(1) As used in this section:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 4-41a-406

  • Cannabis: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-201. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
  • Cannabis production establishment: means a cannabis cultivation facility, a cannabis processing facility, or an independent cannabis testing laboratory. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Medical cannabis: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-201. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) “Cannabis production establishment” means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102 and includes a closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy.
     (1)(b) “Land use decision” means the same as that term is defined in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103.
     (1)(c) “Land use permit” means the same as that term is defined in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103.
     (1)(d) “Land use regulation” means the same as that term is defined in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103.
(2)

     (2)(a) If a municipality’s or county’s zoning ordinances provide for an industrial zone, the operation of a cannabis production establishment shall be a permitted industrial use in any industrial zone unless the municipality or county has designated by ordinance, before an individual submits a land use permit application for a cannabis production establishment, at least one industrial zone in which the operation of a cannabis production establishment is a permitted use.
     (2)(b) If a municipality’s or county’s zoning ordinances provide for an agricultural zone, the operation of a cannabis production establishment shall be a permitted agricultural use in any agricultural zone unless the municipality or county has designated by ordinance, before an individual submits a land use permit application for a cannabis production establishment, at least one agricultural zone in which the operation of a cannabis production establishment is a permitted use.
     (2)(c) The operation of a cannabis production establishment shall be a permitted use on land that the municipality or county has not zoned.
(3) A municipality or county may not:

     (3)(a) on the sole basis that the applicant, or cannabis production establishment violates federal law regarding the legal status of cannabis, deny or revoke:

          (3)(a)(i) a land use permit to operate a cannabis production facility; or
          (3)(a)(ii) a business license to operate a cannabis production facility;
     (3)(b) require a certain distance between a cannabis production establishment and:

          (3)(b)(i) another cannabis production establishment;
          (3)(b)(ii) a medical cannabis pharmacy;
          (3)(b)(iii) a retail tobacco specialty business, as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-501; or
          (3)(b)(iv) an outlet, as that term is defined in Section 32B-1-202; or
     (3)(c) in accordance with Subsections 10-9a-509(1) and 17-27a-508(1), enforce a land use regulation against a cannabis production establishment that was not in effect on the day on which the cannabis production establishment submitted a complete land use application.
(4) An applicant for a land use permit to operate a cannabis production establishment shall comply with the land use requirements and application process described in:

     (4)(a) Title 10, Chapter 9a, Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act, including Section 10-9a-528; and
     (4)(b) Title 17, Chapter 27a, County Land Use, Development, and Management Act, including Section 17-27a-525.