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Burnsville council approves conditional use permit for cannabis microbusiness near Highway 13
Summary
The Burnsville City Council voted to approve a conditional use permit for a proposed cannabis microbusiness at a storefront near Highway 13 West after a planning manager presentation and a prior 4–1 Planning Commission recommendation; staff noted the applicant will not purchase the whole building as first proposed and a separate cultivation application will return for review.
Planning Manager Mike Marosla told the Burnsville City Council that staff recommends approval of a conditional use permit to allow a cannabis retail operation in a storefront near Highway 13 West.
"The proposed cannabis retail use will operate under the name Chillwater Cannabis Shop and be owned and operated by Perry Wynn Herb LLC," Marosla said, summarizing the application and noting that retail sales would be limited to customers over age 21 under state law. He described a secure reception area, restricted product storage, staff training spaces and plans for air filtration systems to meet city and state requirements.
The item had been reviewed by the Planning Commission on Jan. 26, 2026, where the commission approved the application 4–1. Marosla said Commissioner Hamilton voted against the application citing concerns about potential additional cannabis users on-site, while Commissioner Long supported approval but cautioned that future uses could affect CUP compliance. Marosla also told the council that the applicant later informed staff it would not be purchasing the entire building as originally described, which staff said limits the number of cannabis users on the property for now.
Councilors moved and seconded a motion to approve the conditional use permit; the council voted in favor and the motion carried. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or the names of the mover and seconder.
Marosla said the site would typically have about five to six employees on duty at peak times and that a separate cultivation microbusiness application (for on-site growing and production) remains under review and would return to the Planning Commission and the council at a future meeting.
What happens next: Staff will incorporate the conditions of approval into any permit documents and the separate cultivation application will return for additional review. The record in the transcript does not specify the final conditions or a detailed timetable for implementation.
