ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending Appendix A, the Unified Development Code Relating to ADULT USE CANNABIS.
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BACKGROUND: On January 1, 2020, recreational use of cannabis will become legal in the State of Illinois. The law allows adults over the age of 21 to purchase certain amounts of cannabis. The law prohibits the use of cannabis in the following instances:
• Any public place, such as streets or parks
• Any motor vehicle
• On school grounds (except medical users)
• Near someone under the age of 21
• Near an on-duty school bus driver, police officer, firefighter or corrections officer
• On private property at the discretion of any person, business or landlord
The attached ordinance allows for the cultivation and sale of adult use (recreational) cannabis, in addition to the already allowed medical cannabis. The following table provides a summary:
|
Type |
Zoning District Permitted Use |
Zoning District Special Use |
Comment |
|
Medical/Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary |
I1, I2 and I3, and Warehouse Form District |
CN, C1, CG, C2, and B1 |
Currently prohibited in all Form Districts. No change to other zoning districts. |
|
Medical/Adult Use Cannabis Cultivation Center |
I1, I2 and I3, and Warehouse Form District |
A1 |
Currently a special use in I1, I2, and I3, and prohibited in all Form Districts. |
|
Craft Grower |
I1, I2 and I3, and Warehouse Form District |
CN, C1, CG, C2, and B1 |
New use. Limited to 5,000 sq. ft. in size in commercial districts and 14,000 sq. ft. for industrial districts. May be accessory to a dispensary. |
|
Infuser |
I1, I2 and I3, and Warehouse Form District |
None |
New use. May be accessory to a dispensary. |
|
Processor |
I1, I2 and I3, and Warehouse Form District |
None |
New use. May be accessory to a dispensary. |
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 5 to 0 to APPROVE.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): None
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Medical and Adult Use Cannabis dispensaries, cultivation centers, and craft growers shall be permitted uses in Industrial districts and special uses in agricultural and commercial districts. Infusers and processors shall be permitted uses in industrial districts.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Current regulations will remain which allows only medical cannabis. Adult use cannabis will not be allowed.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
2. Keep taxes and fees competitive.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development