Draft Amendments for Marijuana Facilities

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Durham Land use Ordinance Adopted 4-2-2005, updated, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

New text is indicated by underlined text, strikethrough text indicates wording to be deleted from the Ordinance.

ARTICLE 19: DEFINITIONS

Section 19.1. DEFINITIONS

A. Construction of Language: All words not defined herein shall carry their customary and usual dictionary meanings. Words used in the present tense shall include the future. Words used in the singular shall include the plural. The word "shall’’ is used to indicate the mandatory and the word "may” is used to indicate the permissive. The words “occupied” or “used" shall be considered as though followed by the words “or intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied." Obvious typographical errors may be disregarded in interpretation of this Ordinance. Definitions followed by [brackets] indicate that the words have specific reference to individual articles and do not generally apply to all articles.

36. CANNABIS BUSINESS OR AGGREGATED GROWING FACILITY: Any use involving the cultivation, processing, testing, or sale of cannabis or cannabis products, including caregiver operations, cultivation facilities, and any facility leasing space for cannabis-related activities. Cannabis business or aggregated growing facility does not include personal cultivation by a qualifying patient or adult use grower on their own property or caregiver operations conducted solely by the property owner with no leased or subdivided space. Caregiver cultivation allowed under this exemption includes either indoor cultivation or the outdoor, sunlight‑based cultivation option permitted under State law. (Renumber all subsequent definitions.)

ARTICLE 3: LAND USES PERMITTED IN ZONING DISTRICTS

Section 3.1. TABLE OF LAND USES

No – Prohibited

Land Use

RRA           RP           AP           RP(SZ)        LR(SZ)

Cannabis Business or Aggregated Growing Facility No No No No No

(Insert in alphabetical order and renumber all subsequent use classifications).

Source: cannabis-amends.pdf on durhammaine.gov. Text extracted with pdftotext; no wording has been corrected.