10-22 Bill No. 2024-12
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BILL NO. 2024-12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT MODIFYING VARIOUS SECTIONS
OF THE ZONING CODE IN RELATION TO BREWERIES AND CANNABIS
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1 Subsection 507.07 of the Richfield Zoning Code (Definitions) is amended as
follows, with all following subdivisions renumbered accordingly:
Subd. 11 “Brewer.” A person who manufactures produces malt liquor for sale.
(Added, Bill No. 2015-15, Amended Bill No. 2024-12).
Subd.17. “Cannabis Business.” Holds the same definition as Minnesota
Statutes, section 342.01.
Subd. 18 “Cannabis Retail Business.” The retail operations of the following
cannabis businesses: cannabis retailer, cannabis microbusiness, cannabis
mezzobusiness, cannabis medical combination business, marijuana (medical)
dispensaries, and marijuana (recreational) sales outlets, all of which have
obtained the corresponding license or endorsement from the Office of Cannabis
Management and registration from the City to sell authorized products to the
public as provided in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 342.
Subd. 19 “Cannabis Non-Retail Business.” The operations, excluding the retail
operations as defined in Cannabis Retail Business, of the following cannabis
businesses: cannabis microbusiness, cannabis mezzobusiness, cannabis
cultivator, cannabis manufacturer, cannabis wholesaler, cannabis testing
facility, lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, medical cannabis
combination business, and marijuana production/processing all of which have
obtained the corresponding license or endorsement from the Office of Cannabis
Management, as provided in MN Statutes Chapter 342.
Subd. 20 “Cannabis Event Organizer.” A cannabis business that has obtained a
Cannabis Event Organizer license from the OCM to perform the activities of a
Cannabis Event Organizer as provided in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 342.
Subd. 21 “Cannabis Delivery Service.” A cannabis business that has obtained a
Cannabis Delivery Service license from the OCM to perform the activities of a
Cannabis Delivery Service as provided in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 342.
(Added Bill No. 2024-12).
Subd. 66. "Light manufacturing." A use engaged in the manufacturing of
finished products or parts, predominantly from previously prepared materials.
Cannabis manufacturers are not considered light manufacturing. Lower-potency
hemp edible manufacturers are not considered light manufacturing unless
collocated with a taproom, cocktail room or brewpub. (Amended Bill No. 2024-
12).
Subd.83. “Micro-brewery.” A facility that produces for sale, distribution, and
consumption beer, ale, malt liquor, or other beverages made from malt by
fermentation and containing not less than one-half of one percent alcohol by
volume, and which possesses the appropriate Federal, State, and Municipal
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licenses and which produces not more than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a
calendar year. A micro-brewery may must include a taproom or brewpub.
(Added, Bill No. 2015-15, Amended Bill No. 2024-12).
Subd. 84. “Micro-distillery.” A facility that produces Ethyl Alcohol, hydrated oxide
or ethyl, spirits of wine, rum, brandy, gin, or other distilled spirits, including all
dilutions and mixtures thereof, for non-industrial use in total quantity not to
exceed 40,000 gallons in a calendar year. A distillery may must include a
cocktail room. (Added, Bill No. 2015-15, Amended Bill No. 2024-12).
Subd. 103 “Residential Treatment Facility”. As defined under MN Statutes,
Section 245.462. Subd. 23
Subd. 112 “School”. A public school, as defined in State Statutes section
120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and 17, or a nonpublic school, church or
religious organization, in which a child is provided instruction in compliance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.22 and Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.24.
“School” does not include a home school.
Section 2 Subsection 509.21 of the Richfield Zoning Code (Home Occupations), Subd.5 is
amended, to read as follows:
Subd. 5. Activities. A home occupation must be conducted in such a manner
that activities connected with it are not noticeable from adjacent streets or
residential lots, and except as permitted in Subd. 6 below, do not draw attention
to the home occupation. All activities related to a home occupation must be
conducted within a fully enclosed building. The growing of food or ornamental
crops, to be sold or donated off-site, shall be exempt from this provision
provided that plants and related materials are maintained in a clean and orderly
manner and that waste is disposed of appropriately. Food or ornamental crops
may only be made available for on-site pick-up, provided that they are grown
on-site, if they are distributed through a Community Supported Agriculture
(CSA) model. For purposes of this subdivision, the cannabis plant and hemp
plant, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 342.01 are not a food or
ornamental crop. (Amended Bill No2024-12).
Section 3 Subsection 509.21, subd. 11 of the Richfield Zoning Code, relating to home
occupations, is amended as follows:
Subd. 11. Specific activities prohibited. The following activities shall not be
allowed as home occupations:
a) thru g) no change
h) Tattoo businesses; and
i) Sale of honey produced by hives located within the city regulated under
section 906 of the City Code.; and
j) Cannabis Businesses. (Amended Bill No. 2024-12).
