11-14-2024 Planning Commission Packet

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WORKSHOP MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 28, 2024 2 The City Administrator that there will be a public hearing held for the Council to approve the tax increment financing district. There was Council consensus of support to move forward with the new tax increment financing district for the RIDE apartment project as proposed. DISCUSS ADULT-USE CANNABIS ZONING & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS The Community Development Director stated his experience with Cannabis in the state of Michigan and provided and overview of the agenda topics to cover to allow staff to draft an ordinance for consideration. Community Development Director outlined the current status of the state cannabis law. As outlined within the law, retail sales can begin, in theory, in January 2025. He described the various license types that will be issued by the state, including retailer, mezzo business, and microbusiness licenses, and noted that the state requires one retailer per 12,500 must be allowed. He stated the city is not required to issue a cap on the number of licenses issued, but must issue at least one retail license. Community Development Director asked if the council wants to limit the number of retail licenses to one or allow more. Mayor Fischer stated that they would like to start slowly with one license. D. Miller asked about the population of the city and would the new additional multi-family projects increase the city population over 12, 500. The City Administrator indicated that when all of the apartments are occupied, the estimated population of Little Canada would be around 11,400. There was Council consensus to limit the number of cannabis retailers to one license; require a conditional use permit for all cannabis businesses and tie the CUP to the specific applicant; allow retail cannabis in the C-1 and C-2 zoning districts with no co-location with residential use, and in the I-1 and I-2 industrial zoning districts; and all other cannabis businesses would be allowed in industrial zoning district but not adjacent to any residential uses; require 500 foot buffers from schools and parks with playgrounds and athletic fields; and limit hours of retail sales to Monday- Saturday 8:00am to 11:00pm and Sunday 10:00am to 11:00pm. D. Miller asked how the ordinance would be written to be based on population or writing one. Attorney Johnson outlined that stating one retail businesses would be best. Gutierrez asked why we would not be interested in more than one retail business considering the tax basis and that neighbors would likely have more. Administrator Heineman outlined this would be a particular question for Centerville Road. 20% of the 10% tax is what the city would be entitled to, outlined by Attorney Johnson.