§ 8A.6. OPERATING STANDARDS.

(a) No Permittee shall allow the on-site Consumption of Cannabis or Cannabis Products in a manner inconsistent with any permit condition imposed by the Director, or inconsistent with any rules, regulations, or guidelines promulgated by the Director under Section 8A.8.

(b) Any employee or agent of the Department of Public Health may enter and inspect the Premises of a Permittee during business hours, without notice.

(c) No Permittee shall authorize the on-site Consumption of Cannabis or Cannabis Products outside of the business’ operating hours, as such hours may be established by law or regulation or required as a condition of the permit.

(d) Permittees shall post one or more notices of sufficient size, lettering, and prominence to advise customers that the Consumption of Cannabis Products on the sidewalk or in other areas adjacent to the Premises is prohibited.

(e) Access to the area where the Consumption of Cannabis Products is allowed shall be restricted to persons 21 years of age and older, or persons 18 years of age and older if the Permittee is authorized to Sell Medicinal Cannabis Products.

(f) Cannabis Consumption shall not be visible from any public place or any nonage-restricted area on the Premises.

(g) The sale and Consumption of alcohol or tobacco products are not allowed on the Premises.

(h) A Permittee shall comply with laws governing Cannabis Businesses and retail food establishments, including but not limited to the California Retail Food Code and Article 8 of the Health Code, where applicable.

(i) A Designated Smoking Room must meet the following ventilation standards:

(1) The Designated Smoking room must have a separate heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system such that none of the air in the Designated Smoking Room will be recirculated into other parts of the Cannabis Business’ Premises.

(2) The air from a Designated Smoking Room must be directly exhausted to the outdoors by a filtration system that, at a minimum, eliminates all odor and smoke.

(3) Smoke from the Designated Smoking Room must not drift to other portions of the Premises.

(4) The Designated Smoking Room must be completely separated from the remainder of the Premises by solid partitions or glazing without openings other than doors, and all doors leading to the Designated Smoking Room must be self-closing. All doors to the Designated Smoking Room must be installed with a gasket to provide a seal where the door meets the stop.

(5) The Designated Smoking Room must meet such other health and safety standards as are adopted by the Director under Section 8A.8 of this Article 8.

(j) A Permittee with a Cannabis Smoking permit may not require employees to enter the Designated Smoking Room as a condition of their employment.

(Added by Ord. , File No. 171042, App. 12/6/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018)