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Council approves zoning change to allow a cannabis microbusiness greenhouse with conditions
Summary
The council adopted ordinance 1592, allowing a cannabis microbusiness to operate an accessory greenhouse in the town-center district, approved an interim use permit with conditions and granted a variance for a 10-foot security fence; council discussed odor concerns and limited the IUP conditions to better allow non-cannabis greenhouse reuse if operations cease.
The Brainerd City Council approved ordinance 1592 after a final reading to allow a cannabis microbusiness to operate an accessory greenhouse in the town-center zoning district, and it approved an associated interim use permit (IUP) with conditions and a variance for security fencing.
Community development director James Cranvic summarized the applications: the applicant requested a zoning text amendment to permit a cannabis microbusiness accessory greenhouse in town-center, an amendment to an interim use permit to allow cannabis growth of the accessory greenhouse, and a variance from an 8-foot fence limit to the 10-foot fence required by the Office of…
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