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Ordinance No. 16-34 adopting Part 2 (Marijuana Consumption Clubs) 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 Marijuana Consumption Club licenses
Presenter:
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk
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Summary:
As proposed, the Clerk's Office will license Marijuana Consumption Clubs (MCC). This new license type is contemplated to be substantially similar to other license types in the General Business License category. MCC business licensees, as outlined, would be prohibited from transferring (with or without remuneration), cultivating, manufacturing, or storing any marijuana product on the licensed premises. MCC facilities would be required to operate by having patrons bring in and consume their own marijuana products outside of public view.
This ordinance will ban MCCs, with limited time licensing requirements for clubs currently operating under a "similar use" determination prior to the September 22, 2015 effective date of MCC Moratorium Ordinance 15-76, and is applicable and dependent on the related zoning ordinance to ban MCCs.
The proposed MCC ordinance was developed collaboratively by the Planning Department, City Clerk's Office, Colorado Springs Police Department, Colorado Springs Fire Department, and the City Attorney's Office, with input from the Mayor's Office and Councilmember Don Knight.
Previous Council Action:
Marijuana Related Ordinances:
* City Ordinance 10-45 (creating new City Code 2.3.11 for MMJ Pre-Application Licensing)
* 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 13-18 (amending City Code 9.7.206 for Possession of Marijuana)
* City Ordinance 13-19 (creating new City Code sections 9.7.207 and 9.7.208 for Consumption of Marijuana in Public and Vehicles)
* City Ordi...
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