Laserfiche WebLink
CITY OF GEM LAKE <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2026-03 <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR <br />3550 HOFFMAN ROAD, PARCEL ID 273022430018 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Tanner Berris, Superior Molecular Inc. (“The Applicant”), on behalf of the <br />property owner, John Birkeland, made an application to request a conditional use permit to allow <br />for a cannabis cultivation microbusiness for at the address listed above; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the property owner provided the following legal description as follows: <br /> <br />See Attachment A; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the request at a duly noticed public <br />hearing on January 6, 2026, and determined that the proposed request meets the criteria for a <br />conditional use permit, and voted to approve the request with conditions; and <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL <br />OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does <br />approve the conditional use permit to allow for a cannabis cultivation microbusiness for 3550 <br />Hoffman Road, Parcel ID 273022430018, based on the following findings: <br /> <br />1. Based on the applicant’s submittal, the request meets the requirements of the city’s <br />Consolidated Land Use Ordinance (Ordinance No. 131) and Cannabis Business <br />Ordinance (Ordinance No. 147). <br /> <br />FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the following conditions of approval shall be met: <br /> <br />1. Superior Molecular, Inc. is permitted for the cultivation of state-licensed products only at <br />the address listed above upon registering with the City of Gem Lake as a condition of <br />approval. If the CUP is approved, the registration will be placed into effect. <br />2. The applicant is required to completely satisfy the State Office of Cannabis Management <br />licensing for a cannabis microbusiness. <br />3. The applicant is required to identify on the site plan where shipments, deliveries, and <br />transportation of harvest products. <br />4. No retail sales are permitted. <br />5. No outdoor storage of cannabis and hemp products is permitted. <br />6. No on-site consumption is permitted. <br />7. The use is required to maintain compliance with state and local building, fire, and zoning <br />requirements or regulations. <br />8. All signage shall require sign permits and comply with Chapter 19 – Signs.