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Section 4 Subsection 512.07 of the Richfield Zoning Code (Uses in Commercial Districts) is
amended to read as follows (entire table not included):
512.07. - Permitted, Conditional, Accessory and Prohibited Uses in Commercial
Districts.
The following table summarizes which land uses are classified as permitted,
accessory, conditional or prohibited in the Commercial Districts. Refer
to Sections 529 through 534 for complete regulations. (Amended, Bill No. 2011-
19 and 2024-12).
P: Permitted
A: Accessory
C: Conditional
N: Null or not Permitted
Land Use S-O C-1 C-2
Cannabis Delivery Service, when subordinate to,
under common ownership of, and collocated with a
Cannabis Retail Business.
N N A
Cannabis Event Organizer (office only)
P
P
P
Cannabis Retail Business
N
N
P
Marijuana (medical) dispensaries
N
N
C
Marijuana (recreational) sales outlets N N N
Taxi or limousine service N N P
Section 5 Subsection 512.09 of the Richfield Zoning Code (Uses in Mixed Use Districts) is
amended as follows (entire table not included):
512.09. - Permitted, Conditional, Accessory and Prohibited Uses in Mixed-Use
Districts.
The following table summarizes which land uses are classified as permitted,
accessory, conditional or prohibited in the Mixed-Use Districts. Refer to Section
537 for complete regulations.
P: Permitted
A: Accessory
C: Conditional
N: Null or not Permitted
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Land Use MU-N MU-C MU-R
Commercial, Institutional and Public
Cannabis Delivery Service when subordinate to,
under common ownership of, and collocated with
a Cannabis Retail Business.
N A A
Cannabis Event Organizer (office only)
N
P
P
Cannabis Retail Business N P P
Marijuana (medical) dispensaries N N N
Marijuana (recreational) sales outlets N N N
(Amended Bill No. 2024- )
Section 6 Subsection 512.11 of the Richfield Zoning Code (Uses in Industrial Districts) is
amended as follows (entire table not included):
512.11. - Permitted, Conditional, Accessory and Prohibited Uses in the
Industrial District.
The following table summarizes which land uses are classified as permitted,
accessory, conditional or prohibited in the Industrial District. Refer to
Section for complete regulations.
P: Permitted
A: Accessory
C: Conditional
N: Null or Not Permitted
Land Use
Cannabis Non-Retail Businesses C
Marijuana production/processing N
(Amended Bill No. 2024-12)
Section 7 Subsection 529.03 is amended to add the following new subdivision related to
permitted uses in the S-O (Service Office) district:
Subd. 9 See also 512.07
Section 8 Subsection 532.03 is amended to add the following new subdivision related to
permitted uses in the C-1 (Neighborhood Business) district:
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Subd. 9 See also 517. 07
Section 9 Subsection 534.03 is amended to add the following new subdivisions related to
permitted uses in the C-2 (General Business) district:
Subd.10 Cannabis Retail Businesses, subject to the following locational
restrictions:
a) Along arterial streets only;
b) At least 500 feet from any school;
c) At least 250 feet from any residential treatment facility;
d) At least 250 feet from an attraction within a public park that is regularly used
by minors, which are depicted on the “Attractions within Public Park Buffers”
map on file with the Community Development Department;
e) At least 1,000 feet from each other.
Subd. 11. Whether the distance requirements in Subdivision 10 have been met
will be established when the City issues a certification, pursuant to City Code,
section . A Cannabis Retail Business subject to subdivision 10 will not be
prohibited from continuing to operate at the same site if subsequently a school,
residential treatment facility, or attraction within a public park regularly used by
minors is established with the identified distances, subject to 509.25,
“Nonconformities”.
Subd.12. See also Section 512.07.
(Amended Bill No2024-12).
Section 10 Subsection 534.05, (Accessory Uses) of the Richfield Zoning Code is amended
to add the following new subdivision, related to accessory uses in the C-2
(General Business):
Subd.8. A Cannabis Delivery Service as an accessory use to a Cannabis Retail
Business, provided that one stall per delivery vehicle is added to the parking
requirement or that delivery vehicles do not occupy parking required to meet
code. (Amended Bill No. 2024-12).
Section 11 Subsection 534.07, (Conditional Uses) of the Richfield Zoning Code, Subd.26, is
deleted in its entirety, with all following subdivisions renumbered accordingly:
Subd. 26. Medical marijuana dispensaries, provided the following conditions are
met:
a) The business operator shall secure all applicable licenses and approvals from
the City, County, State or other applicable jurisdictions before the conditional
use permit shall become effective;
b) Such uses shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a public or private school;
c) Such uses shall not be located within 1,000 feet of another medical marijuana
dispensary; and
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d) Such uses shall not be located within 250 feet of residential property. (Added,
Bill No. 2015-5)
Section 12 Subsection 537.03 of the Richfield Zoning Code (Mixed Use Districts) is
amended as follows (entire table not included):
P= permitted use
A= accessory use
C= conditionally permitted
N= not permitted
Use MU-N MU-C MU-R
Commercial, Institutional and Public
Cannabis Delivery Service, subordinate to a Cannabis Retail
Business, provided that delivery vehicles do not occupy parking
required to meet code.
