Board clarifies Gardner can authorize four retail cannabis licenses; three currently active
Summary
Board members and staff discussed the city’s capacity for retail cannabis licenses: Gardner is authorized to have four retail licenses and three are currently in use; the amendment does not use an additional retail permit but adds retail conditions to an existing permit that already included delivery.
During discussion of the special permit amendment a board member asked how many retail cannabis licenses the city can authorize. Planning staff said Gardner has authority for four retail licenses and that three are currently active.
Staff explained this amendment does not remove or add a separate retail license but incorporates special conditions for on-site retail into an existing permit that already authorized delivery. The planner reiterated that the zoning references in the findings relate to the city’s special permit provisions and the specific marijuana-establishment section of the code; staff said one section (1170) pertains to special permits while another (1070) pertains to marijuana establishments.
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