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Butte-Silver Bow to draft ordinance capping marijuana retail outlets at 10
Summary
County attorney said a draft ordinance will be presented to the judiciary committee that would limit medical and recreational marijuana retail licenses to 10, add a 500-foot radius buffer from schools/churches/parks, include a grandfather clause and rely on a state moratorium and administrative rules for licensing timing.
County Attorney Ann Ruth said the Butte-Silver Bow County Attorney’s Office will present a draft ordinance at the next Judiciary Committee meeting to regulate the sale and distribution of medical and recreational marijuana and cap retail licenses at 10. The county attorney said the draft will incorporate corresponding zoning language and include a grandfather clause for existing shops.
The proposed ordinance, as described by Ann Ruth, would limit the total number of marijuana retail outlets in the county to 10 and tie local licensing to zoning language worked out with Director Crane. Ruth said the draft will specify that when an existing shop closes, relocates or is sold, a license…
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