HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 306 Cannabis CITY OF ORONO
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 306
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE VI,
CHAPTER 78 REGULATING CANNABIS BUSINESSES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, on NJ' 4CMOM `2 , 2024, Ordinance No. 306
was adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, due to the lengthy nature of Ordinance No. 306,
the following summary of the ordinance has been prepared for publication and approved by the
City Council as authorized by state law.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, Ordinance No. 306 amends City Code
Title VI, Chapter 78 regarding regulation of cannabis businesses.
A printed copy of the whole ordinance is available for inspection by any person during
the City's regular office hours or on the City's website.
APPROVED for publication by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota this ki day
of November, 2024.
CITY OF ORONO
By CM-Q-402
Dennis Walsh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Chris ' sian, 'ty erk
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CITY OF ORONO
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 306
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 78-1, 78-643, 78-704, 78-733, 78-763, 78-793,
AND 78-822 OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING CANNABIS BUSINESSES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article I, Section 78-1 is hereby
amended by adding the underlined language as follows:
Camp means a parcel of land with permanent buildings, tents or other structures together
with appurtenances thereon, established or maintained as living quarters where both food and
lodging or facilities therefore are provided for ten or more people, operated continuously for a
period of five days or more each year for educational, recreational, or vacation purposes, and the
use of the camp or participation in its programs are provided to adults and/or children free of
charge or for payment of a fee. This definition does not include cabin and trailers camps, fishing
and hunting camps, resorts, penal and correctional camps, industrial and construction camps, nor
does it include homes operated for care or treatment of children and for the operation of which a
license is required by state law or structures used as a dwelling.
Cannabis producer means a cannabis business licensed or endorsed under Minnesota
Statutes, Chapter 342 to cultivate cannabis plants or flower, manufacture, process, or extract
cannabis and cannabis parts, sell cannabis or cannabis products to other cannabis businesses, or
transport or deliver cannabis and cannabis products from one cannabis business or another or to
consumers.
Cannabis retail business means a cannabis business licensed or endorsed under
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 342 to sell cannabis products to consumers, including for on-site
consumption, and not for the purpose of resale. Cannabis retail businesses include businesses
licensed as cannabis retailers, cannabis microbusinesses with a retail endorsement, and cannabis
mezzobusinesses with a retail endorsement.
Carport means an automobile shelter having one or more sides open.
[. . .]
Curb cut means the opening along a street curb line or pavement edge for the purpose of
motor vehicle ingress and egress from a roadway. Curb cut width shall include the width of the
driveway approach and of the curb returns, if any.
Daycare means a location licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services to
provide the care of a child in a residence outside the child's own home for gain or otherwise,
on a regular basis, for any part of a 24-hour day.
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Dog boarding means indoor overnight boarding services for more than three dogs aged
greater than six months.
[. . .]
Public service structures means underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water
transmission or distribution systems, collection, communication, supply or disposal systems,
including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, traffic
signals, hydrants or other similar equipment and accessories, but not including buildings or
major structures located above ground level. Personal wireless services and commercial
broadcasting antennas and towers shall not be considered public service structures.
Residential treatment facility means a location licensed for residential treatment as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 245.462, subdivision 23 or a facility licensed to provide
residential substance use disorder treatment under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 245G.
Restaurants (class I) means a restaurant in which food is served to the customer and
consumed by him while seated at a counter or table, and the restaurant does not serve
intoxicating liquor or provide live entertainment. Food is selected by a customer while going
through a serving line and taken to a table for consumption.
SECTION 2. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article IV, Division 12, Section 78-
643(1) is hereby amended by adding the underlined language as follows:
hh. Cannabis retail businesses located not closer than 1,000 feet of a school or 500 feet
of a day care, residential treatment facility, or an attraction within a public park that is
regularly used by minors.
SECTION 3. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article IV, Division 14, Section 78-
704(1) is hereby amended by adding the underlined language as follows:
ii. Cannabis retail businesses located not closer than 1,000 feet of a school or 500 feet of
a day care, residential treatment facility, or an attraction within a public park that is
regularly used by minors.
SECTION 4. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article IV, Division 15, Section 78-
733 is hereby amended by adding the underlined language as follows:
(5) Cannabis retail businesses located not closer than 1,000 feet of a school or 500 feet of
a day care, residential treatment facility, or an attraction within a public park that is
regularly used by minors.
SECTION 5. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article IV, Division 16, Section 78-
763 is hereby amended by adding the underlined language as follows:
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(25) Cannabis retail businesses located not closer than 1,000 feet of a school or 500 feet
of a day care, residential treatment facility, or an attraction within a public park that is
regularly used by minors.
SECTION 6. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article IV, Division 17, Section 78-
793 is hereby amended by adding the underlined language as follows:
(5) Cannabis retail businesses located not closer than 1,000 feet of a school or 500 feet of
a day care, residential treatment facility, or an attraction within a public park that is
regularly used by minors.
SECTION 7. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article IV, Division 18, Section 78-
822(a) is hereby amended by adding the underlined language as follows:
(12) Cannabis producers located not closer than 1,000 feet of a school or 500 feet of a
day care, residential treatment facility, or an attraction within a public park that is
regularly used by minors.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
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ADOPTED this day of October, 2024, by the City Council of the City of Orono,
Minnesota.
CITY OF ORONO
By: I tlO f
Dennis Walsh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Christine n, 'ty Clerk
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