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It is unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct or carry on, or to permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in the city of Petaluma, the cultivation of cannabis, other than the cultivation of cannabis in accordance with and as specified in subsections A and B of this section. The exceptions in subsections A and B of this section are not subject to, and do not require, issuance of a license, permit, or other authorization or notice issued by an authorized city official.

A. Indoor cultivation of not more than six living cannabis plants in a private residence, or a lesser number if both indoor cultivation pursuant to this subsection A and outdoor cultivation pursuant to subsection B of this section are occurring at the private residence, such that the total number of living cannabis plants at the private residence, including indoor and outdoor cultivation, does not exceed a total of six living cannabis plants; where the cultivation area does not exceed fifty percent or one hundred square feet of the nonliving or garage area of the private residence; does not displace any required on-site parking; is within a fully enclosed and secure structure with no visual or olfactory evidence of cultivation detectable from the public right-of-way or other private property; does not utilize lighting that exceeds one thousand two hundred watts; does not require the use of an electric generator; and does not involve the use of volatile solvents; and

B. Outdoor cultivation on the grounds of a private residence, but only where less than the six living cannabis plants permitted pursuant to subsection A of this section are being cultivated within a fully enclosed and secure structure, such that the total number of living cannabis plants at the private residence, including indoor and outdoor cultivation, does not exceed a total of six living cannabis plants; with no visual or olfactory evidence of cultivation detectable from the public right-of-way or other private property; and where the outdoor cultivation does not utilize lighting that exceeds one thousand two hundred watts, does not require the use of an electric generator, and does not involve the use of volatile solvents.

(Ord. 2634 NCS §3 (part), 2017.)