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Otsego directs staff to draft conservative cannabis zoning ordinance ahead of state licenses
Summary
Council voted 4–1 to direct staff to draft a zoning ordinance implementing the state cannabis law limits locally; staff recommended conservative, time‑limited interim uses, setbacks and operational rules while Wright County and the Office of Cannabis Management finalize processes.
The Otsego City Council on Dec. 9 directed staff to prepare Draft Ordinance 2024‑14 to regulate cannabis businesses consistent with Minnesota’s new statutory framework (identified in the record as "Minnesota statutes, 03/1942"). The motion to draft and publish the ordinance in summary form passed 4–1.
City planning staff summarized allowable cannabis business types under state law, local options for time/place/manner restrictions, and the limits on what local governments may regulate. Staff recommended a conservative approach: implement the…
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