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ATTACHMENT 2 II. ZONING DECISIONS – BUFFERS The City’s authority to enact zoning regulations is limited in two primary ways: 1) the City may not prohibit the establishment or operation of a cannabis or hemp business licensed by the OCM; and 2) the Legislature has established a maximum buffer from certain uses. A. Cannabis Business Buffers from Certain Uses A local unit of government may prohibit the operation of a cannabis business within: 1) 1,000 feet of a school; or 2)500 feet of a day care, residential treatment facility, or an attraction within a public park that is regularly used by minors, including a playground or athletic field. Question: Is the City interested in adopting buffers for cannabis businesses? The City can also impose distance requirements for hemp businesses. State law does not impose the same limits on buffers for hemp businesses. Question: Is the City interested in adopting buffers for hemp businesses? B.Buffers from Other Cannabis Businesses While not explicitly listed in statute, the OCM proposes that cities could adopt requirements that cannabis businesses must be located a certain distance from each other. Question: Is the City interested in adopting buffers between cannabis businesses? III. REGISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE CHECKS The OCM reviews, approves, and issues the business licenses. However, each retail business must also register with the city in which it will operate, unless the city has consented to the county issuing registrations on its behalf. A registration fee can be imposed in addition to the state license fee. A. Registrations The registration process involves issuing a registration to a retail business that: (1) has a valid license issued by the OCM; (2) has paid the registration fee or renewal fee (if applicable); (3) is found to be in compliance with the requirements of the Cannabis Act at any preliminary compliance check; and (4) if applicable, is current on all property taxes and assessments. Question: Does the City wish to issue registrations or ask the county to do it? 3 RS160\\1\\969395.v1-8/8/24 Qbhf!69!pg!26: