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Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Ma Tor and CinT Council 7.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Public Hearings JanuaryT 16, 2024 Zack Carlton, Community Development Director <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment Cannabis Cultivation Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Pormer, Ci r Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt, byT motion, an ordinance defining and permitting cannabis cultivation. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Staff, the city attorne�T, and the Planning Commission reviewed the state standards for permitting cannabis <br />cultivators and recommend adoption of the attached ordinance. <br />The attached ordinance defines the use, allo`vs commercial cannabis cultivation and processing in the I-1 (Light <br />Industrial, and I-2 (Medium Industrial) districts as a conditional use, and clearlyr notes that the applicant and the <br />and use must meet all state requirements. The limited language in the defu�ition and use aYe indicative of the lead <br />the state will take in defining the parameters that these businesses may operate — securityr for example. <br />Planning Commission <br />The Planniug Commission held t�vo public hearings, first on November 28, 2023, and second on DecembeY 19, <br />2023, to solicit public feedback. No one spoke during either of the public hearings and no comments for or against <br />the Yequest have been Yeceived. <br />The commission had questions Yegarding the retail sale of cannabis. Staff noted that the topic will be discussed at a <br />later date and this approval will onl�r permit the commercial cultivation and processing of cannabis. Retail sales are <br />not defined nor permitted under the proposed ordinance. The Commission unanimously- recommended approval <br />of the attached ordinance. <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Support the growth and development of the business community <br />Attachments <br />Planning Commission Packet dated DecembeY 19, 2023 <br />Ordinance Amendment <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />rowEREo ar <br />�I'1 ���� <br />Update�l• January 2023 <br />