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ORDINANCE NO. 1650 SERIES 2013 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT REGULATIONS REGARDING RETAIL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 16 of the Colorado Constitution, referred to as Amendment 64, was approved by Colorado voters in November 2012; and WHEREAS, Amendment 64 legalized the private use of marijuana for persons twenty-one years of age or older; and WHEREAS, the Governor on May 28, 2013 signed into law House Bill 13-1317 (HB 13-1317) which provides guidance for local governments to regulate retail marijuana establishments; and WHEREAS, Amendment 64 and HB 13-1317 outline multiple options for local municipalities from the outright banning of retail marijuana establishments to establishing detailed regulation and licensing requirements; and WHEREAS, the City of Louisville is a home rule municipal corporation, and in addition to the authority set forth in Amendment 64, HB 13-1317 and other state statutes, has authority pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and the Louisville Home Rule Charter to establish zoning districts and zoning regulations regulating the use of land within the City; and WHEREAS, the Louisville City Council directed staff to develop a series of ordinances that will allow certain retail marijuana establishments as permitted land uses and license them with additional local licensing standards and regulations governing the time, place, manner, and number of retail marijuana establishments as authorized by Amendment 64, HB 13-1317, including without limitation provisions concerning such things as distance restrictions, restrictions on the size of retail marijuana establishments, minimum security measures, hours of operation, restrictions or requirements pertaining to deliveries, restrictions on signage, and standards that retail marijuana establishment owners and employees must satisfy; and WHEREAS, the Louisville Planning Commission, after notice by publication and a public hearing, has provided its recommendation to the City Council regarding the amendments to Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code concerning the matters addressed in this ordinance; and WHEREAS, by adoption of this ordinance, the City Council does not intend to authorize or make legal any act that is not permitted under federal or state law but rather to establish local regulations governing the location and use of land for retail marijuana establishments; and 1.