It would also restrict cannabis retailers and suppliers from the IL-A and IL-B Light Industrial Districts.
This ordinance would establish a Cannabis Preliminary Review Board.
The Review Board would be comprised of three members including: the mayor or their designee, a city council member to be designated by the council, and the Director of Public Safety or their designee.
The mayor would serve for as long as their term and the mayor’s designee would serve for the term of the mayor who appointed them and until a successor is appointed.
The amendment would limit the number of licenses at six: one Class 1 cannabis cultivator license, one Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license, two Class 5 cannabis retailer licenses, and two Class 6 cannabis delivery licenses.
According to the ordinance, all preliminary applications would be submitted by no later than June 17, 2022.
Local license fees from cannabis cultivators, cannabis manufacturers and cannabis retailers would be used for public education and or increased public safety in the area surrounding the dispensary.
Any local license issued would be valid for a period of three years.
In addition, ongoing or repeat offenses would possibly result in suspension of the certificate of occupancy for a period to be determined by the Zoning Officer in consultation with the Cannabis Review Board or revocation of the municipal license.
The establishments must also be a minimum of 1,000 feet away from schools, churches, child day care facilities, public parks, and playgrounds.
No cannabis products or paraphernalia would be able to be visible from a public sidewalk, public street or right-of-way, or any other public place.
Other restrictions include typical regulations, such as those aimed to prevent loud noise, odor, among others.