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of the notice, the matter shall be submitted to the City Council for imposition of the fine or suspension of the registration. (3) Emergency. If, in the discretion of the City, a registered business poses an imminent threat to the health or safety of the public, the City may immediately suspend the registration and provide notice of the right to hold a subsequent hearing as prescribed in part (2) of this section. (4) Reinstatement. The City may reinstate a registration if it determines that the violations have been resolved. The City shall reinstate a registration if the OCM determines the violations have been resolved. SECTION 5. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title 11 Business Regulations; Chapter 11.28 Cannabis Businesses by adding a Section 11.28.040 Requirements for Cannabis Businesses (Proposed language is underlined): (a) Number of Retailers (1) The City Council can choose to limit the number of cannabis retail businesses, or cannabis businesses with retail endorsements, to one registration per 12,500 residents, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 342.13, subd. h, as may be amended, or allow no registrations citywide if there are more than one retail registration per 12,500 residents of Washington County, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 342.13, subd. ii, as may be amended. (b) Minimum Buffer Requirements (1) To receive a retail registration, a cannabis business must be compliant with the minimum buffer requirements established for such uses in Section 105.12.1490. (2) The buffer minimum buffer requirements will be measured from the potential licensee’s proposed business location based on the location of schools, day cares, residential treatment facilities, and park features on the date the city receives the request from the OCM for certification pursuant to LEC 11.28.020. (3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a cannabis business from continuing to operate at the same location if a school, day care, residential treatment facility, or park feature establishes within the buffer. SECTION 6. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title 11 Business Regulations; Chapter 11.28 Cannabis Businesses by adding a Section 11.28.040 Use in Public Spaces (Proposed language is underlined): No person shall use cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products in a public place, per LEC 9.32.085, or a place of public accommodation unless the premises is an establishment or an event licensed to permit on-site consumption of adult-use. SECTION 7. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title 11 Business Regulations; Chapter 11.28 Cannabis Businesses by adding a Section 11.28.050 Penalties Administration and Enforcement (Proposed language is underlined): Any violation of the provisions of this chapter or failure to comply with any of its requirements constitutes a misdemeanor and is punishable as defined by law. Each day each violation continues or exists, constitutes a separate offense. Violations of this ordinance can occur regardless of whether or not a permit is required for a regulated activity listed in this ordinance. Violation of this Chapter shall be grounds for enforcement against any business license issued by the City of Lake Elmo.