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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 12, 2026 9 wholesale distribution. The Applicant seeks to offer similar flexible warehouse spaces to cannabis wholesalers and Portal will continue to coordinate operations at the site. The discussion at the Council work session revolved around the operations of the building, the number of jobs, and vehicle circulation. Community Development Director Reilly reviewed the Site Data, Plan Evaluation and offered the following Findings of Fact: 1. The subject property located at 4440 Round Lake Road is zoned GB, Gateway Business Zoning District and is designated for office and industrial use in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 2. Cannabis, wholesale is a conditional use in the GB Gateway Business Zoning District. 3. A state license is required for each wholesaler. 4. The Applicant, Hempel Real Estate, dba HRE Arden Hills, LLC is the sole owner of the property and applied for a conditional use permit for cannabis wholesale operations at the site. 5. The Applicant's site plan shows sufficient parking for 10% office and 90% warehouse use, a use that continues an existing legal nonconforming use. 6. The Applicant's narrative notes the specifics of the proposed business, including the sourcing of products and customer and employee education, and indicates odor suppression, security, and licensing as required by state law will be followed. 7. The materials submitted show adequate circulation on site to prevent adverse effects to the surrounding neighborhood or the community as a whole. 8. Standards and conditions in Section 1325.047 Cannabis Business Conditional Use Permit are met. 9. Standards and conditions in Section 1320.06 District Requirements Chart (GB Gateway Business District) are met. 10. Standards and conditions in Section 1325.06 - General Regulations, Off-Street Parking Requirements are met, given the existing nonconforming nature of the site. 11. A public hearing for a Conditional Use Permit request is required before the request can be brought before the City Council. The required public hearing was held on December 10, 2025. Community Development Director Reilly stated the Planning Commission reviewed this application at a special meeting on December 10, 2025. The Planning Commission recommended approval with conditions of the application for a Conditional Use Permit for a cannabis warehouse use by a 6-0 vote. The City Council may consider the following motion for approval of Planning Case 25- 015 for a Conditional Use Permit to allow cannabis, wholesale at 4440 Round Lake Road, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans and subject to the below conditions: 1. All existing and any future refuse/recycling containers on site must be enclosed prior to issuance of the Conditional Use Permit. 2. No additional exterior signage related to the cannabis wholesale use shall be permitted. 3. The Applicant shall comply with all sections of the City Code and with applicable State Statutes. 4. An odor management plan must be submitted to the City prior to issuance of the Conditional Use Permit.