Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/08/2024

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The city may reinstate a registration if it determines that the violations have been resolved. The city shall reinstate a registration if OCM determines that the violation(s) have been resolved. 2.5.4 Civil Penalties. Subject to Minn. Stat. 342.22, subd. 5(e) the city of Ramsey may impose a civil penalty, as specified in Ramsey's Fee Schedule, for registration violations, not to exceed $2,000. 2.6 Limiting of Registrations The City of Ramsey shall limit the number of cannabis retail businesses to no fewer than one registration for every 12,500 residents within city limits. Section 3. Requirements for Cannabis Businesses 3.1 Minimum Buffer Requirements The city shall prohibit the operation of a cannabis business within 1,000 feet of a school. The city shall prohibit the operation of a cannabis business within 500 feet of a day care. The city shall prohibit the operation of a cannabis business within 500 feet of a residential treatment facility. The city shall prohibit the operation of a cannabis business within 500 feet of an attraction within a public park that is regularly used by minors, including a playground or athletic field. The city shall limit the number of retail locations within the combined COR zoning districts to one (1) retail location. Outside the COR districts, a retail location must be at least 1,000 feet apart from another licensed retail premise, as measured between customer entrances. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 462.367 subd. 14, nothing in Section 3.1 shall prohibit an active cannabis business or a cannabis business seeking registration from continuing operation at the same site if a school/daycare/residential treatment facility/attraction within a public park that is regularly used by minors moves within the minimum buffer zone. 3.2 Zoning and Land Use The following business types defined in this chapter are interpreted to be a part of the uses defined in Chapter 106 — Zoning Code: 3.2.1. Cultivation. Cannabis businesses licensed or endorsed for cultivation are permitted as an agricultural use in the following zoning districts: • RR — Rural Residential District (indoor or outdoor) • MR — MUSA Reserve District (indoor or outdoor) • 1-1 — Light Industrial District (indoor only)