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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 17, 2018 <br />Page 12 of 15 <br />Regarding cultivation, if Council would like to allow cultivation they will need to <br />determine in what zone districts it would be allowed. Most cities allow cultivation only in <br />industrial zoned areas. Council should determine if they would like to have a buffer from <br />any other uses (schools, daycares, etc.) similar to what is done with retail marijuana. <br />Regarding distances, staff provided six maps that show different buffer options. And, <br />regarding hours, Muth noted all of the retail shops in Louisville, Boulder, Lafayette, and <br />Boulder County currently have the same business hours of 8 am to 10 pm. Council can <br />change those hours if they are interested. <br />Muth noted Council may want to amend the code to align zoning requirements for retail <br />and medical sales. Currently the areas eligible for medical sales do not align with those <br />available for retail sales. <br />Based on the direction from tonight's meeting, staff will bring back an ordinance for <br />Council consideration. <br />Councilmember Maloney asked what is different about the medical and retail zoning. <br />Planning Director Zuccaro noted the zoning use table would need to be amended to <br />have them align. <br />Councilmember Stolzmann stated she would like to align marijuana store locations with <br />where liquor stores are allowed. <br />Councilmember Keany noted he is opposed to adding cultivation and noted CTC would <br />likely be the only place it could go and the CTC owner's association could choose to not <br />allow this use. <br />Mayor Muckle stated he is strongly opposed to adding cultivation. <br />Councilmember Stolzmann noted the mix of allowed uses in the industrial zone districts <br />are far more hazardous than marijuana cultivation. She noted the CTC owners <br />association could exclude things if they wanted to. She felt cultivation and production <br />were consistent uses with other industries. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked about revenue the City might derive. He noted the City <br />does not limit breweries so why marijuana. <br />Councilmember Maloney stated he is in favor of adding cultivation. He doesn't want to <br />preclude a business that might add future revenue. <br />Councilmember Loo noted a report she had sent to Council members concerning <br />energy use and the marijuana industry noting it was high in comparison to other <br />22 <br />