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The City Council can add additional restrictions such as: 1. Prohibiting the co-location of cannabis retailers with any residential. 2. Prohibiting the location of cannabis retailers next to any residentially-zoned or residentially used property. 3. Specific regulations about the street the business should front (limiting it to Rice/other) Because the City can add these additional regulations, Staff do not have a strong opinion on whether retailers are permitted in the C-2 District. Non-Retailers As shown in the table above, City Staff would recommend limiting such activities to the I-1 district for two reasons: 1. The areas zoned I-1 in the community are primarily bordering other industrial or commercial. Many of the I-2 zoned properties are immediately next to existing and future residences. 2. The properties zoned I-1 in Little Canada are typically older structures. Cannabis enterprises have, in other States, had substantial capital resources. Similar to the sale of retail, City Attorney Johnson does believe we could prohibit the location of any such facility immediately adjacent to a residential property. She has also suggested requiring a Conditional Use Permit or an Interim Use Permit for some or all cannabis business types. Retail Registration Discussion: • Determine the number of businesses with retail or retail endorsement allowed (the minimum required is one per 12,500 residents. City Attorney Johnson provided clarity that the State is currently enforcing this rule that 12,501 residents would require municipalities to permit two (2) retailers. • If a limited number, determine a process for how the license should be awarded o First come first awarded; or o Clear and measurable standards. • Determine if buffers around specific uses are desired o If buffers are desired, how large should the radius be?  Staff recommends: • A maximum of 500 feet from schools, daycares and public parks with a playground and/or athletic facilities or fields o FYI: Little Canada’s tobacco buffer is 500 feet from churches and youth-oriented facilities and the liquor buffer is 800 feet from schools and churches) • Exclude Veteran’s Memorial Park and Gervais Mill Park since there are no playgrounds or fields and the law specifically says attraction within a park that is regularly used by minors • Not allowed to co-locate with any residential use, immediately adjacent to any residential use, including across the street (except Rice Street) • Determine registration fees o Staff recommends the maximum amount allowed per state law • Determine if hours of operation should be restricted further than state law: no sales between 2am – 8am Monday – Saturday and 2am – 10am Sunday o Staff recommends further restricting hours  FYI: Little Canada allows tobacco store hours 8am-11pm, 7 days per week