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Mounds View Planning Commission February 5, 2025 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />5. Special Order of Business <br /> <br />A. Oath of Office <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Beeman administered the Oath of Office to Commissioner Amber <br />Urlacher. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. <br /> <br /> <br />6. Public Comment <br /> <br />None. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />7. Planning Cases <br /> <br />A. Review Regulations Related to Cannabis <br /> <br />Joe Sappi, Kennedy & Graven, stated the City of Mounds View is currently reviewing <br />regulations related to cannabis and discussed these regulations in further detail. He asked that the <br />Planning Commission review the zoning aspect of these regulations. He requested the Planning <br />Commission review the information and provide staff with any recommended changes or <br />additions to the proposed ordinance. It was noted any input from the Planning Commission must <br />be provided at this meeting as the Second Reading of the Ordinance will be conducted on <br />February 10, 2025 City Council meeting. <br /> <br />Chair Farmer asked if the buffering for schools and parks should be from the property line or the <br />center of the property. Mr. Sappi explained the door the cannabis retailer would have to be over <br />300 feet from a park or school. Phil Carlson, Stantec, explained dots were placed on school or <br />park properties and noted a buffer would be drawn out from a significant feature within a park <br />and from a wall of the schools. Mr. Sappi recommended each City maintain a map of the buffers <br />with the understanding it would be updated when business requests are made. <br /> <br />Commissioner Stevenson inquired if Mounds View would have to allow for two cannabis <br />retailers if the population reached 12,600. Mr. Sappi reported this was the case. He explained the <br />proposed Ordinance does set a limit. <br /> <br />Chair Farmer reported he visited the State demographer’s website and noted the City’s <br />population was currently just over 13,000. Mr. Sappi indicated this would mean the City would <br />have to allow for two cannabis retailers plus the municipal cannabis retail shop. <br /> <br />Commissioner Larson questioned if Mr. Sappi drafted this ordinance from scratch or was another <br />cities ordinances used as a model. Mr. Sappi reported he drafted this ordinance from the Office <br />of Cannabis Management model ordinance and made changes to more closely align with the <br />City.