HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Resolution No. 046RESOLUTION NO .'&_
SERIES OF 2011
A RESOLUTION EXTENDING AN EXISTING TEMPORARY SUSPENS ION OR
MORATORJUM ON THE ESTADLISHMENT Of NEW MEDICAL MARIJU ANA
DISJ'ENSING AND GROWING USES UNTLL JULY I. 20 12.
WI ffiREAS, th e City Counci l of th e City of Eng lewood, Co lorad o approved Ordi nanc e No .
34. Series of 2009. establis l:ing a temporary sus pensio n or moratorium on Medical Marijuana
Primary Caregivers until licensing and zoni ng regu lalions could be put 11110 pla ce; exp irin g on
Februa ry 17, 2010; and
WHEREAS , the Eng lewood City Counctl approved Ordmance No . 41 , Series of 2009 ,
amending Title 5 of thl· Englewood Municipal C:nrle In inr.lurl e liccnsrn g for Medical Manjuana
Primary Caregivers; and
\VHF.RF.AS, the Englewoo d City Cou nci l approved vario us ordinances extending the
temporary suspension or moratorium on the cstablislunent of new Medical Marijua~a dispensing
and growing us es, whi ch will expire on July I, 20 J I; an<l
WHEREAS, the State of Co lorado has passed legi slati on relating to the Sta le Licensing of
Medi ca l Marijwma <lispc::11si11g and grow ing uses which must be co ordinated with the Cuy's
licensing procedures; and
WHEREAS , the Englewood City Council approved Ordinance No . 27 , Series oi20 11 , wl11ch
addressed a variety of iss ues surrounding Medical Marijuana, im;Juding di stancing, adding
"Medical Marijuana" to Local Liquor Licensing Authority , eliminated Title 5, Cha?ter 22 ol'th c
Englewood Municipal Code and a<lcpteC new li ce ns ing prcu.:t.:dures; and
WHEREAS , wi ,h th e pa ssa ge of Ordinance No . 27 , Series C'l'2UJ l, the Eng lew ood City
Counci l directed staff to prepare a reso lu tion setting fees fo r Mccli cal MariJuana related li cens in g
and extending the existing moratorium for another twelve months , expiring July I, 2012;
NOW, THHEFOR.E, OE TT R.ESOJ VF.D IW THF.CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT Y OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLO RADO, THAT :
Sec tiillL!.. The City Counci l of the City of Englewood. Co lorado recommends th e City
Mana ger extend the temporary ex ten sion or moratorium on th e estab li shrn t:nt o f new medical
nmrijuana dispensing and growing uses until July l , 20 12.
Sectiun 2. Said temporary extension or moratorium sha ll be for any medical marijuana
dispensin g and growing U!it:~ within tht: City uf Euglewood not in operation by August 171 2009 .
AM l,NDED , ADOl 'l'I I) . AND ll'l'l((J V l :I) l h is 6'" d·1• , y nl !11110 , 20 11 ,
COUN CIL COMMUN ICATI ON
o.,te: Age nda Item : Sub j ect:
June 6, 2011 9 C ii1 Exu.ndi ne an E~is ting TP.mpnr ary Susr,:,~nsinn nr
Moratori um on the estab lishment of N ew Medical
Ma6juana Disp ensing and Growing l.:ses until
January 1, 2012
la iti,,tcd By :
D epartment of Financ e and Administrative Serv ices
I Stafi Sou rce:
Frank G ryglewicz, D irector
COUNCIL GOAL AND PR EVI OUS COU N CI L ACTIO N
On Augu st 1 7, 2DOY City Co uncil approved Ordinance No. 34, establish ing a tem porary su spen~ion o r
m oral oriu m on Medical Mar ijudlld Pfini a,y Caregiv ers unti l li censing and zo ning regul atio,s co uld be
pct into place Thi< moratorium was set to ex pire on Febr uary 17, 201 ~-
On O ct o ber 5, 2009 City Cou ncr l approve d Ordin anc e No. 41 . Thi s ordinance amends Ti tle 5 d th e
Englewood Munic ip.1I Code to inclu de li censin g for Medica l /v\~rij 11;rn;1 Primii ry Caregivers .
01 January 4, 20 10 , City Council approved O rdinance N o. 5, extending t he temporary susp ension or
morat orium un tli e t::s tabfishme nt of new M edical Mariju ana di!ipCn$ing .ind s rowing use s. This
mora torium was se t to exp ire on lu n e 17, 201 0.
O n May 3, 20 10 Crty C ouncil approved O rdinance No. 14, ex tending the mura1ori u1n 011 the
e5t ;,bli:;hm cnt of new t-A edi ca l Mariju ana dis pe nsin e an d growin g tr SP~ Th,~ mora to rium was se t to
expi re o n Octob er 19, 20 10 .
O n Augu ~t 2, 2010 Cit y Cou 11cil app rove d O rdinan c.:e No. 30, ex tendin g th e cx-i!'iting temporary
s11srension or moratorium on the estab lishm ent of ne w Med ical Marijuan a di spe nsing and growing
use s. Th is m ora torium expi res o n jul y 1, 20 11.
On September 13, 2010 City Counci l di sc u ssed zon ine and li cen sing re~uirern ent s for Medica l
Marij ua na us es. A consens us w2.s reaclv~d re gardin g spacin g requirements .
O n Apri l 11, 20 11, City Cuunci l a~prove d Co un cil Gi ll 19, Serie s oi 2011 which addresse d a variety
o( iss 11Ps !-Hrrn unrfing M erl ir;i l M;irij 11ana, including di stancing, add ing "M edica l Ma rij uana ·' to Lo ca l
Li q uor Lic ensrng A uthority, e.imin ated Tit le 5, Cha p ter 22 of EMC and adopt ed new lice nsi ng
pr ocedures.
On Apri l 18, 20 11, City Counci l held a public hea ring to ga ther in p ut from the public :e garding the
ch anges to the Englewood M unici pa l Code th at w ere p ·oposed in Cou ncil Bi ll 19, Se ri es of 20 11.
On May), 201 1, City Cn11 nc il pissed nn second rea di rg Counc il Bill 19 .
011 M;\\' I 0, ~01 I l-lo11 sc, Hill 11 -1043 was adoptP.d ex tcncinr, th e Stat~·,. Moratorium u n til J1111e 30,
~(1 12.
At th1 : tv'\ily 2J, :w 1 I Stud)' Sc~;~inn, C.ilr Coun cil dircc 1r.:f s1,1H 111 r,1e p..-,r~ ,1 rf~~o l111i oP st:11i11t~ fe es
f,,r fvl c di c;-i l Ma rij1 1an r. r:!l;11 c:d l11 .t!11 i:in g .ind e r ll1ndi11i: lhe l~xistii1~ niur:,torium t1 11n th <.:I' ,;ix 111un\11s.
lll 'CO MMENDED ACTION
C il •/ St,1ff rC:;c ommcnds City Counci l c ,-:ic nd th e exi:;l inG 111or ;i t orium six n ',onth :; r,n 1h ,:
1••!~\;1h hc.l1111 c1,I of new MeCicai M ;uijua 11,1 Dispc1 1sing ,111 \J G euwinc U!,es unt il l i'.'lnU i'HY ·1. 20 12.
II ACKGl<OUND, ANi\l.YSI S, AND i\l.TIJlNATIV[S IDEN Tll'IW
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