CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Provide direction regarding amendments to Title 6 (Zoning Ordinance) pertaining to cannabis facilities other than dispensaries and medical cultivation facilities
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Upon City Council recommendation that amendments be made to Title 6 (Zoning Ordinance) to allow one or more cannabis businesses in addition to the dispensaries and medical cannabis cultivation centers already allowed under the Municipal Code, proposed amendments to the City's Zoning Code will be presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) at a future public hearing.
BACKGROUND:
On August 18, 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance 20-088 amending various chapters of Title 6 permitting dispensaries and medical cultivation centers. The ordinance prohibited craft growers, processing organizations, transporting organizations, infuser organizations, and adult-use cultivation centers.
Since passage of Ordinance 20-088, certain prohibited cannabis businesses have expressed interest in locating facilities within the City. In order for these businesses to be permitted, Title 6 would need to be amended to remove their prohibition, as well as establish zoning requirements that would regulate these uses.
Under New Business at its November 17, 2020 meeting, the City Council directed staff to prepare a report on potential zoning amendments regarding additional cannabis businesses for review and direction. The Council indicated no interest in considering craft growers or adult-use cultivation centers, but requested additional information about processing organizations, transporting organizations, and infuser organizations. Definitions for each, per Ordinance 20-088, are attached.
It should be noted that only those cannabis businesses that fall within the parameters of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA), a...
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