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Planning Commission recommends conditional approval for retail-only cannabis shop at 1467 Lake Street S, urges code review
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council grant an interim use permit for a retail-only cannabis shop at 1467 Lake Street S, with conditions including retail-only operation, security and odor controls, annual reviews; commissioners asked the council to clarify city code language that ties buffers to state license types.
The Forest Lake Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve an interim use permit (IUP) for Budding Measures Movement LLC (doing business as Forest Lake Cannabis) to operate a retail cannabis store at 1467 Lake Street South, subject to standard staff conditions and a strict retail-only restriction.
Planner Steve summarized staff's review: the proposed tenant space is about 2,100 square feet in an MU-2 mixed-use center with shared parking and no exterior alterations proposed. Staff highlighted a code complication: the applicant's preapproval from the state is a microbusiness license, which under current city code triggers a 250-foot buffer from residential because that license type can include…
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