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City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota Cannabis & CBD Sales&Distribution Ordinance No. 13.9 AN INTERIM ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OR CONSIDERATION OF A°PPLICATiONS. FOR NEW CANNABIS AND. CANNABIDIOL SALES, -TESTING, MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION FOR ONE.YEAR WHEREAS, malty cities have adopted Interim Ordinances or regulations on aspects:of planning.and zoning regulation to study their impacts and determine whether the regulations are appropriate in order to protect.the public health,.safcty:and welfare.o.f their citizens; and WHEREAS, the City is undertaking d study to..effectuate changes to the 'Zoning Ordinance and City Code that would regulate .the sales, testing, manufacturing:and distribution ofcannabis.and cannabidiol (CBD) for medical, recreational and other purposes and may implement. many of the suggestions from the study. NOW, THEREFORE., pursuant to: Minnesota Statutes, Section 462:355, St6divisi6h 4,.the City Council of. Gem lake does ordain. Section 1. No applications related t61he license, use, development, variances, conditional use.perinits or any other planning licensing applications that involves the sales, testing, manufacturing or d�siribu(wn of cannabis, medical or recreational, in any way, and cannabidiol products shall be.accepted or considered for twelve (i2) months from: the effective date of. this Ordinance or until ordinances regulating such uses becomeeffective, whichever occurs first. Section 2: City Staff is directed to.conduct a study. to gather information and.make a recommendation to determine how. Zoning. Ordinance and City Code need to be amended regarding this use to better protect the. citizens of the Cily.of Gem Lake. Section 3. Summary Publication. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 41.2.i91, in the. care of a lengthyOrdiinance;'a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire Ordinance is. available,w.1thout 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: TheCity.will be undergoing.a study regarding CBD and cannabis uses.. No zoning or: licensing.applications will be accepted until the City adopts:regulations regarding these uses, or for a period of one (1) year; %yhichcvcr occurs first. Section 4; Effective Date and Expiration Date. This Ordinance shall. be in full force and effect from. and after its passage and publication according talaw and shall expire upon adoption of.Ordinances regulating such uses or tweive (l2) months froth its of cctive:datc, whichenr comes first. Approved this day of . , 2022 APPROVED: ATTEST: Gretchen.Artig-SWomley, Mayor Melissa Lawrence, Acting .City Clerk