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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — OCTOBER 14, 2024 12 Interim City Administrator Jagoe said we can't prohibit but will have to verify with the City Attorney if we can cap the registrations. Staff was looking at it as do we want to limit the zoning districts. The secondary piece is the registration ordinance. She will get verification from the City Attorney before this comes back to council. Councilmember Holden asked for clarification on what Councilmember Rousseau is talking about. She asked if she talking about a business that tests cannabis potency that would then be sold at a retail location. Councilmember Rousseau was thinking along the lines where there are food scientists that are testing the potency. Councilmember Holden asked if that is different than a retail location. Interim City Administrator Jagoe said cannabis testing facilities falls under the research and development. Councilmember Holden thinks testing a gummy bear for potency is different than R & D for medical purposes. Interim City Administrator Jagoe will clarify with the City Attorney. Councilmember Monson summarized we have agreed to one retailer. Staff will find out if the City can cap the other uses. It can not be prohibited. She thinks Council should look down the list and discuss each use and discuss where it may be allowed. Mayor Grant asked if council wants to be more conservative or liberal. Councilmember Fabel said he wants to be more conservative. He would like to keep this out of the public eye with no flashing signs and people smoking up and acting crazy on County Road E. Councilmember Holden said we really only have one retail area. That's Lexington Avenue and County Road E. If we don't put it in a retail area, where will it go? Flashing lights are not allowed. Councilmember Fabel asked if there is a flex zone for retail. Interim City Administrator Jagoe said it is written into the commercial districts. Mayor Grant said he is hearing Council would like to be conservative, in terms of what is allowed for retail. He stated along Lexington there is B-3 right up against Lexington and B-4 is behind that. If we want to be conservative, we can allow it in the B-4 district. Councilmember Rousseau said Cub is in the B-3 and they are already carrying the low potency THC. That would give a little more opportunity for something small to go in that area. She is open to the B-4, as well. Councilmember Holden doesn't want it under neighborhood business.