HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-015 and SummaryORDINANCE NO. 2024-015
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13,
ZONING CODE, SECTION 1305, 1320, AND 1325 OF
THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13 - Zoning Code, Section 1305 - Rules, Scope, Interpretation, &
Definitions, subsection 1325.04 Definitions, is hereby amended by deleting strikethrough
language and adding the underlined language as follows:
•Agriculture, Commercial Outdoor Cannabis. See "Cannabis cultivation".
•Agriculture, Commercial Indoor Cannabis. See "Cannabis cultivation".
•Cannabis cultivation. Growing cannabis plants from seed or immature plant to
mature plant, harvesting the cannabis flower from a mature plant, and packaging
and labeling immature cannabis plants and seedlings and cannabis flower for sale.
•Cannabis, Mezzobusiness. A cannabis business that conducts an operation
pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 342.29, as it may be amended. The use may
include, but is not limited to, cannabis cultivation, cannabis manufacturing,
cannabis sales retail, cannabis wholesaling.
•Cannabis, Microbusiness. A cannabis business that conducts an operation
pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 342.28, as it may be amended. The use may
include, but is not limited to, cannabis cultivation, cannabis manufacturing,
cannabis sales retail, cannabis wholesaling.
•Cannabis Testing Facility. A cannabis business that conducts an operation
pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 342.37, as it may be amended.
•Light Manufacturing, Cannabis. A hemp business that conducts an operation
pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 342.31, as it may be amended.
•Light Manufacturing, Lower-Potency Hemp Edible. A hemp business that
conducts an operation pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 342.45, as it may be
amended.
•Retail, Cannabis Sales. The sale of cannabis plants and seedlings, adult-use
cannabis flower, and adult use cannabis products directly to consumers.
SECTION 2. Chapter 13 - Zoning Code, Section 1320 - District Provisions, subsection 1320.05 Land Use Chart is hereby amended by
deleting strikethrough language and adding the underlined language as follows:
Uses:
Agriculture, Commercial
Cannabis
Cannabis, Mezzobusiness
Cannabis, Microbusiness
Cannabis Testing Facility
Light Manufacturing,
Cannabis
Light Manufacturing, Lower
Potency Hemp Edible
Retail, Cannabis Sales
Wholesaling, Cannabis
Zoning Districts:
R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 NB B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 CC GB 1-1 1-2 I-FLEX CD POS INST
SECTION 3. Chapter 13 - Zoning Code, Section 1325 - General Regulation, subsection
1325.047 is hereby amended by deleting strikethrough language and adding the underlined
language as follows:
1325.047 Cannabis Business Conditional Use Permit Criteria.
Subd. 1 Applicability
The standards within this subsection shall apply to the following uses:
A.Agriculture, Commercial Cannabis
B. Cannabis, Mezzobusiness
C. Cannabis, Microbusiness
D. Cannabis Testing Facility
E.Light Manufacturing, Cannabis
F.Light Manufacturing, Lower-Potency Hemp Edible
G. Retail, Cannabis Sales
H. Wholesaling, Cannabis
Subd. 2 Setbacks
A.Any cannabis business must be setback 1,000 feet from schools as established by
Minnesota Statute Section 342.13(c)
B.Exceptions to distance restrictions. Cannabis business located north of Highway 694, east
of Interstate 35W and west of State Highway 10 in the Gateway Business zoning district
shall be exempt from the distance requirements of City Code 1325.047 Subd. 2.
Subd. 3 Development Standards
A. Must be licensed by the State of Minnesota and in compliance with the standards set by
Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Rules, and the Office of Cannabis Management.
B. Security.
1.The facility shall be secured as required by Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Rules,
and the Office of Cannabis Management.
2.Any security bars, gates, or grills shall be retractable, shall remain open and
retracted when the cannabis business is open to the public or otherwise in
operation, and shall not be installed on the exterior of the building.
C.Outdoor operations are prohibited.
D. The facility shall not produce noxious or nuisance causing odors, subject to the following
conditions:
1.The facility shall be ventilated so that all odors cannot be detected by a person
with a normal sense of smell at the exterior of the facility or at any adjoining use
or property.
2.Growing cannabis must comply with all applicable laws and shall not produce
noxious or dangerous gases or odors or otherwise create a danger to any person or
entity in or near the facilities.
3.An odor maintenance plan must be submitted to the City and approved by theCi1L
4.At the City Council's discretion, the applicant may be required to provide plans
that show appropriate odor control systems so as not to produce any noxious or
dangerous gases or odors or create any dangers to any person or entity in or near
the facility.
E.All mechanical, odor suppression equipment, and trash enclosures must be screened.
F.Outdoor storage of containers, pallets, waste/recycle containers, etc. is prohibited.
G.Lighting
1.All site lighting must meet City Code requirements. All light fixtures must be
downward directed with cut-offs and be architecturally designed to match the
overall design of the building.
2.The specifications of all light fixtures must be provided to the City with the
application for a conditional use permit.
3.A photometric plan must be submitted to the City with the application for a
conditional use permit, indicating light measure at the property line.
4.Lighting within a greenhouse is permitted between the hours of 4:30 a.m. and
10:00 p.m. Lighting at the site property lines shall not exceed 1.0 foot-candles at
any time.
H. Water and Wastewater
1.Management of wastewater shall be in accordance with the Office of Cannabis
Management, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and City Ordinances. Where
multiple standards exist, the more restrictive of the standards shall apply.
2.Water use within the site shall be designed to maximize the amount of water reuse
possible.
I. Signs
1.Signs shall be in compliance with the Office of Cannabis Management and the
City Code. Whenever a more restrictive standard exists, the more restrictive
standard shall apply.
2.Exterior wall, window, and monument signage shall not depict a cannabis flower,
cannabis product, hemp edibles, hemp derived edible consumer product, or the
like. Additionally, a business logo containing the above depictions shall not be
displayed as part of any exterior signage. No products, interior signage,
advertisements, or like attention-getting items shall be placed or displayed that
may be visible from the exterior of the Cannabis or Hemp Business
J.Sale of Cannabinoid
Cannabis businesses are limited to retail sale of cannabis, cannabis flower, cannabis
products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Monday through Sundays.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 412.191, in the case of a lengthy
ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is available
without cost at the office of the City Clerk, the following summary is approved by the City
Council and shall be published in lieu of publishing the entire ordinance.
The text amendment adopted by the Arden Hills City Council on November 25,
2024 enacts cannabis business and use standards in the Zoning Code in accordance
with Minnesota State Statutes Sections 342 and 151.72.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
publication according to law. A Summary of this Ordinance will be published in accordance with
state statute.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 25 th day ofNovember 2024, by the City Council of the
City of Arden Hills, Minnesota.
CITY O;Q:� LJ
By�
David Grant, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Published in the Pioneer Press on November 30, 2024