Ordinance No. 147 Cannabis Businesses

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City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota Cannabis Businesses Ordinance No. 147 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CANNABIS BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF GEM LAKE The City Council of the City of Gem Lake Ordains: Section 1. Administration. Findings and Purpose. The City of Gem Lake makes the following legislative findings: The purpose of this ordinance is to implement the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 342, which authorizes the City of Gem Lake to protect the public health, safety, welfare of Gem Lake residents by regulating cannabis businesses within the legal boundaries of the City of Gem Lake. The City of Gem Lake finds and concludes that the proposed provisions are appropriate and lawful land use regulations for Gem Lake, that the proposed amendments will promote the community's interest in reasonable stability in zoning for now and in the future, and that the proposed provisions are in the public interest and for the public good. 2. Authority and Jurisdiction. The City of Gem Lake has the authority to adopt this ordinance pursuant to: 1. Minn. Stat. 342.13(c), regarding the authority of a local unit of government to adopt reasonable restrictions of the time, place, and manner of the operation of a cannabis business provided that such restrictions do not prohibit the establishment or operation of cannabis businesses. 2. Minn. Stat. 342.22, regarding the local registration and enforcement requirements of state -licensed cannabis retail businesses and lower -potency hemp edible retail businesses. 3. Minn. Stat. 152.0263, Subd. 5, regarding the use of cannabis in public places. 4. Minn. Stat. 462.357, regarding the authority of a local authority to adopt zoning ordinances. This Ordinance shall be applicable to the legal boundaries of the City of Gem Lake. 3. Severability. If any section, clause, provision, or portion of this ordinance is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby. 4. Enforcement. The City of Gem Lake, or its designated official, is responsible for the administration and enforcement of this ordinance. Any violation of the provisions of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements constitutes a misdemeanor and is punishable as defined by law. Violations of this ordinance can occur regardless of whether or not a permit is required for a regulated activity listed in this ordinance. Section 2. Definitions. Unless otherwise noted in this section, words and phrases contained in Minn. Stat. 342.01 and the rules promulgated pursuant to any of these acts, shall have the same meanings in this ordinance. 1. Cannabis Cultivation. A cannabis business licensed to grow cannabis plants within the approved amount of space from seed or immature plant to mature plant. harvest cannabis flower from mature plant, package and label immature plants and seedlings and cannabis flower for sale to other cannabis businesses, transport cannabis flower to a cannabis manufacturer located on the same premises, and perform other actions approved by the office. 2. Cannabis Business. Any business included in the definition of `cannabis business' in Minnesota Stat., Section 342.01, subd. 14. Ordinance No. 147 Cannabis Businesses