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MUNICIPALPOLICYSTATEMENT
ONCANNABIS
1.0
Purpose & Vision
a) Thepurpose ofthispolicystatement istoprovideaformatforthe
Township ofMalahide toprovide inputtotheAlcoholandGaming
Commission ofOntario (AGCO), aswellashelpprospective recreational
cannabis retailers intheirconsideration oflocationofcannabis retail
storesinMalahide Township.
b) Itisrecognized theAGCOistheprovincial authority responsible for
licensing cannabis retailoperators, authorizing cannabis retaillocations
andlicensing seniorstorestaff. Municipal governments havenolicensing
authority. TheAGCO regulates andreviews allaspectsoftheretail
operation including municipal andpublicinput, thattheproposed store
location isconsistent withthepublicinterest asdefinedintheregulations.
c) TheTownship ofMalahide haschosentoallowretailsalesofrecreational
cannabis withincommercial zones.
2.0
PrinciplesforCannabisRetailStoreLocations
a) Forthepurposes ofthispolicystatement, acannabis retailstoreshall
meanastorelicensed orunderapplication tobelicensed bytheAGCO.
b) LandUsePlanning: Theprovincial licensing process doesnotremove the
requirement tocomply withthezoningby-lawandothermunicipal
planning documents. Thedefinitions withinthemunicipality'sOfficial Plan
andZoningBy-lawareapplicable toallretail, including cannabis retail
stores. Retailsaleofcannabis fromaprovincially licensed storeislegal
andisapermitted useintheretailzones.
c) Municipal Building Inspections: TheOntario Building Codeappliesto
cannabis retailstorelocations. Therefore, whereabuilding orsignpermit
isrequired, applications together withappropriate feesshallbesubmitted
totheTownship ofMalahide Building Division. Thebuilding inspector will
undertake dutiesasusual. FireCodecompliance ismandatory.
3.0
CannabisRetailStoresandSensitiveActivities
Thegoalistohelpensure publichealth andsafety, protectofyouthandreduce
illegalsales, retailcannabis storesarediscouraged where nearbyproperties are
designed toserveyouth, orthepotential forillegalsalesorhealthriskexist. Itis
recommended thata150mdistance bemaintained from:
i) Schools asoutlined inO. Reg468.18;
ii) Facilities suchas: nursery schools, daycarecentres, municipal libraries,
parks, trailheads, andrecreational facilities including community centres
andarenas; and
iii) Facilities thatservepersons withmental healthoraddiction challenges.
Attached isamapshowing theretail/commercial zonesofthemunicipality and
theactivities identified ini),
ii), andiii) above.
4.0
CommentPreparation & Submission
Planning Staffwhenpreparing comments tobesubmitted totheAGCO, shall
haveregardfor:
i) ensuring zoning allowsaretailuseasapermitted useandwhether the
zoneprovisions andregulations ofthezonecanbesatisfied;
ii) theseparation distances listedforusesin3.0i),
ii) andiii) ofthisPolicy
aremet; and
iii) thegoalof3.0ismet.
Wheretimelimitsdonotallowareporttobebrought before Township Council,
theDirector ofDevelopment & Community Services isdelegated the
responsibility tosubmit comments totheAGCOonbehalfoftheCorporation.
Approved byCouncil
March21, 2019