Title
An Ordinance to Amend Sections 5.15, 5.16.3, 5.19.2, and 5.37.2 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Marijuana Retailers, Marijuana Microbusinesses, Designated Marijuana Consumption Facilities) (Ordinance No.
ORD-19-32)
Memorandum
Amendments are proposed to the Unified Development Code to regulate the new marijuana-related uses allowed by the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (MRTMA) and incorporate and integrate these new use regulations within the existing marijuana-related regulations.
Following is a summary and brief explanations of the proposed amendments.
* Three new marijuana facilities are defined, permitted, and regulated:
1. Marijuana Retailer, a licensed business that purchases marijuana from a grower or processor and sells, supplies or provides marijuana to adults over 21 years, are regulated as one and the same as Medical Marijuana Provisioning Centers. Any approved provisioning center may also or instead operate as a retailer. Provisioning centers, and now retailers, are allowed with special exception approval in most mixed use zoning districts, must be at least 600 feet from another and microbusinesses, and must be at least 1,000 feet from a K-12 school.
2. Designated Marijuana Consumption Facility, a licensed business where customers may consume, via smoking, ingestion or other means, marijuana individually purchased through a State Licensed Medical Marijuana Provisioning Center, Marijuana Retailer, or marijuana microbusiness, are allowed with special exception approval in most mixed use zoning districts. Designated Marijuana Consumption Facilities must be at least 1,000 feet from a K-12 school and must provide a maximum of 1 vehicle parking space per 100 square feet of floor area.
3. Marijuana Microbusiness, a licensed business that grows, processes, and sells or transfers marijuana directly to adults over 21 years, are allowed with special exception approval...
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