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Local Approval Process <br />_oca governments 3 ay a critica ro e in tie icensing <br />process, serving as a near-fina arova c-lec< on <br />cannais Businesses nearing tie awarding of a state <br />icense for operations. Once an aDD icant as peen <br />vetted Dy OCM and is se ected for roceeding in tie <br />verification process, trey are teen recuired to receive <br />tie oca government's certification of zoning <br />comianceand/or oca retai registration Before <br />operations may commence. <br />Local Certifica tion of Zoning Compliance (342.13; <br />342.14) <br />-o owing OCM's vetting process, oca governments must certify teat tie a 3 D icant wits <br />ire iminary a rova as ac-)ieved compliance with local zoning ordinances prior to tie <br />icensee receiving fina arova from OCM to commence operations. <br />During tie aDD ication and icensing process for cannaDis Businesses, OCM wi notify a <br />oca government wren an aDD icant intends to operate wit-lin teirjurisdiction and recuest <br />a certification as to w-letler a roosed cannaDis Business comp ies wits oca zoning <br />ordinances, and ifa icaD e, w-lener tie DroDosed Business comp ies wits state fire code <br />and Dui ding code. <br />According to Minnesota's cannais aw, a oca unit of government as 30 days to respond <br />to t-lis recuest for certification of comp lance. f a oca government does not respond to <br />OCM's request for certification of comp lance wit-lin tie 30 days, tie cannais aw a ows <br />OCM to issue a icense. OCM may not issue tie fina arova fora icense if tie oca <br />government as indicated trey are not in comp lance. <br />OCM wi wor< wits oca governments to access tie icensing software system to <br />comp ete tis zoning certification process. <br />Page 15 <br />mi MINNeSOTA <br />OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT <br />