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Staff: state law limits city’s ability to regulate specialty shops; zoning and hemp licensing under review

Board of Mayor and Aldermen (work session) · April 10, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the board that the city attorney located a state statute limiting local regulation of specialty shops; staff recommended further research into zoning restrictions and hemp licensing options and reported property-maintenance enforcement, ADA parking upgrades, and upcoming court hearings.

A staff speaker explained that a committee considered a sample ordinance to regulate specialty shops but the city attorney found a state statute that would limit the city's ability to use that ordinance approach. "Attorney Gill did some more research and found out that there's actually a state statute that prohibits us doing it this…

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