Salinas Municipal Code Div. 7 Cultivation Facilities

No more than five cultivation facilities may operate within the City of Salinas at any one time and no more than five commercial cannabis permits shall be issued by the City of Salinas for cultivation facilities to operate within the City of Salinas at any one time.

(Ord. No. 2600 (NCS), § 1, 11-29-2017)

Upon approval by the City of Salinas, a permit authorizing a cultivation facility may also authorize distribution at the facility, provided that said distribution shall be limited to the transport of cannabis plants or plant components that have been or will be grown on-site. This accessory use will not require or be deemed a separate permit.

(Ord. No. 2600 (NCS), § 1, 11-29-2017)

All cultivation facilities shall comply with the following operating requirements:

(a) Cultivation of cannabis must occur within a building or greenhouse. All outdoor cultivation is prohibited.

(b) In no case shall cannabis plants be visible from a public or private road, sidewalk, park or any common public viewing area.

(c) If a dispensary includes cultivation activities, the dispensary may have only one cultivation site upon which cannabis is cultivated, produced, stored, harvested, manufactured, or packaged, and each of the dispensary and the cultivation sites must be separately permitted pursuant to this article.

(d) The business shall make all records related to testing laboratory results for the cannabis or cannabis product being delivered available to the consumer upon request.

(e) The cultivation of cannabis shall at all times be operated in such a way as to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the employees working at the commercial cannabis business, visitors to the area, neighboring properties, and the end users of the cannabis being cultivated, to protect the environment from harm to streams, fish, and wildlife; to ensure the security of the cannabis being cultivated; and to safeguard against the diversion of cannabis for unlicensed purposes. All cannabis shall only be sold or distributed to licensed facilities that maintain operations in full conformance with the state and local regulations.

(f) Any person issued a permit pursuant to this article must follow all pesticide use requirements of local, state and federal law. Pesticides and fertilizers shall be properly labeled and stored to avoid contamination through leakage or inadvertent damage. The cultivation facility shall comply with any and all laws and regulations regarding the runoff of pesticide residue into the storm drain or sewer systems. The Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner may inspect the commercial cannabis business at any time during business hours to ensure compliance with this section.

(Ord. No. 2600 (NCS), § 1, 11-29-2017)