The following terms shall have the definitions given:
BUILDING
An independent, enclosed structure having a roof supported
by columns or walls, intended and/or used for shelter or enclosure
of persons or chattels. When any portion of a structure is completely
separated from every other part by dividing walls from the ground
up, and without openings, each portion of such structure shall be
deemed a separate structure, regardless of whether the portions of
such structure share common pipes, ducts, boilers, tanks, furnaces,
or other such systems. This definition refers only to permanent structures,
and does not include tents, sheds, greenhouses and private garages
on residential property, stables, or other accessory structures not
in compliance with MMMA or MRTMA. A building does not include such
structures with interior areas not normally accessible for human use,
such as gas holders, tanks, smokestacks, grain elevators, coal bunkers,
oil cracking towers or similar structures.
CHAPTER
This Chapter
16, Marihuana Operations; Licensing; Police Powers.
CHURCH
An entire space set apart primarily for purposes of public
worship, and which is tax exempt under the laws of this state, and
in which religious services are held, and the entire building structure
of which is kept for that use and not put to any other use inconsistent
with that use.
CITY
The City of Corunna, Michigan.
CLERK
The City Clerk of Corunna, Michigan.
CO-LOCATION AND STACKING
Multiple licenses at the same location as allowed by the
State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs subject
to any limitations set by this ordinance or in the City of Corunna
Zoning Code.
EMPLOYEE
Any individual who is employed by an employer in return for
the payment of direct or indirect monetary wages or profit, under
contract, and any individual who volunteers his or her services to
an employer for no monetary compensation, or any individual who performs
work or renders services, for any period of time, at the direction
of an owner, lessee, or other person in charge of a place.
LICENSE
A license issued for the operation of a medical marihuana facility or marihuana establishment pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter and includes a license which has been renewed pursuant to §
16-7.
LICENSEE
A person issued a license for a medical marihuana facility
or marihuana establishment pursuant to this chapter.
LIMIT
A competitive application process by which the City selects
applicants who are best suited to operate in compliance with the Michigan
Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act and this chapter and prevents
the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs from issuing a
state license within the City's jurisdiction if the applicant is not
selected, in compliance with MCL §§ 333.27956(1) and
§ 333.27959(4).
MARIHUANA ESTABLISHMENT
Any marihuana operation that is required to be licensed under
this chapter and possesses a license or approval to operate under
the MRTMA, including a marihuana microbusiness, a marihuana retailer,
a marihuana grower, a marihuana processor, a marihuana secure transporter,
a marihuana safety compliance facility, and a designated consumption
establishment.
MARIHUANA GROWER
A licensee that is a commercial or business entity located
in the City that is licensed or approved to operate by the state pursuant
to the MMFLA or MRTMA and is licensed by the City pursuant to terms
and conditions of this chapter that cultivates, dries, trims or cures
and packages marihuana in accordance with state law.
MARIHUANA MICROBUSINESS
A person or entity licensed to cultivate not more than 150
marihuana plants; process and package marihuana; and sell or otherwise
transfer marihuana to individuals who are 21 years of age or older
or to a marihuana safety compliance facility, but not to other marihuana
establishments, located in the City that is licensed or approved to
operate by the state pursuant to the MRTMA and is licensed by the
City pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter.
MARIHUANA OPERATION/OPERATOR
All types of medical and nonmedical marihuana establishments
and facilities operating in the City that are required to be licensed
under this chapter and possess a license or approval to operate under
state law.
MARIHUANA PROCESSOR or MEDICAL MARIHUANA PROCESSOR FACILITY
A commercial entity located in the City that is licensed
or approved to operate by the state pursuant to the MMFLA or MRTMA
and is licensed by the City pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this chapter, that extracts resin from the marihuana or creates a
marihuana-infused product, processes and packages marihuana, and sells
or otherwise transfers marihuana to marihuana operations, to the extent
permitted by state law and rules.
MARIHUANA REGULATORY AGENCY or MRA
The agency within the State of Michigan Department of Licensing
and Regulatory Affairs created pursuant to Executive Order 2019-07
to regulate medical and recreational marihuana.
