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City Council Meeting Minutes March 15, 2011 Page 4 of 12 ORDINANCE No. 1590, SERIES 2011 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT REGULATIONS REGARDING BUSINESS LICENSING AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES 2nd Reading Public Hearing ORDINANCE No. 1591, SERIES 2011 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT REGULATIONS REGARDING MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES 2" Reading Public Hearing Mayor Sisk requested a City Attorney introduction. City Attorney Light introduced Ordinances No.1590 and 1591, Series 2011. Mayor Sisk opened the public hearing requested a Staff presentation on both ordinances. Planning Director Russ reviewed the second reading amendments to Ordinance 1590, Series 2011. Revisions were made in Section 4, Section 5.10.070.A and Section 17.16.235.B1. He gave a brief history of Amendment 20 to the Colorado Constitution approved by Colorado voters in 2000 and House Bill (HB) 10 -1284, concerning the regulation of medical marijuana, which provides guidance on local governments' ability to regulate such businesses. Ordinance 1590, Series 2011 amends Title 5 of the LMC to: (1) establish a comprehensive licensing ordinance for all medical marijuana centers and infused products manufacturers; (2) set location requirements for medical marijuana businesses and requirements governing the operation of these businesses; and (3) address the cultivation of marijuana by patients and primary caregivers who serve no more than five patients (unless the primary caregiver has been authorized by the state health agency to serve additional patients) and do not constitute a medical marijuana center. Types of Licenses and Licensing Procedures The proposed provisions would allow two types of licenses: 1. A medical marijuana center (MMC) license shall be issued only to a person selling medical marijuana pursuant to the terms and conditions of the City's ordinance and C.R.S. 12- 43.3 -402 to registered patients or primary caregivers as defined in Article XVIII, Section 14 of the Colorado Constitution, but is not a primary caregiver. 2. A medical marijuana- infused products manufacturing license may be issued to a person who manufactures medical marijuana- infused products, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the City's ordinance and C.R.S. 12- 43.3 -404. The ordinance designates the Authority as the licensing authority for the City. It will have the power to review and act on applications for new licenses and renewals and to