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Amending Legislative Code Chapters 60, 63, 65, and 66 pertaining to adult use cannabis.
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WHEREAS, in 2023 and 2024, amendments to Minnesota Statutes § 342 legalized adult-use cannabis in Minnesota, established a regulatory framework for the cannabis industry, and allowed cities to use zoning tools to regulate adult-use cannabis businesses within their jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, On December 13, 2023, the City Council initiated a zoning study through Resolution 23-1829, directing the Planning Commission to consider amendments to the Zoning Code relating to adult-use cannabis to achieve statutory compliance and provide a framework for these new business types; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Zoning Code, found in chapters 60 through 69 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, is established to classify all property in such manner as to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the city; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 7, 2024, regarding the proposed zoning code amendments, which was duly published in the Pioneer Press and the City’s Early Notification System; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission referred the draft adult-use cannabis zoning study text amendments to the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee for consideration, review of the public hearing testimony, and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, in a memorandum to the Saint Paul Planning Commission dated July 26th, 2024, the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee forwarded its recommendations and a rationale for amending the Zoning Code related to adult-use cannabis to the Planning Commission;
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2024, the Planning Commission, based upon the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee’s report and all the testimony received from the June 7th, 2024 public hearing, duly submitted its recommendation to amend certain sections of the Zoning Code regarding adult use cannabis and other connected regulations to t...
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