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A. The cultivation of marijuana plants, either indoors and/or outdoors, on any premises in excess of the following limits on the number of plants and conditions set forth here, is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance that may be abated in accordance with this chapter:

1. Each person that resides on the property in a lawfully constructed dwelling and who possess appropriate medical authorization for his or her use of marijuana may grow no more than 18 marijuana plants;

2. A person residing on the property in a lawfully constructed dwelling who as the primary caregiver for a person that possess the medical authorization for use of marijuana by a qualified patient may grow no more than 18 plants as to each such qualified patient;

3. In no event shall the number of marijuana plants being cultivated on any property exceed 72 plants.

B. It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance that may be abated in accordance with this chapter for marijuana to be grown on any premises except for the personal consumption of a qualified patient residing on the premises or as provided above for the use of a qualified patient as to which the person residing on the premises is a primary caregiver.

C. The cultivation of marijuana, in any amount or quantity outdoors, upon any premises located within 100 feet of any school is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance that may be abated in accordance with this chapter.

1. Except as provided in subsection (C)(2) of this section, such distance shall be measured in a straight line from the boundary line of the premises upon which marijuana is cultivated to the boundary line of the premises upon which the school is located.

2. If the premises is 20 acres or greater in size, then such distance shall be measured in a straight line from the building in which the marijuana is cultivated, or, if the marijuana is cultivated in an outdoor area, from the fence required by subsection (D)(2) of this section to the boundary line of the premises upon which school is located.

D. The cultivation of marijuana either indoors or outdoors upon any premises is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance that may be abated in accordance with this chapter, unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The person(s) cultivating marijuana on any legal parcel shall be the owner of and residing in a lawfully constructed structure on the property. However, if the person(s) cultivating the marijuana is/are not the legal owner(s) of the parcel, such person(s) shall submit a notarized letter from the legal owner(s) consenting to the cultivation of marijuana on the parcel, in which case the person(s) cultivating the marijuana must reside on the property in a lawfully constructed structure. The agency shall prescribe forms for such letters.

2. All marijuana grown outside of any building must be fully enclosed by an opaque fence at least six feet in height if the marijuana is visible from any location off of the property which contains the growing marijuana. Bushes and hedgerows may constitute an adequate fence under this subdivision if sufficient to prevent a view of the marijuana.

3. Any outdoor area in which the marijuana is cultivated shall be set back at least 10 feet from all boundaries of the premises.

Such setback distance shall be measured in a straight line from the fence required by subsection (D)(2) of this section to the boundary line of the premises.

4. No lights may be used outdoors as part of the growing of marijuana. Lights used indoors shall comply with all applicable laws, including without limitation, restrictions on the use of lights or lighting that interferes with the use of any radio or other communication device.

E. No person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or possession of any premises within the county shall cause, allow, suffer, or permit such premises to be used for the outdoor or indoor cultivation of marijuana plants in violation of this chapter. (Ord. 1055, eff. 8/21/14)