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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes July 18, 2023 Page 3 1 2 Mr. Grittman provided the red-line draft ordinance for the Commission’s review. 3 4 It is anticipated that the Council will consider adoption of the ordinance at its regular July 25th 5 meeting, waiving the third reading. 6 7 The Planning Commission may provide comments related to the proposed ordinance for 8 forwarding to the City Council, along with a summary ordinance for the Council agenda on 9 July 25, 2023. A formal recommendation from the Commission may be made, but it is not 10 required. 11 12 Commissioner Hendrickson asked what is proposed here compared to the surrounding 13 communities. Mr. Grittman stated there is a wide variety of approaches and this is the top of 14 the bell curve as to how cities are handling this. Some communities are allowing specific 15 storefront operations separate from having prior licensing. 16 17 Commissioner Erickson asked about the number of licenses and how that would work. Mr. 18 Grittman stated our approach is to set a certain number of licenses within the City. The 19 existing licensing requirements will be followed. 20 21 Commissioner Hendrickson asked if a business could choose to sell this type of product 22 without selling tobacco products. Mr. Grittman stated they could not. Stores that currently 23 sell tobacco have the processes in place but why must they still sell tobacco. Mr. Grittman 24 stated the Council’s discussion was that this is a legal product but a new venture and they 25 wanted to open the door slowly. 26 27 Vice Chair Morita stated if the City goes forward with this there will be future regulations for 28 the marijuana based products. 29 30 Commissioner Rude stated a business would need to have a tobacco license but wouldn’t need 31 to sell tobacco products. He hopes the finance department and police department have been 32 consulted. He questioned how income will be generated to cover compliance costs. This needs 33 to be balanced. He asked if the reasons for disqualification can be expanded to include any 34 schedule 1 convictions. 35 36 Vice Chair Morita closed the public hearing at 7:27 p.m. 37 38 IV.STAFF REPORTS. 39 40 Mr. Grittman reported the Planning Commission had considered a set of code amendments 41 previously and those went through three readings of City Council and were adopted. The 42 Planning Commission also considered a Conditional Use Permit for the carwash for a new 43 vacuum system and that was also adopted. The Council also did a first reading of the THC 44 ordinance and it is expected the Third Reading will be waived and the Ordinance will be 45 adopted in some form. Another set of code revisions will come before the Planning