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Council approves conditional-use permit for small-scale cannabis cultivation at the mill with odor and security conditions
Summary
The council approved Resolution CC26-07-06-01 (4-0) allowing a microbusiness cannabis cultivation operation at the mill with conditions on odor mitigation (HVAC certification), security, separated docks and wastewater handling; the applicant said the operation will be a wholesale microbusiness.
The New Prague City Council voted 4-0 to approve a conditional-use permit and associated resolution (CC26-07-06-01) that allows a microbusiness cannabis cultivation operation to occupy a portion of the mill, subject to multiple conditions addressing odor control, security, and separation of uses.
Ken (Planner/staff) summarized the planning commission review and recommended conditions. He told the council the applicant (North Hemp LLC) holds a preliminary license from the state office for a microbusiness with a cultivation endorsement and that staff and the planning commission focused on odor mitigation, security requirements and compliance with state rules. "We did work with the city attorney's office and the applicant to come up with a condition that would basically require that their odor mitigation equipment be certified by an HVAC engineer or comparable," Ken said.
The applicant's representative, Ravi Seeley (CEO, Bull North, S5), described the operation as a wholesale-focused microbusiness and said the cultivation area would be roughly "around 11,200 square feet, give or take." He explained product would be distributed wholesale and that the site would not necessarily package final retail-form products on-site.
Council members raised questions about whether retail-style setbacks (such as distance from schools) that the city applies to retail operations would also be allowable for nonretail cultivation. Ken said he would check legal authority; staff additionally said wastewater from cultivation would be held on-site and transported off-site rather than discharged to the sanitary system.
Conditions included separating certain dock doors so the cultivator would not cross-use docks assigned to other tenants and requiring robust camera/security systems with overlapping coverage and footage retention. The planning commission recommended approval (4-0 votes) with the conditions in the staff report; the council adopted the resolution accordingly.
The city will monitor odor complaints and has included a process where three staff visits documenting a substantial odor issue during differing times could trigger follow-up and potential revocation action. The council approved the resolution and sent staff to finalize required building-permit reviews and condition compliance.
