(1) The requirement under ORS § 475C.053 to obtain a land use compatibility statement as a condition of receiving a license under ORS § 475C.065 does not apply to an applicant if:

(a) The applicant is applying for a license at an address where a marijuana grow site registered under ORS § 475C.792 is located;

(b) The address is outside of city limits;

(c) At least one person responsible for a marijuana grow site located at the address first registered with the Oregon Health Authority under ORS § 475C.792 before January 1, 2015, and is registered with the authority under ORS § 475C.792 on the date on which the applicant submitted the application for a license under ORS § 475C.065;

(d) Each person responsible for a marijuana grow site located at the address first registered with the authority under ORS § 475C.792 before February 1, 2016, and is registered with the authority under ORS § 475C.792 on the date on which the applicant submitted the application for a license under ORS § 475C.065; and

(e) The applicant is applying for a mature marijuana plant grow canopy of:

(A) 5,000 square feet or less, if the marijuana is produced outdoors; or

(B) 1,250 square feet or less, if the marijuana is produced indoors.

(2) For purposes of this section, an applicant for a license under ORS § 475C.065 is not required to demonstrate that:

(a) At least one person responsible for a marijuana grow site located at the address for which the applicant is applying for a license has been continuously registered with the authority under ORS § 475C.792 between January 1, 2015, and the date on which the applicant applies for a license under ORS § 475C.065; or

(b) Each person responsible for a marijuana grow site located at the address for which the applicant is applying for a license has been continuously registered with the authority under ORS § 475C.792 between February 1, 2016, and the date on which the applicant applies for a license under ORS § 475C.065. [Formerly 475B.074]