatment centers shall not exceed one; (b) No medical marijuana treatment center shall be located within: 1. Five (5) miles of another medical marijuana treatment center, measured in a straight line from the nearest points of lot boundaries between any existing medical marijuana treatment center, including those in any other jurisdiction, and the proposed medical marijuana treatment center; 2. One-thousand (1,000) feet of any public or private elementary, middle, or City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 59 Page of secondary school, licensed daycare facility, or park, measured in a straight line from the nearest point of a lot boundary of any existing school, daycare facility, or park and the nearest point of the exterior of the proposed medical marijuana treatment center building; or 3. Three-hundred (300) feet from any residential property, measured in a straight line from the nearest point of a residential property boundary to the nearest point of the exterior of the proposed medical marijuana treatment center building. 4. A medical marijuana treatment center does not violate the distance requirements herein and may not be forced to relocate if it meets the distance requirements herein and a medical marijuana treatment center, school, licensed daycare facility, park, or residential lot is subsequently established within the minimum distance of the business. (c) No conditional use permit shall be issued for any proposed medical marijuana treatment center until such time as the city commission determines, based on competent and substantial evidence including, but not limited to, market data and study by a qualified expert, that sufficient market demand exists to support the long term operation of a proposed medical marijuana treatment center, taking into consideration the proximity of medical marijuana treatment centers located in other jurisdictions and the demands of medical marijuana treatment specifically for the total market consisting of persons residing only within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Winter Springs. (d) A conditional use issued under this subsection shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the city commission, after written notice and hearing, if the medical marijuana treatment center is found in violation of the conditions set forth in section 20- 423 on three or more occasions. * * * ARTICLE V. SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS DIVISION 1. GENERALLY * * * Sec. 20-423. Medical marijuana treatment centers. Medical marijuana treatment centers present unique planning/zoning issues and challenges for the city and surrounding land uses. Therefore, the medical marijuana treatment center must satisfy all of the following requirements as a binding and continuous condition of any conditional use permit issued by the City: City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 69 Page of (1) The medical marijuana treatment center must maintain a fully operational alarm system that secures all entry points and perimeter windows and is equipped with motion detectors, pressure switches, and duress, panic and hold-up alarms. All windows must be secured by exterior rolling security shutters during non-dispensing hours. In addition, the medical marijuana treatment center must maintain a video surveillance system that: (a) records continuously 24 hours a day; (b) fixes cameras at entrances and exits to the premises, which shall record from both indoor and outdoor or ingress and egress vantage points; (c) fixes cameras where any monetary transactions shall occur; and (d) retains video surveillance for a minimum of 45 days or longer upon law enforcement request. (2) The medical marijuana treatment center shall use a drop safe or cash management device that provides minimum access to cash receipts; (3) The medical marijuana treatment center shall store marijuana or its derivative products in a sealed or locked container or cabinet during dispensing hours, except when being accessed by employees for distribution and sale. Marijuana and its derivative products shall be stored in a vault during non-dispensing hours. Customer access to marijuana or derivative products shall be strictly prohibited, with the exception that customers shall be permitted to carry such products from the business premises upon purchase. (4) The preparation, wholesale storage or distribution, cultivation, or processing of any form of marijuana or its derivative products is prohibited. There shall be no on-site storage of any form of marijuana or its derivative products on the premises of the medical marijuana treatment center, except as reasonably necessary for the conduct of the on-site business. (5) No living marijuana plants are permitted on the site of a medical marijuana treatment center. (6) Each employee of the medical marijuana treatment center shall successfully pass a level 2 background screening prior to beginning work and shall be at least 21 years of age. (7) The medical marijuana treatment center shall provide to the chief of police of the police department the contact information of an owner or manager who will be available to respond to problems during and after business hours. (8) No other tobacco products may be sold on the medical marijuana treatment center premises. (9) No medical marijuana treatment center may allow any marijuana to be smoked, ingested, or otherwise consumed on the premises. (10) The medical marijuana treatment center shall ensure there is no queuing of vehicles in the right-of-way. All on-site parking shall be located in front of or on the sides of the medical marijuana treatment center building and be visible from the Highway 17-92 right-of-way. There shall be no parking, entrance, or exit for public use at the rear of the building. (11) The medical marijuana treatment center shall include a waiting area with sufficient seating to accommodate qualifying patients and caregivers without requiring waiting outside the building. There shall be no display of marijuana products in the waiting area. The dispensing of City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 79 Page of marijuana and its derivative products shall occur in an area isolated from the waiting area, with the exit doors separated from the entrance, so that the progression of service from the waiting area to the dispensary and other services to the exit is apparent and does not create overlap into the waiting area. (12) The medical marijuana treatment center shall be no greater than 2,000 square feet in size. (13) Neither marijuana nor its derivative products shall be displayed or visible from outside of the medical marijuana treatment center building. (14) Refuse or waste products incident to the sale and distribution of marijuana for individual use shall be destroyed, in a manner similar to medical waste, on-site at least once every twenty-four (24) hours. (15) The medical marijuana treatment center shall post at its entrance a sign with the following language: Only individuals with legally recognized qualifying patient or caregiver from a medical marijuana treatment center. In addition, the medical marijuana treatment center shall post signs on at least three sides of the building that no loitering is allowed on the premises. (16) Vehicles used for delivery of marijuana to individual qualifying patients or their caregivers may not be marked in such a manner as to permit identification with the medical marijuana treatment center. * * * Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. Section 4. Incorporation Into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into the Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph, number or letter, and any heading may be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Grammatical, typographical, and like errors may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the construction or meaning of this Ordinance and the City Code may be freely made. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 89 Page of Section 6.Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon the expiration of the moratorium enacted pursuant to Ordinance 2016-08. ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting assembled on the _____ day of ______________, 2017. ____________________________________ CHARLES LACEY, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________________ ANDREA LORENZO-LUACES City Clerk APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND SUFFICIENCY FOR THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS ONLY. _____________________________________ ANTHONY A. GARGANESE City Attorney First Reading: ________________ Legal Ad Published: ________________ Effective Date: _______________ City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2017-__ 99 Page of