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City af Stillwater Washington County, Minnesota ORDINANCE N01178 AN INTERIM ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW USES OR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING USES RELATED TU CANNABIS AND NONINTOXICATING CANNABINOIDS (CBD) SALES, TESTING, MANUFACTURING UR DISTRIBUTION FOR ONE YEAR WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.355, subdivision 4, many cities have adopted interim ordinances in order to study the impacts of certain uses and determine whether regulations are appropriate for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and welfare of their citizens; and WHEREAS, the City is under.taking a study to consider possible changes to the Zoning Ordinance and City Code that would address the types of uses that involve the sales, testing, manufacturing and distribution of cannabis and products that contain nonintoxicating cannabinoids (CBD) whether for medical, recreational or for other human or animal consumption purposes and may implement many of the suggestions from the study. NOW, THEREFURE, the City Council of Stillwater does ordain: SECTION 1 No business, person or entity may establish a new use or expand an existing use that includes or involves the sales, testing, manufacturing, or distribution of cannabis in any way, whether medical or recreational, or any products that contain nonintoxicating cannabinoids extracted from hemp (CBD) in any form, for a period of up to twelve (12) months from the effective date of this ordinance or unral ordinances regulating such uses become effective or until the Council rescinds this Interim Ordinance, whichever occurs first. SE. CTI(Zj� City Staff is directed to conduct a study tv gather information and make a recommendation to the Council to determine iF the Zoning Qrdinance and City Code need to be amended regarding these types of uses to better protect the citizens of Stillwater, and if so, what regulations are appropriate. SECTION 3�UMMARY PUBLICATION, Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 412.191, in the case of a lengthy ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is available without cosfi at the office of the City Clerk, the following summary is approved by the City Council and shall be published in lieu of publishing the entire ordinance: The City will be undergoing a study regarding CBD and cannabis uses to determine if regulations surrounding zoning and licensing are appropriate. No new use may be established, and no existing use may be expanded until the City adopts regulations regarding these uses, or determines no regulations aze necessary and rescinds the interim ordinance or for a period of one year, whichever occurs first.