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Council approves cannabis microbusiness CUP with conditions, requires paving and limits on illuminated sign
Summary
After supplemental information about Highway 36 timing and parking, the council approved a conditional use permit for a cannabis microbusiness at 11020 6th Street North with conditions including immediate paving and striping of the parking lot, dust control, ADA paving for accessible spaces, and a requirement that the illuminated sign be turned off during non‑business hours.
The council approved an amended conditional‑use permit to operate a cannabis microbusiness with retail endorsement at the property identified as 11020 6th Street North, adopting conditions to address access, parking and signage clarified since the prior meeting.
Jennifer, city planning staff, told the council county correspondence indicates interchange construction work would wrap this fall and that work on the north side of Highway 36 is scheduled for 2027; staff had proposed an interim gravel parking standard with a requirement that the lot be paved within six months after county construction completes. During debate Councilmember 14 offered a friendly amendment requiring the parking lot be paved and striped now rather than waiting for the county project; the council accepted the amendment. The draft permit limits hours (draft reflected 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday–Saturday and 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Sunday) and includes a condition that the exterior illuminated sign be turned off during non‑business hours to meet the city’s dark‑sky policies.
Councilmembers voiced concerns about interim traffic patterns, pedestrian‑vehicle conflicts in the short term and state licensing mandates that limit local discretion; staff and the applicant clarified that the interior layout has a single controlled entrance for the dispensary and no connection door to the adjacent showroom. On a roll call vote the motion as amended passed with a majority; staff will add the revised conditions to the written resolution that will appear on the next consent agenda for formal documentation.
