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ZTA22-01 Text Amendment: Medical Marijuana Planning Commission Hearing – Sept. 22, 2022 George Gehlert Senior Planner ZTA22-01 Medical Marijuana 2 Request: Amendment to Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 7.800 (Medical Marijuana). Initiated by the Glendale Planning Commission. Objectives 3 1) To address potential for co-location of specific facilities within industrial zones. 2) Better ensure control of potential emissions. History 4 • DEC / 2010 - AZ voters passed the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA). • FEB / 2011 - Council adopted criteria for Marijuana-related facilities. Current Marijuana Code 5 The ordinance addresses four facility types regarding application process, scale, activities, and enclosures • Cultivation Facilities (7.801) • Dispensaries (7.802) • Infusion/Manufacturing (7.803) • Caregiver Cultivation (7.804). Current Marijuana Code 6 The current ordinance also: 1. Prohibits emissions (but has no specific requirement for submittal of a control plan). 2. Established minimum distancing requirements between marijuana facilities (co-location not possible). Marijuana Facilities 7 Summary of Code Revisions 8 1. Requires emission control plan 2. Allows dispensary in M-1 and M-2 3. Allows co-location of dispensary and cultivation, infusion/manufacturing facilities by eliminating distancing requirement in M-1 and M-2 zones.* * Dispensaries still 5,280 feet apart. Public Involvement 9 Neighborhood Meeting on June 20, 2022 • Notification by Mail June 6, 2022 Planning Commission Hearing Sept. 22: • Arizona Republic Aug. 31, 2022 • Mailed to Interested Parties Sept. 2, 2022 CPP Final Report: Very few responses. Staff Findings 10 Conforms to Glendale General Plan by: • Encourages consolidation of impacts by enabling co-location of uses within industrial zones. • Addresses environmental issues by encouraging emission controls. Recommendation 11 Staff recommends approval of ZTA22-01, as written. ZTA22-01 Text Amendment: Medical Marijuana Planning Commission Hearing – Sept. 22, 2022 George Gehlert Senior Planner