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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />August 8, 2013 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br />Russell asked staff if the City could say no to any Main Street location. <br />Light stated it would not conform to the Use Table. <br />Tengler asked if other crops are restricted in the Agricultural (A) zone district. <br />Lipton asked how personal cultivation would be effected. <br />Light stated there is limit on the number of plants a person can have for personal use. <br />The city’s ordinance would not include that as part of the Retail Marijuana Ordinance <br />regulations. <br />Moline and Light discussed the buffer recommendation. Light stated these are all new <br />regulations. <br />Summary from Staff and Applicant: <br />None heard. <br />Closed Public Hearing – Planning Commission Discussion: <br />Moline stated he supports the staff recommendation. He also thanked staff for their <br />work on the ordinance. <br />Russell stated he supports the 1,000 foot buffer and would recommend the Commission <br />consider prohibiting the retail in Old Town. <br />O’Connell stated her support would be for something similar to the Liquor License <br />Authority. <br />Lipton stated that no matter what the Commission decides it will probably be revisited in <br />3 or 4 years. He expressed concerns with the third ‘Where As’ and requested it be <br />removed. He also supports not having retail in Downtown. <br />Tengler stated his support for the 1,000 foot buffer. He also believes the market will <br />regulate and prevent the clustering of the retail sites. <br />Brauneis stated he is comfortable with either the 500’ or the 1,000’ buffer. He also <br />stated he supports staff recommendation. <br />Russell stated he does not want the Downtown area to have retail marijuana locations. <br />He stated the use is not compatible with what the community has worked so hard to <br />establish. <br />Based on the discussion, Lipton requested an informal vote on the following: buffer <br />distance, Use Table, Downtown. <br />Lipton stressed to staff the importance of communicating the discussions the <br />commission has had regarding the ordinance. <br />Motion and Roll Call Vote: <br />Lipton moved and Brauneis seconded a motion to approve Resolution No. 17, Series <br />rd <br />2013 as presented by staff with the one request to remove the third (3) Where As <br />paragraph. <br /> <br />Name Vote <br />Jeff Lipton Yes <br />Chris Pritchard Yes <br />Ann O’Connell Yes <br />Cary Tengler Yes <br />Jeff Moline Yes <br /> <br />