§ 17.43.050. Limitation on location to cultivate cannabis.

A.

Applications will not be approved for cultivation of cannabis in any amount or quantity, in the following areas:

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Within one thousand feet of a youth-oriented facility, a school, any church, or residential treatment facility as defined herein.

2.

Within five hundred feet of an authorized school bus stop.

3.

Within the Trinity County jurisdiction of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area and within the lease lots within the Ruth Lake Community Services District.

4.

Timber production zones (TPZ) with the exception made for qualified Phase I applicants.

5.

Residential 1 (R1), residential 2 (R2), or residential 3 (R3) zones.

6.

Within the legal boundaries of the Trinity County Waterworks District #1, Weaverville Community Services District, Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire District and Trinity Center Community Services District and within the following area of the Lewiston Community Services District: Mt. Diablo Meridian, Township 33N, Range 8W, Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, and Mt. Diablo Meridian, Township 33N, Range 9W, Section 24, 13, which are in proximity to high density areas, and therefore, create a substantial risk of a public nuisance. An exception to this limitation is allowed for applicants who have submitted an application for enrollment under NCRWQCB Order #2015-0023 by the following dates:

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Weaverville Community Services District by December 31, 2016;

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Lewiston Community Services District by January 15, 2017;

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Trinity County Waterworks District #1 by July 1, 2018;

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Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire District and Trinity Center Community Services District by November 30, 2017.

7.

Designated area shall not exceed two hundred percent of the area for the license type unless otherwise approved by the planning director or by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

8.

For specialty cottage, specialty and small licenses cultivation shall not be allowed within three hundred fifty feet of a residential structure on any adjoining parcels. For medium licenses, cultivation shall not be allowed within five hundred feet of an adjacent property line. Applications for a variance from this provision will be considered by the Trinity County Planning Commission. After obtaining an initial variance, the planning director can issue a director's use permit for subsequent years after an inspection.

( Ord. No. 315-823 , § 1, 10-3-17; Ord. No. 315-830 , § 1, 3-6-18)