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Bylaw 12/2018 - Land Use Bylaw Amendment Cannabis (1st Reading)
Presented by: Jean Ehlers, Manager Development
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Bylaw 12/2018, being amendment 159 to Land Use Bylaw 9/2005, be read a first time.
2. That a public hearing date for Bylaw 12/2018 be scheduled for June 25, 2018.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The pending legalization of cannabis for recreational use, requires amendments to the City of St. Albert Land Use Bylaw (LUB). City Administration has prepared, for Council’s consideration, amendments (AM159) to the Bylaw, by including definitions for “cannabis”, cannabis lounge”, and “cannabis retail store”. Although the LUB does provide a definition for a “medical marihuana production facility”, Administration recommends that this be replaced by a definition for “cannabis production and distribution facility”. All Land Use Districts where the new ‘uses’ will be a discretionary use, are indicated in the proposed amendments.
COUNCIL DIRECTION
On April 9, 2018, Administration updated the Governance, Priorities, and Finance Committee (GPFC) on the progress of the Cannabis Working Group. Discussion was also facilitated with the Committee on the amendment options to the bylaws impacted by the legalization of cannabis.
On April 23, 2018, Administration presented the Committee of the Whole with the results of the public participation activities and Bylaw amendment options, which did incorporate public input. The Committee provided feedback and endorsed options for use by Administration when bringing proposed amendments to the LUB forward to Council.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Federal Government intends to legalize the sale of cannabis through the Cannabis Act (Bill C-45). In expectation of this, the Alberta Legislature passed An Act to Control and Regulate Cannabis, whereby the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Act (now the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act), and the Municip...
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