Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 02 10

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Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Resolution No. 3, Series 2011 recommending to City Council approval of an ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code as it relates to Medical Marijuana. Commission Questions of Staff. Russell and Russ discussed: . Other businesses with the potential to be a problem. • Child care facilities • Buffer distance, 1,320 feet • Square foot limitation. O'Connell and Russ discussed: . Cultivation — pro's and con's . Cultivation by caretaker Lipton and Russ discussed: . Direction from Council regarding cultivation • Other CB zone districts in the city and why n• area to support a business • Previously established re ential daycar- -nter within 1,3200 feet of a CB zone would prevent a ary from ®. ing in. Sheets and Russ discussed: • Change in land u -: exampl sch oI or dayca comes into an area where there is . ished d marij 4- business. . The school / are . • - their location choice with the knowledge of the existing medical marijuana business similar to the city alcohol business license the medical marijuana busin ' s would be allowed to stay. Loo, Lipto the me Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 13, 2011 Page 7 of 14 Sheets stated the proposee regulations appear to be unfair to a business and to the daycare. Br. , O'Conne .nd Russ continued with a discussion on the cultivation and wha • • ons are available Russell d the state statue takes effect July 1, 2011 and he recommends the city exten • oratorium. Russ stated th- - 5 and 17 ordinance amendments need to occur prior to the July 1, 2011 date • he regulations are in effect prior to that date. Members of the Public and Commission questions to the public: Joan Zalinski, The Mustang Center, 10459 Dillon Road, stated her concerns with the negative impact the location of the medical marijuana business could have on her business. She also stated she has a contract with the Boulder Valley School District to provide horse riding experiences for at risk students. Sheets asked why the concern of losing the business.