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Council amends B‑1 zoning to allow low‑potency cannabis sales
Summary
By unanimous vote, the Mankato City Council amended the city code to add low‑potency cannabis sales as a permitted use in the B‑1 zoning district; staff said the change clarifies the earlier ordinance that legalized cannabis sales.
The Mankato City Council on June 9 adopted an ordinance amending permitted uses in the city’s B‑1 zoning district to explicitly allow low‑potency cannabis sales.
City Manager Arndt introduced the item and said the council had earlier adopted an ordinance legalizing commercial cannabis uses. Mark Hans, director of community development, told the council that Minnesota state statute treats low‑potency cannabis as an allowed use in every zoning district and that the city code had not explicitly listed it in the B‑1 district. “Our code didn’t specifically call it out in the B‑one zoning district, so we’re simply adding that low potency sale, to our B 1 zoning district,” Hans said.
The item opened for public hearing; no members of the public spoke on the subject. A council member moved approval and the council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance.
Votes at a glance: The council recorded unanimous yes votes from members present.
What it means: The action clarifies and aligns the city code with the prior ordinance and state statute by explicitly listing low‑potency cannabis sales among permitted uses in the B‑1 commercial zoning district. The amendment does not itself license or permit individual businesses; business licensing and other regulatory steps remain subject to separate city procedures and any applicable state requirements.
