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City Council Meeting Minutes February 5, 2019 Page 12 of 21 MARIJUANA BUSINESSES — 2ND READING, PUBLIC HEARING (advertised Daily Camera 1/13/19) Mayor Muckle introduced the item and opened the public hearing Director Zuccaro stated this is to update both the medical and retail marijuana regulations. It amends Title 5 (Licensing) and Title 17 (Zoning), amends the Medical Regulations First Adopted in 2011 and Retail Regulations First Adopted in 2013 He reviewed the current regulations. The proposed regulations would allow medical and retail sales in certain zone districts, create a 500-foot buffer from designated uses; and allow for a store up to 5,000 sf It would allow for manufacturing in certain zone districts and require ventilation and odor control requirements. It would allow testing in certain zone districts with ventilation and odor control requirements. It would allow cultivation only in the I zone also with ventilation and odor control requirements. Director Zuccaro reported the Planning Commission reviewed the ordinance and recommended approval with the following conditions. 1 Limit the number of stores to 8 2 Remove the requirement for 1,500-foot spacing between stores. 3 Maintain the current buffer distance of 1,320 feet and maintain the current buffer requirements between stores and public or private preschools, elementary, middle, junior high, or high school, public playground or outdoor pool, an outdoor education facility serving children, an alcohol or drug treatment facility; the principal campus of a college, university, or seminary; or a residential childcare facility 4 Require a Special Review Use (SRU) for retail and medical manufacturing the C-B zone district. Director Zuccaro stated staff recommends approval with the following changes: 1 Limit total cultivation within the City to 150,000 sq ft. of building area. • Ensure adequate staff resources to oversee licensing, odor mitigation, and any potential code enforcement. • Helps to ensure diversity of uses in industrially zoned areas. • Limit could be modified in future if there is demand and staff capacity 2. Place cultivation excise tax on ballot in November • Tax would help provide funding for indirect administrative, enforcement and public safety costs. Councilmember Loo asked if the 150,000 sf limit for cultivation could be in one single facility Director Zuccaro stated it could be one user or multiple smaller users. Councilmember Maloney asked if the citizens vote for an excise tax would solve the first issue, would then have more resources to cover requirements. Director Zuccaro stated