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City Council Meeting Minutes July 23, 2019 Page 6 of 14 asked if the regulations are adequate to protect the community She noted the folks in town who are not directly affected would likely vote for this Why compromise the quality of life Please add buffers of 1000 feet to keep this drug away from residences She asked Council to keep Louisville special Mike Deborski, 601 Pine Street, noted the demand is there to sell pot. Folks are trying to acquire licenses and the marijuana business defies typical business laws in place He asked Council to address the setbacks and require a special review use (SRU) He cited examples of small town Louisville and asked Council to keep it that way Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street cited two possible locations for cultivation facilities and urged Council to require setbacks of 1000 to 1500 feet. Sally Blaser, 2315 Cliffrose Lane said she walks Coal Creek Trail and sees students from Centaurus on the trail nearly every day Grow facilities cause odor and she did not want to see a grow facility close to Coal Creek trail or Miner's Field Water use is high in a grow facility as is power Water is not plentiful in Colorado It shouldn't be near general public areas Quality of life and good atmosphere are important to Louisville residents Eric Maes, 1145 Pine Street, expressed concern about odor and noted he was in law enforcement and has seen criminal activity around marijuana businesses and doesn't want to see more He encouraged Council members to visit a cultivation facility before putting this on the ballot. Council comments Mayor Pro Tem Lipton noted he was in favor of some type of setback. He asked about the SRU process implications Director Zuccaro noted it could be added with criteria and it is about a 5 month process to apply, prove criteria are met, and hold hearings New building would likely have to get a PUD and an SRU in addition to a license and building permit. As written now, they would have to get a license and building permit. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if regulations now have any water and power considerations Director Zuccaro noted they would have to comply with the building code but no water conservation effort is required There would be tap fee regulations and some consideration there concerning the amount of use Councilmember Stolzmann referred to the storage facility on Lock Street and asked if industrial was the correct zoning for that location because of its proximity to the trail, park and residences Councilmember Leh asked if the costs of regulating had been considered His understanding was the excise tax was being considered to help with staffing for regulating Director Zuccaro noted it could help with staffing but was not limited to that.