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Planning Commission Staff Report December 13, 2018 • A retail store is limited to 2,000 square feet. • A shared retail/medical store is limited to 3,800 square feet. • Hours of operation of medical and retail stores are limited to 8 am — 10 pm. • There are limitations on the language and design of signage. • There is a limit of four retail stores allowed in the City. City Council Discussions 2018 The City Council included a review of the City's current marijuana regulations on its 2018 work plan. Council held discussions on February 27, 2018, April 17, 2018 and November 5, 2018 (see Attachments 6 — 8) and provided the following direction to staff for drafting an ordinance for review by Planning Commission and City Council: • Align the medical and retail marijuana requirement with liquor store requirements. • Align the rules for medical and retail marijuana. • Continue the ban on sales downtown. • Maintain the sales hours of 8 am — 10 pm. • Allow stores (medical, retail, and combined) to be up to 5,000 square feet. • Allow production and testing for both medical and retail products. • Align the zoning for production and testing to include industrial areas. • Remove the four store limit. • Reduce the distance from schools to 500 feet from 1,320 feet and only require that setback from primary schools and higher. This removes the distance requirement from daycares, parks, playgrounds, outdoor pools, outdoor education facilities serving children, alcohol and drug treatment centers, and residential child care facilities. • Require a distance of 1,500 feet between stores. • Allow for manufacturing in industrial areas. • Allow for cultivation in industrial areas. ANALYSIS: Medical and Retail Marijuana Stores Based on direction to align the marijuana business code with liquor regulations, the draft ordinance removes the cap on the number of marijuana stores, increases the spacing between businesses (1,320 to 1,500 feet) and limits buffers to schools with grades 1 through 12 and reduces that buffer (1,320 to 500 feet). The zone districts where marijuana businesses could be allowed was also adjusted. The April 17, 2018 City Council packet contains several maps of the City showing different buffer scenarios of 500 and 1,000 feet and a quarter mile buffer. Rational for regulating marijuana and liquor and marijuana stores the same is that impacts to the community are generally the same. The following table provides a comparison of the City's current marijuana and liquor regulations. Marijuana Code Amendments Page 3 of 12 PC — December 13, 2018 22