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Planning Commission <br />Staff Report <br />February 10, 2011 <br />Other provisions of the ordinance state that only centers and manufacturers have the <br />opportunity to apply for licensing within the City, and that all other types of businesses <br />are prohibited. Activities of patients and caregivers that are recognized under <br />Amendment 20 do not require licensing but are subject to certain limits. <br />Permitted Use <br />In this LMC revision, staff is recommending only the Commercial Business (C -B) District <br />allow medical marijuana operations as a permitted use. The cultivation of medical <br />marijuana is prohibited. <br />The proposed revisions to the Use Group Table do not permit medical marijuana <br />operations in any Residential; Mixed Use (MU -R); Commercial Neighborhood (CN); and <br />Commercial Community (CC) zoned district. Retail and residential compatibility <br />concerns emerge in each of these districts. Residential is a use by right, or allowance <br />through special review, in each of these districts. Retail activity is more restricted and <br />community based in the CN and CC districts rather than the C -B District. <br />The proposed revisions also do not permit medical marijuana operations in any office <br />zone districts. Medical marijuana operations are classified as "medical /retail" and as a <br />result determined incompatible with Administrative Office (AO), Business Office (BO), <br />Administrative Office Transitional (AO -T), Industrial (I); and Planned Community Zone <br />District (PCZD) zone districts. <br />The recommended changes to Sec. 17.12.030 Use Groups of the Louisville Municipal <br />Code include deleting Use 29a "Medical Marijuana Dispensary" definition and adding <br />Use 29a "Medical Marijuana Centers "; Use 29b "Medical Marijuana - Infused Products <br />Manufacturer"; Use 29c "Optional Premises "; Use 29d "Optional Premises Cultivation <br />Operation ", to read as follows (words modified added are bold and underlined): <br />7 <br />Districts <br />Use Groups <br />A <br />AO <br />BO <br />AOT <br />RRR <br />SFR <br />SFE <br />RR <br />RE <br />RL <br />SFLD <br />SFMD <br />SFHD <br />RM <br />RH <br />CN <br />CC <br />CB <br />1 <br />PCZD* <br />MUR <br />29a <br />Medical <br />NN <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />NN <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />Y <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />Marijuana <br />Center <br />29b <br />Medical <br />NN <br />— <br />— <br />N <br />— <br />N <br />— <br />N <br />— <br />N <br />— <br />N <br />— <br />NN <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />Y <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />Marijuana <br />- infused <br />products <br />manufacturer <br />29c <br />Optional <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />NN <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />premises <br />29d <br />Optional <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />NN <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />premises <br />cultivation <br />operation <br />Planning Commission <br />Staff Report <br />February 10, 2011 <br />Other provisions of the ordinance state that only centers and manufacturers have the <br />opportunity to apply for licensing within the City, and that all other types of businesses <br />are prohibited. Activities of patients and caregivers that are recognized under <br />Amendment 20 do not require licensing but are subject to certain limits. <br />Permitted Use <br />In this LMC revision, staff is recommending only the Commercial Business (C -B) District <br />allow medical marijuana operations as a permitted use. The cultivation of medical <br />marijuana is prohibited. <br />The proposed revisions to the Use Group Table do not permit medical marijuana <br />operations in any Residential; Mixed Use (MU -R); Commercial Neighborhood (CN); and <br />Commercial Community (CC) zoned district. Retail and residential compatibility <br />concerns emerge in each of these districts. Residential is a use by right, or allowance <br />through special review, in each of these districts. Retail activity is more restricted and <br />community based in the CN and CC districts rather than the C -B District. <br />The proposed revisions also do not permit medical marijuana operations in any office <br />zone districts. Medical marijuana operations are classified as "medical /retail" and as a <br />result determined incompatible with Administrative Office (AO), Business Office (BO), <br />Administrative Office Transitional (AO -T), Industrial (I); and Planned Community Zone <br />District (PCZD) zone districts. <br />The recommended changes to Sec. 17.12.030 Use Groups of the Louisville Municipal <br />Code include deleting Use 29a "Medical Marijuana Dispensary" definition and adding <br />Use 29a "Medical Marijuana Centers "; Use 29b "Medical Marijuana - Infused Products <br />Manufacturer"; Use 29c "Optional Premises "; Use 29d "Optional Premises Cultivation <br />Operation ", to read as follows (words modified added are bold and underlined): <br />7 <br />