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Becker County enacts provisional cannabis zoning ordinance; board defers some details to state rules
Summary
The county approved a cannabis zoning ordinance that places retail and cultivation activities under conditional-use review, measures setbacks from building/property lines per board preference, and notes state law limits on local setback authority.
The Becker County Board of Commissioners approved a county cannabis zoning ordinance on Dec. 31 that makes cannabis establishments conditional uses in specified zones and clarifies how local setbacks will be measured.
Board and staff discussion focused on two legal limits: state statute prevents local governments from adopting more restrictive setbacks than the statute allows; and the county's ordinance must avoid conflicting with state rules that govern licensing and operation. County staff told the board they and county counsel reviewed the…
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