To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Ron Carl, County Attorney
Prepared By:
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John Christofferson, Deputy County Attorney
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Presenter: John Christofferson, Deputy County Attorney
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Subject:
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1:30 PM *Marijuana Land Use in Unincorporated Arapahoe County
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Purpose and Request:
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Request direction from the Board of County Commissioners regarding possible changes to the current marijuana land use policy including: allowing marijuana stores to move location, increase in square footage of stores, and increasing the number of marijuana store licenses; and allowing marijuana grow facilities in eastern unincorporated Arapahoe County.
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Background and Discussion:
The Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) adopted Ordinance 2020-02 an Ordinance Establishing Limited Retail Marijuana Stores in Unincorporated Arapahoe County (the "Marijuana Ordinance") and concurrently adopted revisions to the Land Development Code Section 3-3.5 Marijuana Land Uses (the "Marijuana LDC") with both effective as of July 30, 2020. The BoCC subsequently adopted the Marijuana Licensing Policy (the "Marijuana Policy") on September 22, 2020. The Marijuana Ordinance and Marijuana LDC authorize only four (4) specific marijuana store locations in unincorporated Arapahoe County. These locations are considered legal nonconforming use locations, which basically means that the locations cannot alter their footprint or change addresses; nor can they be repaired or replaced in the event of destruction or damage by any cause if the cost to repair exceeds more than 50% of the value of the structure. Currently, all four of the locations have a Medical Marijuana Store License and three of the locations also have a Retail Marijuana Store License.
Both staff and some Commissioners have been approached by current licensees and people in the industry about potential changes to the Marijuana Ordinance and Marijuana LDC to allow the current lo...
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