Title
Staff Report for an Ordinance Amending Zoning Code Article 3, Definitions; Article 6, Commercial and Professional Districts; and Article 7, Industrial Districts; Involving Updates to Definitions and Regulations of Land Uses Involving Medical Cannabis.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff requests that the City Council consider the revised ordinance amending the Zoning Code to be consistent with the Municipal Code. The proposal will replace the term "marijuana" with "cannabis" and remove the one thousand (1,000) foot separation requirement between medical cannabis dispensaries. The proposed changes reflect the Council's action from its December 19, 2016 meeting.
BACKGROUND
The City Council considered amendments to the Zoning Code related to cannabis at a public hearing during its December 19, 2016 meeting. At the hearing, the Council took action to separate the Planning Commission's recommendation into two separate items for future consideration. The Council directed the proposed code consistency items to return for consideration on January 17, 2017 and to have staff return with additional analysis and information regarding the two proposed land uses, "Laboratories, Cannabis Testing Facilities" and "Industry, Cannabis Product Manufacturing" for consideration.
Analysis
The amendments before the City Council will bring the Zoning Code into alignment with the Municipal Code. The proposed changes are essentially code "clean-up" items that reflect prior changes approved by the Council for the Municipal Code. The use of the term "cannabis" has become standardized throughout state regulations. The proposal amends the Zoning Code by replacing the term "marijuana" with "cannabis" and eliminates the one thousand (1,000) foot distancing requirement between medical cannabis dispensaries, as currently codified in the Municipal Code. The definition of "Medical Cannabis Dispensary" has also been updated to delete a reference requiring edible products to be...
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