A. No person may operate a marijuana business within the city without a current city of Palmer business license and a license under AS 17.38 from the State of Alaska Marijuana Control Board. Licensee must be in compliance with all requirements of AS 17.38.

B. Marijuana businesses are permitted under PMC 17.28.020 as provided in the city of Palmer’s Commercial Land Use Matrix and the provisions of this section. On-site consumption endorsements are not an approved use in the city of Palmer.

C. Marijuana businesses’ buffer distances shall be measured as the closest distance from the perimeter of a standalone marijuana business structure to the outer boundaries of the school, youth recreation center, childcare facility, the main public entrance of a church, or a correctional facility. If the marijuana establishment occupies only a portion of a structure, buffer distances are measured as the closest distance from the perimeter of the closest interior wall segregating the marijuana business from other uses, or available uses in the structure, or an exterior wall if closer, to the outer boundaries of the school, youth recreation center, child care facility, the main public entrance of a church or correctional facility.

The following buffer zones shall be applied to all marijuana businesses in all districts:

D. Licensed premises may not be open between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Monday through Sunday. No marijuana may be distributed, sold or dispensed at a licensed premises when the licensed premises is required to be closed pursuant to this section.

E. Upon denial or revocation of a marijuana establishment license issued by the state of Alaska, any license issued by the city under this chapter shall be null and void. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the issuance of local licenses violates state or federal law, all licenses issued under this chapter shall be deemed immediately revoked by operation of law, with no grounds for appeal or redress on behalf of the licensee.

F. Licensee must be in compliance with all standards and requirements of AS 17.38 relating to odor, security alarm systems, marijuana inventory tracking systems, health and safety standards, waste disposal, transportation and business records.

G. Signs shall comply with AS 17.38 and PMC Title 14. No temporary signs are permitted.

H. If city administration obtains evidence that a marijuana business has violated a provision of AS 17.38, this chapter, or any provision of PMC 17.28.020, it shall so notify the State Marijuana Control Board. (Ord. 21-003 § 4, 2021)