Bylaw 12-2018 Cannabis Retail and Production Facilities — full text

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## Town of High Prairie ## Bylaw No. 12-2018 A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF HIGH PRAIRIE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING TOWN OF HIGH PRAIRIE LAND USE BYLAW NO. 052015. WHEREAS Pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, Council may amend a Land Use Bylaw, and; WHEREAS WHEREAS The Council of the Town of High Prairie, in the Province of Alberta, has adopted the Town of High Prairie Land Use Bylaw No. 05-2015, as amended, and; The Council of the Town of High Prairie, in the Province of Alberta, deems it necessary to amend the Town of High Prairie Land Use Bylaw to regulate cannabis land use in the Town of High Prairie, and; ## NOW THEREFORE Pursuant to Sections 230, 606 and 692 of the Province of Alberta Municipal Government Act, the Town of High Prairie Council, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows: ## 1) Add the following Section to Part Nine Additional Regulations for Specific Land Uses: - 9.19 CANNABIS RETAIL SALES - 9.19.1 The owner or applicant must obtain any other approval, permit, authorization, consent or licence that may be required to ensure compliance with applicable federal, provincial or other municipal legislation. - 9.19.2 Cannabis Retail Sales use shall not be located within 100 metres from: - (a) a private or public school; or - (b) a provincial health care facility; - 9.19.3 The separation distance between uses shall be measured from lot line to lot line. - 9.19.4 The development shall not operate in conjunction with another approved use. - 9.19.5 Customer access to the store is limited to a store-front that is visible from the street. - 9.19.6 No customer parking shall be located behind a facility and all parking areas in front of the building shall be well lit. - 9.19.7 Parking shall be provided in accordance with the minimum requirements under Section 8.6.1 Retail Shop, Personal Service Facility.  ## 2) Add the following Section to Part Nine Additional Regulations for Specific Land Uses: ## 9.20 CANNABIS PRODUCTION FACILITY - 9.20.1 The owner or applicant must provide as a condition of development a copy of the current licence for all activities associated with cannabis production as issued by the Federal Government. - 9.20.2 The owner or applicant must obtain any other approval, permit, authorization, consent or licence that may be required to ensure compliance with applicable federal, provincial or other municipal legislation. - 9.20.3 The development must be done in a manner where all of the processes and functions are fully enclosed within a stand-alone building including all loading stalls and docks, and garbage containers and waste material. - 9.20.4 The development shall not include an outdoor area for storage of goods, materials or supplies. - 9.20.5 The development shall not operate in conjunction with another approved use. - 9.20.6 The development must include equipment designed and intended to remove odours from the air where it is discharged from the building as part of a ventilation system. - 9.20.7 The Development Officer may require, as a condition of a development permit, a waste management plan, completed by a qualified professional, which includes but not limited to, details on: - (a) the incineration of waste products and airborne emissions, including smell; - (b) the quantity and characteristics of liquid and waste material discharged by the facility; and - (c) the method and location of collection and disposal of liquid and waste material discharged by the facility. - 9.20.8 Parking shall be provided in accordance with the minimum requirements for Manufacturing and Industrial Plant under Section 8.6 Parking and Loading Facilities. - 3) Add the following use to Subsections 11.8.1(b), 11.9.1(b), 11.10.1(b): Cannabis Retail Sales - 4) Add the following use to Subsection 11.11.1(b):  Cannabis Production Facility - 5) Remove the following use from Subsection 11.11(b): Licensed Medical Marihuana Production Facility - 6) The adoption of this bylaw is effective upon the date of its final passage First Reading given on the 22nd day of May, 2018. A public hearing was held on the 26th day of June, 2018. Second Reading given on the 10th day of July, 2018.   Third Reading and Assent given on the 10th day of July, 2018. Brian Panasiuk, Mayor in Marion, Cor Amirative oncor