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2 3. The other types of cannabis users (cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, etc.) may be located in the I-1 District. They could not be adjacent to any property with a residence or that is residentially zoned. 4. All cannabis uses would need to receive an Interim Use Permit. 5. Cannabis uses must be 500 feet from schools, daycares, eligible parks, and residential treatment facilities. 6. In the event of competing applications, a scoring system was created to avoid the City’s only retail registration being determined solely on a first-come-first-served basis. The system prefers single-tenant buildings, location in the I-1 District, and those who will only be retailing (as opposed to cultivating and/or manufacturing) out of their location. Proposed Ordinance Standards Number of Cannabis Retail Locations Based on feedback from the last Work Meeting, the proposed ordinance caps the number of retail registrations at one (1). Nothing precludes the City from allowing more businesses at a later date. Zoning Districts Where Cannabis Businesses Will Be Permitted Retail The proposed amendment to Chapter 905 – Commercial Districts and Chapter 906 – Industrial Districts, would allow Cannabis retail as a interim use to occur in the following zoning districts 1. C-1 – General Commercial 2. C-2 – Corridor Mixed 3. I-1 – Limited Industrial The state has three different types of cannabis businesses that can be endorsed for retail. 1. Retailer – A business that is selling cannabis products produced by another enterprise. 2. Microbusiness – A business that is selling cannabis products that they’ve personally produced in a small facility. The production and manufacturing of cannabis does not have to occur on the same site as the actual sale of the cannabis products (e.g. the growing and processing could occur in Blaine and the retail sale of it could be exclusively in Little Canada). 3. Mezzobusiness – Essentially, a larger version of a microbusiness. The ordinance would not allow the retail sale of cannabis to be co-located with any residences such as in a mixed-use building. Non-Retail Activities The proposed amendment to Chapter 906 – Industrial Districts, would allow all other types of Cannabis uses (cultivation, manufacturing, wholesaler, etc.) to occur as an interim use in the following zoning districts 1. I-1 – Limited Industrial The structures in the I-1 District are typically older than those in the I-2. Moreover, properties in the I- 1 Zoning District are generally a further distance from residential users than I-2 zoned properties.