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Cannon Falls adopts cannabis zoning ordinance; council elects mayor pro tem and approves annual appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 7 reorganizational meeting, the Cannon Falls City Council adopted Ordinance 408 regulating where cannabis businesses may locate, elected Laura Cronenberger mayor pro tem and approved annual committee appointments and consent items including a $67,000 donation acceptance.
The Cannon Falls City Council on Jan. 7 adopted Ordinance 408, a zoning amendment that sets where cannabis-related businesses may locate in city limits, and completed routine reorganizational business including electing Laura Cronenberger as mayor pro tem and approving annual appointments.
The ordinance, presented for a second reading, was moved for approval and passed after a short council discussion about how local rules would interact with county licensing. Council Member Chad Johnson asked, "Just kind of wondering why we need the ordinance and how it's different from the alcohol and business licensing that we already have to go through," seeking clarification on the city's role. A City staff member responded that Goodhue County will administer retail and wholesale licensing but "they do not regulate the zoning side," and that the ordinance draws on League of Minnesota Cities model language to set local zoning rules and sign restrictions.
The zoning change is intended to regulate where retail and manufacturing…
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