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6 <br /> <br />The draft cannabis ordinance has performance standards in place for each cannabis <br />business type, intended to ensure that any cannabis business application coming to the <br />City of Hugo is compatible with the vision of the City Code and Comprehensive Plan. <br />Performance standards are a tool that cities can use to restrict the time, place, and <br />manner in which cannabis businesses may operate. In addition to the performance <br />standards listed in the draft ordinance, each cannabis business shall be subject to <br />applicable performance standards of the land use more generally, and zoning district <br />regulations where the business is located. <br /> <br />H. Cannabis Events <br /> <br />While drafting the cannabis ordinance, staff has been finding ways to incorporate <br />cannabis-related items into existing processes. Section 90-37.2 of City Code outlines <br />requirements for special event permits, including standards for specific events and a <br />process for review and approval at the administrative and City Council levels. Staff is <br />proposing that the special event permit section of city code be amended to require that <br />cannabis events be included as a special event that requires City Council approval. <br />Cannabis events are proposed to be limited to operating between the hours of 10:00 <br />AM and 10:00 PM, and may not permit on-site consumption of any cannabis products <br />except lower-potency hemp edible products. Additionally, an applicant for a cannabis <br />event special event permit will be required to obtain their state-issued cannabis event <br />organizer license prior to the event taking place. <br /> <br /> <br />3. STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Staff recommends the Planning Commission hold the public hearing and take all comments. <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the Planning Commission have a discussion based on the public <br />comments received. <br /> <br /> Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the draft cannabis, <br />subject to any recommendations from the Planning Commission, to the City Council. <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Draft Cannabis Ordinance <br />2. Minnesota OCM Guide for Local Governments on Adult-Use Cannabis <br />3. Comments received from the public