HomeMy WebLinkAboutCannabis Zoning Amendment ORD 306CITY 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.
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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.
Dog boarding means indoor overnight boarding services for more than three dogs aged greater than six months.
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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:
(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.
ADOPTED this ___ day of October, 2024, by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota.
CITY OF ORONO
By: __________________________
Dennis Walsh, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Christine Lusian, City Clerk