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ORDINANCE NO. 1649 <br /> SERIES 2013 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL <br /> CODE TO ADOPT REGULATIONS REGARDING BUSINESS LICENSING AND <br /> OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL MARIJUANA <br /> ESTABLISHMENTS <br /> WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 16 of the Colorado Constitution, referred to as <br /> Amendment 64, was approved by Colorado voters in November 2012; and <br /> WHEREAS, Amendment 64 legalized the private use of marijuana for persons <br /> twenty-one years of age or older; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Governor on May 28, 2013 signed into law House Bill 13-1317 <br /> (HB 13-1317) which provides guidance for local governments to regulate retail marijuana <br /> establishments; and <br /> WHEREAS, Amendment 64 and HB 13-1317 outline multiple options for local <br /> municipalities from the outright banning of retail marijuana establishments to establishing <br /> detailed regulations and licensing requirements; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Louisville is a home rule municipal corporation, and in <br /> addition to the authority set forth in Amendment 64, HB 13-1317 and other state statutes, <br /> has authority pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and the Louisville Home <br /> Rule Charter to license and regulate businesses, occupations and establishments, and to <br /> otherwise exercise its police powers in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Louisville City Council directed staff to develop a series of <br /> ordinances that will allow certain retail marijuana establishments as permitted land uses <br /> and license them with local licensing standards and regulations governing the time, place, <br /> manner and number of retail marijuana establishments as authorized in Amendment 64 and <br /> HB 13-1317, including without limitation, provisions concerning distance restrictions, <br /> restrictions on the size of retail marijuana establishments, minimum security measures, <br /> hours of operation, restrictions or requirements pertaining to deliveries, restrictions on <br /> signage, and standards that retail marijuana establishment owners and employees must <br /> satisfy; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Louisville Local Licensing Authority has reviewed the <br /> amendments set forth herein and has recommended the City Council approve the <br /> amendments to Title 5 of the Louisville Municipal Code set forth in this ordinance; and <br /> WHEREAS, by adoption of this ordinance, the City Council does not intend to <br /> authorize or make legal any act that is not permitted under federal or state law but rather to <br /> Ordinance No. 1649, Series 2013 <br /> Page 1 of 20 <br />