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Council hears proposed ordinance to regulate locations of cannabis dispensaries, smoke shops, and tobacco stores
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Summary
Karen Short of the Opioid Abatement Coalition appeared to present a proposed ordinance to set reasonable location and concentration regulations for cannabis dispensing businesses, smoke shops, and tobacco stores; council listed the item for further ordinance development.
Karen Short, director of the Opioid Abatement Coalition, appeared before council to discuss a proposed ordinance that would establish reasonable regulations on the location and concentration of cannabis dispensing businesses, smoke shops, and tobacco stores. Short framed the item as addressing clustering and public-health concerns related to retail location concentration.
Council received the proposal as an item for ordinance drafting; the March 16 briefing did not include a vote or adoption of zoning changes.
The briefing record does not specify ordinance language, buffer distances, or numeric concentration thresholds; staff or council will need to draft text for future consideration if council directs it to do so.