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<br /> <br />Memorandum <br />To: Gem Lake City Council Project Reference: <br />1599 County Road E East – Cannabis <br />Microbusiness CUP Request <br />Copies To: <br />Maxwell Vannelli, The Joint <br />LLC <br /> TKDA Project No.: 22428.000 <br /> Ryan Podwills, Ryan <br />Podwills Properties LLC <br /> <br />From: CJ Sycks, Planner Client No.: <br />Date: November 3, 2025 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit request for Cannabis Microbusiness at 1599 County Road E East <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: November 11, 2025 <br /> <br />LOCATION: 1599 County Road E East (Parcel ID 273022430018) <br /> <br />APPLICANT/OWNER: Maxwell Vannelli, The Joint LLC / Ryan Podwills, Ryan Podwills Properties LLC <br /> <br />ZONING: G, Gateway and NC, Neighborhood Center <br /> <br />REVIEW PERIOD: 60-day review period ends 12/29/25 <br /> <br />ITEMS REVIEWED: Application and plans received on 10/29/25 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST <br /> <br />The applicant, Maxwell Vannelli/The Joint LLC, is requesting consideration of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for <br />property located at 1599 County Road E East to allow for a “cannabis microbusiness” to sell state licensed adult- <br />use legal cannabis products. The property is located within the Neighborhood Center, NC, Sub-Zone of the <br />greater Gateway, G, Zoning District. The applicant owns The Joint, LLC and is required to obtain a CUP to open <br />their business, The Lakes Dispensary (formerly the Smoke Den by a previous owner). <br /> <br />Cannabis microbusinesses are permitted as a conditional use within the Gateway Zoning per Ordinance 147, <br />Section 4.2. Following local zoning approval, the City will report compliance to the State Office of Cannabis <br />Management (OCM). OCM will then finish their review of the application and grant or deny a cannabis <br />microbusiness license. <br /> <br />CUP processes are governed by Ordinance 131, Section 17.5. A CUP application typically receives review and a <br />recommendation by the Planning Commission. This application was not reviewed by the Planning Commission; <br />however, a public hearing has been published for this Special City Council meeting date, 11/10/2025, as advised <br />by the City Attorney(s).