The purpose and intent of this chapter is to establish zoning and development standards for commercial cannabis businesses in order to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents and businesses within the city. The city is authorized to regulate this activity pursuant to state law. All commercial cannabis activities must be conducted in compliance with all applicable local and state laws, as they may change from time to time, without exception. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the city in exercising its regulatory and disciplinary functions under this chapter. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
(Ord. 2237 § 16, 2023)
All commercial cannabis activities, as authorized in Chapter 5.100, shall be subject to the following sensitive uses separation requirements:
A. 
A licensed cannabis retailer must be outside of a six-hundred-foot radius of any public park, private or public K-12 school; and outside of a one-hundred-fifty-foot radius of a commercial daycare center, treatment/recovery facility, and other licensed retailers or consumption businesses.
B. 
A licensed cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, delivery, or testing business must be outside of a one-hundred-fifty-foot radius of any public park, private or public K-12 school, commercial daycare center, treatment/recovery facility, and other licensed cannabis retailers or consumption businesses.
(Ord. 2237 § 16, 2023)
A. 
The table below summarizes the allowed commercial cannabis businesses within the Hawthorne Municipal Code, Chapter 5.100. No commercial cannabis activities are allowed unless explicitly expressed in this chapter.
 
ZONE
CANNABIS USE
All C zones
All M zones
Retail with or without consumption lounge or ancillary delivery service
CSA & CUP*
CSA & CUP*
Commercial indoor cultivation, delivery service not ancillary to retail, distribution, manufacturing, or testing laboratory
NP
CSA
Commercial outdoor cultivation (greenhouses included)
NP
NP
Key: CUP - Conditional Use Permit; CSA - Cannabis Screening Application; NP - Not Permitted
*
Only one CUP is required for retail. Delivery or consumption that is ancillary to retail is covered by the retail CUP.
B. 
Application fees for cannabis conditional use permits shall be established and amended by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 2237 § 16, 2023)
Personal use cultivation activities must be conducted in accordance with state law. Generally, residents can grow up to six cannabis plants at home if they are at least twenty-one years old. If the cannabis is turned into a product, volatile solvents like butane or propane cannot be used.
(Ord. 2237 § 16, 2023)