City of Colorado Springs - File #: 16-278

• File #: 16-278
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 4/1/2016
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/10/2016
• Final action: 5/10/2016
• Title: Ordinance No. 16-56 amending Section 107 (Application Investigation; Decision), Section 108 (Suspension or Revocation; Hearings; Decision), and Section 109 (Unlawful Acts) of Part 1 (Medical Marijuana License Code) of Article 2 (Marijuana) of Chapter 2 (Business Licensing, Liquor Regulation and Taxation) of the code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to Medical Marijuana License Code Presenter: Councilmember Larry Bagley City Clerk Sarah Johnson

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/10/2016	2	City Council	finally passed	Pass
4/26/2016	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
4/11/2016	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 16-56 amending Section 107 (Application Investigation; Decision), Section 108 (Suspension or Revocation; Hearings; Decision), and Section 109 (Unlawful Acts) of Part 1 (Medical Marijuana License Code) of Article 2 (Marijuana) of Chapter 2 (Business Licensing, Liquor Regulation and Taxation) of the code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to Medical Marijuana License Code

Presenter:
Councilmember Larry Bagley
City Clerk Sarah Johnson

Body
Summary:
This ordinance to amend the existing Medical Marijuana (MMJ) License Code is based on input and discussion with the City Council Marijuana Task Force and previous stakeholder discussions. In addition to minor grammatical and reference corrections, the proposed changes address the streamlining of the resolution of uncontested violations of the code, adds language to codify existing interpretations and policies of State MMJ code and rules, and adds clarification for certain unlawful acts.

Previous Council Action:
Medical Marijuana Related Ordinances:
* City Ordinance 10-45 (creating new City Code 2.3.11 for MMJ Pre-Application Registration)
* City Ordinance 10-107 (creating definitions, zoning, and specific Land Use standards for MMJ)
* City Ordinance 11-32 (amending City Code 2.3.1 to create City MMJ Code)
* City Ordinance 15-79 (creating a six month moratorium on MMJ Land Use and licensing reviews)
* City Ordinance 16-32 (renaming and moving MJ code)

The current City of Colorado Springs Medical Marijuana (MMJ) License Code was enacted by Ordinance 11-32.

On September 22, 2015, Councilmember Don Knight introduced an item to City Council to enact a moratorium on new MMJ facilities and applications. After discussion and amendments, the City Council approved Ordinance 15-79 creating a six month moratorium on the "processing of any new land use or licensing approvals for any new medical marijuana facility within the City limits, with the six (6) month period ...