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City staff to prepare UDO text amendment after council discussion on on‑site cannabis consumption
Summary
City staff told the Planning and Zoning Commission that the City Council discussed allowing on‑site cannabis consumption at dispensaries (proposed by XL Leaf) and generally favored preparing a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance; a commission hearing is expected in July.
City staff informed the Planning and Zoning Commission on June 2 that the City Council discussed allowing on‑site cannabis consumption at dispensaries and directed staff to prepare a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance for commission review.
Dan, a city staff member, reported: “They also had a discussion on the, consideration discussion, no action taken official on the consumption on‑site cannabis ... brought up by XL Leaf on Locust Street. So they were generally in favor of that. There'll be a text amendment prepared, and there'll be a hearing in front of the commission regarding that in, one of the July meetings.”
The staff report also noted that the council approved a special‑use permit for Hopkins Pool at its last meeting, but took no formal action on on‑site cannabis consumption. The staff update described this as a council‑level policy direction to prepare a zoning/text amendment; the commission did not vote on the matter at this meeting.
If the UDO text amendment proceeds, the commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance change in July and may forward a recommendation to City Council following that hearing. No ordinance language, standards, or locations were recorded in the commission meeting; further details will be available when the proposed amendment is published ahead of the July hearing.
