A. To operate within the City, each recreational marijuana business is required to have a current license issued by Washington State under the provisions of Chapter 314-55 WAC and a current business license issued by the City under the provisions of Chapter 5.04 VMC. No application for a business license for a marijuana business shall be accepted unless the applicant has a current license issued under Chapter 314-55 WAC.

B. A retail marijuana business shall not sell marijuana, marijuana-infused products, or marijuana paraphernalia or otherwise be open for business before 8 am or after 11:00 pm on any day.

C. For signage, marijuana retail, processing and production businesses shall be subject to the substantive requirements of Chapter 314-55-155 WAC and Chapter 20.960 VMC, whichever is more restrictive. No off-premises signage is permitted.

D. No more than twelve retail marijuana businesses shall be allowed within the city.

E. A marijuana business must take place within a fully enclosed secure indoor facility or greenhouse with rigid walls, a roof, and doors.

F. Marijuana businesses are subject to all applicable requirements of the Vancouver Municipal Code, including but not limited to the Building Code (Chapter 17.12 VMC) as now exists or may be amended.

G. Marijuana plants, products, and paraphernalia shall not be visible from outside the building in which the marijuana business is located.

H. Security. In addition to the security requirements in Chapter 315-55 WAC, during nonbusiness hours, all recreational marijuana producers, processors, and retailers shall store all useable marijuana, marijuana-infused product, and cash in a safe or in a substantially constructed and locked cabinet. The safe or cabinet shall be incorporated into the building structure or securely attached thereto. For useable marijuana products that must be kept refrigerated or frozen, these products may be stored in a locked refrigerator or freezer container in a manner approved by the Planning Official, provided the container is affixed to the building structure.

I. Marijuana businesses are subject to all applicable requirements of Title 69 RCW and Chapter 314-55 WAC and other state statutes, as they now exist or may be amended.

J. Marijuana businesses shall incorporate odor control technology and provisions, and ensure that emissions do not exceed Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency regulations, including but not limited to those specified for odors at 400.040(4). (Ord. M-4169 § 5, 06/27/2016; Ord. M-4156 § 2, 02/01/2016; Ord. M-4149 § 2, 12/29/2015; Ord. M-4071, Added, 03/03/2014, Sec 3)