Building requirements

• A. All licensed cultivators, retail stores and compassion centers shall apply for all appropriate building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits as required by the building official. The building official may grant the application for permits pursuant to the R.I. building code. All licensed cultivators, retail stores and compassion centers shall apply for all required approvals and inspections by the local fire marshal. The fire marshal may grant the application for permits pursuant to the R.I. fire safety code.

• B. Additional Requirements. In addition to the requirements above, the building official or Planning Board shall require the following:

  • 1. The area used for growing shall be secured by locked doors and an alarm system.

  • 2. The area used for growing shall have two means of ingress and egress.

  • 3. The area used for growing shall not be within ten feet of any heating source.

  • 4. The area used for growing shall have proper ventilation to mitigate the risk of mold.

  • 5. The area used for growing shall have carbon filters (or equivalent) installed to reduce odors.

  • 6. No single non-residential location may have more than one medical marijuana facility. For the purposes of this section, location means one structural non-residential building, not units within a structural building.

  • 7. No equipment or process shall be used that creates noise, dust, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses beyond the property boundary.

  • 8. Storage and disposal of processing waste, fertilizers and any other hazardous chemical associated with the activities of the growing or processing of medical marijuana or medical marijuana products shall comply with all local, state and federal requirements.

(Amend. of 10-2-17; Ord. of 12-4-2023(1))