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<br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. ____ <br />SERIES 2013 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT <br />REGULATIONS REGARDING BUSINESS LICENSING AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS <br />FOR RETAIL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 16 of the Colorado Constitution, referred to as <br />Amendment 64, was approved by Colorado voters in November 2012; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Amendment 64 legalized the private use of marijuana for persons <br />twenty-one years of age or older; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the possession, use, sale, distribution or transportation of marijuana is <br />still a violation of federal law; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Governor on May 28, 2013 signed into law House Bill 13-1317 (HB <br />13-1317) which provides guidance for local governments to regulate retail marijuana <br />establishments; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Amendment 64 and HB 13-1317 outline multiple options for local <br />municipalities from the outright banning of retail marijuana establishments to <br />establishing detailed regulations and licensing requirements; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Louisville is a home rule municipal corporation and, in <br />addition to the authority set forth in Amendment 64, HB 13-1317 and other state <br />statutes, has authority pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and the <br />Louisville Home Rule Charter to license and regulate businesses, occupations and <br />establishments, and to otherwise exercise its police powers in the interest of the public <br />health, safety and welfare; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Louisville City Council directed staff to develop a series of <br />ordinances that will allow certain retail marijuana establishments as permitted land uses <br />and license them with local licensing standards and regulations governing the time, place, <br />manner and number of retail marijuana establishments as authorized in Amendment 64 <br />and HB 13-1317, including without limitation, provisions concerning distance restrictions, <br />restrictions on the size of retail marijuana establishments, minimum security measures, <br />hours of operation, restrictions or requirements pertaining to deliveries, restrictions on <br />signage, and standards that retail marijuana establishment owners and employees must <br />satisfy; and <br />