N A A
Cannabis Event Organizer N P P
Cannabis Retail Business N P P
Marijuana (medial) dispensaries N N N
Marijuana (recreational) sales outlets N N N
(Amended Bill No. 2024- )
Section 13 Subsection 539.07(Conditional Uses) of the Richfield Zoning Code, is amended
as follows to correct a typographical error in Subd. 3, and to add a new Subd.5
listing certain Cannabis business as conditional uses in the I (Industrial) district:
Subd. 3 Those uses outlined in Section 534.07, Subdivisions 4 through 239 26
of this Code, subject to the same conditions.
Subd. 5 Cannabis Non-Retail Businesses, except transporters, provided the
following conditions are met:
a) Business operations must be completely interior to a building,
b) Cannabis cultivators and manufacturers abutting or adjacent to existing
residential properties shall meet odor control requirements and not cause an
odiferous nuisance.
c) The approved security plan is provided to the Police Department.
d) The site shall meet the standards set in Section 544.09, including exterior
lighting, unless superseded by state statute.
e) The business shall comply with the water, energy, and solid waste standards
set by the Office of Cannabis Management rules.
(Amended Bill No2024-12).
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Section 14 Subsection 549.23 (Permitted Signs by District) of the Richfield Zoning Code,
Subd. 2 is amended as follows:
Subd. 2. Commercial, Mixed-Use Neighborhood, Mixed-Use Community,
Mixed-Use Regional, and Industrial Districts.
a)Within commercial, planned mixed use, mixed-use neighborhood, mixed-
use community, mixed-use regional, and industrial zoning districts, one (1)
freestanding sign per site is permitted as follows1 :
District Maximum sign area of single
sign
Maximum
height
Total area of all freestanding signs
SO, C-1, MU-N 60 square feet per surface 15 feet 1 square feet foot per linear foot of lot
frontage
C-2, MU-C,
PMU
Sites <1 acre
100 square feet per surface 20 feet 2 1 square feet foot per linear foot of lot
frontage
C-2, MU-C,
PMU
Sites 1-2 acres
150 square feet per surface 20 feet 2 1 square feet foot per linear foot of lot
frontage
C-2, MU-C,
PMU
Sites >2 acres
200 square feet per surface 20 feet 2 1 square feet foot per linear foot of lot
frontage
I, MU-R 250 square feet per surface 27 feet 1 square feet foot per linear foot of lot
frontage
1 Additional freestanding signs on a site shall not exceed 8 feet in height and 50 square feet in
area. Planned Unit Development sites greater than 2 acres may request additional signs
exceeding 8 feet in height and 50 square feet in area.
2 On properties abutting an interstate or state highway or the adjacent frontage road, one
freestanding sign with a maximum height of 27 feet may be located within 100 feet of the lot
line abutting the highway or frontage road.
b)thru e) no change
f)Cannabis businesses shall also comply with applicable advertisement
limitations imposed by Minnesota Statutes, section 342.64, as amended
(Amended Bill No. 2024-12).
Section 15 This Ordinance is effective in accordance with Section 3.09 of the Richfield City
Charter.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, this 22nd day of October 2024.
Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michelle Friedrich, City Clerk
AFFIDAVIT t F PU LICA'TON cmr aF RicH rE.a 22M day o o,2oz4.
RESOLUTION N0.122B3
STATE OF MTNNESOTA )
SS RESOLUTION ApRROVINCi Mary B.3upple,Mayor
CdUNTY OF HENNEPIN SUMMARY PUBi,lCATtON OF ATTEST•.
AN ORpINANCE MODIFYINti Michelle Friedrich,City Clerk I
I do salemly swear that the notice,as per the OUS SECTtt33NS OF 7HE Q i I2QNIN0CO[YE l t E3ELATION Sun Currentproof,was published in the edition of the TO CANNABIS BU3INESS S t?eeember 5,2024
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and has full knowledge of the facis stated
NOW THEf EFOfiE„BE R RE-belOw,
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the requirernents constiiating'qu lifica- summary ;s herebY eaaroved tor
tion as a qualificd newspaper as provided p+
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B)This Public Notice was printcd and pub- p g ATION
lished in said newspaper(s) once each B!LL NO.202413
week, for 1 successive week(s); the first
SUMMARY Ofinsertianbeingon12/0512424 and the last ORDINANCE 2024t2inscrtionbcingon12105/2024, AMENDlNG THE RICHFIELD
ZONINti COQE IN
MORTGAGE FORECLUSURE NOTIGES R 1-C170N TO CANNABIS
Pursuant to Minnesots Stat, §580.U33
relating to the publicauon of mortgage sh of ths ordinance
pu pun uant ta Section
foreclosure notices.The newspaper compGes 3.t 2 ot the Richfieid Ctty Gharter.
with the candicions descrilaed in §5$O.t133,
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