MARIHUANA RETAILER
A licensee located in the City that is licensed or approved
to operate by the state pursuant to the MRTMA and is licensed by the
City pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter to obtain
marihuana from marihuana establishments and to sell or otherwise transfer
marihuana to a marihuana establishment and to individuals who are
21 years of age or older.
MARIHUANA SAFETY COMPLIANCE FACILITY or MEDICAL MARIHUANA SAFETY
COMPLIANCE FACILITY
A commercial or business entity located in the City that
is licensed or approved to operate by the state pursuant to the MMFLA
or MRTMA and is licensed by the City pursuant to the terms and conditions
of this chapter, that tests marihuana, including certification for
potency, the presence of contaminants, and tetrahydrocannabinol and
other cannabinoids.
MAYOR
The City of Corunna Mayor.
MEDICAL MARIHUANA FACILITY
Any facility or center that is required to be licensed under
this chapter and possesses a license or approval to operate from the
state under the MMFLA, including a medical marihuana provisioning
center, a medical marihuana processor, a medical marihuana grower
facility, a marihuana secure transporter, and a medical marihuana
safety compliance facility.
MEDICAL MARIHUANA PROVISIONING CENTER
A commercial or business entity located in the City that
is licensed or approved to operate by the state pursuant to the MMFLA
and is licensed by the City pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this chapter, that sells, supplies, or provides marihuana to registered
qualifying patients only as permitted by state law. Medical marihuana
provisioning center, as defined in the MMMA, MMFLA and MTA, includes
any commercial property or business where marihuana is sold in conformance
with state law and regulation. A noncommercial or nonbusiness location
used by a primary caregiver to assist a qualifying patient, as defined
in the MMMA, MMFLA or MTA connected to the caregiver through the state's
marihuana registration process in accordance with the MMMA, MMFLA
or MTA is not a medical marihuana provisioning center for purposes
of this chapter.
MMFLA
The Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, MCL 333.2701
et seq., as amended from time to time.
MMMA
The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, MCL 333.26421 et seq.,
as amended from time to time.
MRTMA
The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, MCL
333.27951 et seq., as amended from time to time.
MTA
The Marihuana Tracking Act, MCL 333.27901 et seq., as amended
from time to time.
MANAGER
The City Manager of Corunna, Michigan.
PARK
An area of land designated by the City as a park on its master
plan or on a Council-approved list of City parks.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, firm, company, corporation, association,
sole proprietorship, limited liability company, joint venture, estate,
trust, or other legal entity.
SCHOOL
Includes buildings used for school purposes to provide instruction
to children and youth in grades prekindergarten through 12, and Head
Start when that instruction is provided by a public, private, denominational,
or parochial school.
SECURE TRANSPORTER OR MEDICAL MARIHUANA SECURE TRANSPORTER
A commercial or business entity that is licensed or approved
to operate by the state pursuant to the MMFLA and is licensed to operate
by the City pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter,
that stores marihuana and transports marihuana between medical marihuana
facilities or marihuana establishments for a fee and in accordance
with state law.
SECURITY PLAN
(1)
A plan preventing unauthorized access to, or theft and pilferage
from, a licensed facility approved for operation in the City. The
plan shall be subject to review and reasonable approval by the City
Manager or his designated City staff, and shall include at a minimum
the following components:
a.
Adequate perimeter fencing for security and visual requirements
set by the state and City;
b.
An exterior lighting system;
c.
A building security system;
d.
An off-site official contact list;
e.
Established hours of operation;
f.
Such other conditions as may be suitable for the particular
license.
(2)
A security plan must be approved by the City Manager.
STAKEHOLDER
With respect to a trust, the trustee and beneficiaries; with
respect to a limited liability company, the managers and members;
with respect to a corporation, whether profit or nonprofit, the officers,
directors, or shareholders; and with respect to a partnership or limited
liability partnership, the partners, both general and limited.
STATE
The State of Michigan.
WARD
The three wards of the City as outlined in the City Charter.