§ 17.43.040. Cannabis cultivation.

No person may cultivate cannabis at any location within the city, except in compliance with all of the following:

A.

All cannabis cultivation within the city limits is prohibited except that no more than six living cannabis plants may be cultivated inside a private residence at any one time. Such cultivation may only occur in a private residence, or accessory structure belonging to and under the control of the occupants of such private residence, that is fully enclosed and secured against unauthorized entry.

B.

All owners of the private residence have provided written consent allowing cannabis cultivation to occur at the private residence.

C.

All applicable building code requirements set forth in the Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code.

D.

Gas products (CO2, butane, propane, natural gas, etc.) may not be used on the property specifically for purposes of cannabis cultivation.

E.

All private cannabis cultivation under this section must comply with Health and Safety Code section 11362.2(a)(3).

F.

Indoor grow lights cannot exceed one thousand watts per light.

G.

Adverse impacts of cannabis cultivation must be mitigated so that a public nuisance, as defined by Civil Code section 3480, does not exist, including but not limited to, adverse impacts of odors or the use or storage of hazardous materials, processes, products, or wastes.

H.

A portable, working, fire extinguisher must be kept in the same room or structure where cannabis cultivation is occurring.

I.

Cannabis and cannabis products must be disposed in a secure waste receptacle located on the property of the private residence where the cultivation occurs. Disposed cannabis plants and products must be rendered unusable and unrecognizable by grinding and incorporating cannabis waste with any non-consumable solid waste with a resulting mixture of at least fifty percent non-cannabis waste.

( Ord. No. 721, § 3(Exh. A), 3-27-2018 )