Cannabis Licensing Ordinance

The Planning Department presented a draft licensing ordinance for cannabis licenses to the Committee of the Whole on September 24, 2019. The City Commission adopted the ordinance on October 8, 2019, which will go into effect on October 19, 2019.

Purpose

The licensing ordinance:

  1. Act as a de facto opt-in for recreational cannabis uses
  2. Require a local license for all cannabis license types
  3. Track licensee commitments (such as in the MIVEDA, or as the Planning Commission's conditions of approval)
  4. Provide for additional enforcement capabilities
  5. Require basic energy reporting & Universal Design
  6. Require energy efficiency for cannabis growers
  7. Allow zoning approvals for medical cannabis uses received prior to April 2020 to act as a temporary operating license

Important: The proposed ordinance simply addresses all cannabis license types, and would allow staff to begin accepting recreational cannabis applications approximately six (6) months from the ordinance's effective date, which would be in April 2020. This will give staff adequate time to understand community needs and develop reasonable regulations for any or all recreational license types. 

Contact Cannabis Manager Al Romero-Gibu in the Planning Department with questions.

Al Romero-Gibu
Cannabis Manager
aromero@grcity.us
616-456-3554

Final Adopted Ordinance Language(PDF, 206KB)

October 8, 2019

Watch Meeting Video

September 24, 2019

Watch Presentation

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