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NEW BUSINESS -11B <br />'It <br />-AREN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: November 25, 2024 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Jessica Jagoe, Interim City Administrator <br />FROM: T.J. Hofer, Consultant Planner <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #24-019 — Public Hearing Required <br />Applicant: City of Arden Hills <br />Request: Zoning Code Amendments Discussion — Chapter 13, Section 1305, <br />1320, 1325 — Cannabis Zoning Standards <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider the Following: <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• Adoption of Ordinance 2024-015 for Planning Case 24-019 regarding a Zoning Code <br />Amendment to Chapter 13, Section 1305 to establish definitions for cannabis uses, 1320 to <br />determine zoning districts for cannabis uses, and 1325 to establish performance standards <br />for cannabis uses and authorization to publish a Summary Ordinance of 2024-015. <br />Approval for authorization to publish summary ordinance requires an affirmative vote of four councilmembers. <br />Background <br />The City Council was asked to hold the required public hearing for Planning Case 24-019 under <br />Agenda Item 1013. A full evaluation of the proposed amendment and supporting attachments are <br />included in the staff report under Agenda Item 1013. The remainder of this memo focuses on the <br />requested approvals, findings of fact, and the options and motion language. <br />The City of Arden Hills is proposing amendments to the language of Chapter 13 of the Zoning <br />Code to Section 1305 to establish definitions for cannabis uses, 1320 to determine zoning districts <br />for cannabis uses, and 1325 to establish performance standards for cannabis uses, in anticipation <br />of the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) issuing licenses for cannabis businesses in 2025. <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />