(Added by Ord. No. 185,345, Eff. 12/19/17.)
The purpose of this article is to stem the negative impacts and secondary effects associated with Cannabis related activities in the City, including, but not limited to, those documented in case law and in the legislative histories of cannabis regulations in the City, including but not limited to: neighborhood disruption and intimidation caused in part by increased transient visitors; exposure of school-age children and other residents sensitive to cannabis; cannabis sales to minors; and violent crimes.
This article is part of the City's first comprehensive set of regulations addressing Commercial Cannabis Activity in the City. The purpose of this article is to strike a balance to protect local communities and neighborhoods from the known negative effects of cannabis activities, while also to provide for Commercial Cannabis Activity recognized by State law. This article may be reviewed by the City within four years after its adoption with the purpose to determine whether the public health, welfare, and safety would be served by either expanding or restricting the locations where Commercial Cannabis Activity occurs.
This article is not intended to conflict with federal or state law. It is the intention of the City Council that this article be interpreted to be compatible with federal and state enactments and in furtherance of the public purposes that those enactments encompass.