Memorandum 16-023 Zone Marijuana Related Activities

Memorandum 16-023

TO:                  MAYOR WYTHE AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH:       KATIE KOESTER, CITY MANAGER
FROM:             RICK ABBOUD, CITY PLANNER

DATE:                  FEBRUARY 1, 2016

SUBJECT:     DRAFT ORDINANCE 16-04(A)(S) PROPOSING TO ZONE MARIJUANA RELATED ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF HOMER 

Council Member Lewis proposes a substitute ordinance to Ordinance 16-04(A). This leaves the ordinance as amended intact. What it does is add Limited Cultivation (under 500 square feet of cultivation area) as a permitted use in the Rural Residential District when proposed within a few parameters (found on lines 112-117):

It shall be located on a lot greater than 20,000 square feet (a bit less than ½ an acre).
It shall comply with HCC 21.59, Off-site Impacts (This section of code is our nuisance standards that are applied to businesses in commercial districts from Residential Office to General Commercial 2. There are no nuisance standards in the Urban Residential and Rural Residential. It is and has been a subject of discussion. In general, we would not expect business located in these districts to present much of a nuisance).
It shall be located 50 feet from the lot line (some lots of irregular shapes, especially those closer to 20,000 square feet may be challenged to meet the standard).

Att.

Ordinance 16-04(A)(S)