San Mateo Municipal Code Art. 3 Miscellaneous Provisions

The Police Chief or the Chief's designee may investigate and enforce any violations of this chapter, and to report and enforce against any violations of the conditions of approval attached to licenses required by and obtained pursuant to this chapter. The Chief may report violations of these provisions to the License Committee, for possible revocation of the license obtained under this chapter.

Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a public offense, unless the circumstances that create the violation are subject to prosecution under State or Federal law. Any violation of this chapter shall also be deemed a public nuisance and may be enforced by any remedy available to the City for abatement of public nuisances.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to make unlawful an individual's cultivation of medical marijuana at their own residence for their own use, or for the use by another person regularly residing at such residence, if such cultivation, possession or use is lawful under Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.7 through 11362.77.

(b) Marijuana cultivated and possessed at a private residence must not be visible from adjacent public areas or neighboring properties, and must be secured within structures consisting of at least four (4) walls and a roof with standard locks.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter, is for any reason held to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional*,* such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity, lawfulness, or constitutionality of any or all other portions of this chapter.