§ 54-456. Requirements for primary caregiver.

A person within the City of Niles, Michigan, who has been issued and possesses a registry identification card as a primary caregiver as set forth in MCL 333.26421 shall comply with the following requirements:

(1)

Growing of marihuana shall only be allowed inside of an enclosed structure or building with walls and roof and secured with locks to prevent unintended or uninvited access.

(2)

The location from which a primary caregiver provides services to a qualifying patient shall be under the control, through written lease, contract or deed, in favor of the primary caregiver.

(3)

The location from which a primary caregiver provides services to a qualifying patient shall not be within 1,000 feet of a drug-free school zone and shall only occur as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Niles, Michigan.

(4)

Cultivation/growing or distribution of marihuana shall not occur in connection with or at a location at which any other commodity, product or service is also available.

(5)

No consumption of marihuana shall occur at a primary caregiver's location for cultivation/growing, or a primary caregiver's legal residence address, unless the primary caregiver is a qualifying patient and then such consumption shall only be by the qualifying patient/primary caregiver.

(Ord. No. 442, § 6, 5-11-2009; Ord. No. 474 , § 1, 7-11-2016)