City of Milbank ORDINANCE NO. 838, Sept 2021

ORDINANCE NO. 838
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 17.11.02, “PERMITTED USES” [B1 – LIMITED BUSINESS DISTRICT], TO AMEND SECTION 17.12.02, “PERMITTED USES” [B2 – CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT] AND SECTION 17.13.02, “PERMITTED USES” [B3 – HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT]; ARTICLE IV, “SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS; AND ARTICLE V, DEFINITIONS, ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 682, AS AMENDED, OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MILBANK.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milbank, South Dakota:  that Section 17.11.02, “Permitted Uses” [B1 – Limited Business District, adopted by Ordinance 682 on June 11, 2001, as amended, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Milbank be amended by adding language in bold and underline font:
3. Cannabis Dispensary (subject to Chapter 17.42A),
and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milbank, South Dakota:  that Section 17.12.02, “Permitted Uses” [B2 – Central Business District, adopted by Ordinance 682 on June 11, 2001, as amended, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Milbank be amended by adding language in bold and underline font:
12. Cannabis Dispensary (subject to Chapter 17.42A),
and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milbank, South Dakota:  that Section 17.13.02, “Permitted Uses” [B3 – Highway Business District, adopted by Ordinance 682 on June 11, 2001, as amended, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Milbank be amended by adding language in bold and underline font:
8. Cannabis Dispensary (subject to Chapter 17.42A).
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milbank, South Dakota:  that Article IV, “SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS” adopted by Ordinance 682 on June 11, 2001, as amended, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Milbank be amended by adding the following Chapter in bold and underline font:
CHAPTER 17.42A CANNABIS DISPENSARIES.
1. Maximum Number of Cannabis Dispensaries.
   a. In the development and 
   execution of these regulations, 
   it is recognized that there are
   some uses which because of their 
   very nature, are recognized as 
   having serious objectionable 
   operational characteristics, 
   particularly when several of 
   them are concentrated under 
   certain circumstances thereby 
   having a potential deleterious 
   effect upon the adjacent areas. 
   Special regulation of these uses 
   is necessary to ensure that these 
   adverse effects will not 
   contribute to the blighting or 
   downgrading of the surrounding 
   neighborhood. The primary 
   control or regulation is for the 
   purpose of preventing a 
   concentration of these uses in 
   any one area.  
   b. The City of Milbank shall 
   allow up to two cannabis 
   dispensaries provided the time, 
   place, and manner of said 
   dispensaries comply with this 
   ordinance.
2. Required Separation Distances
   a. A cannabis dispensary shall be 
   located not less than one 
   thousand feet from a public or 
   private school existing before 
   the date of the cannabis 
   dispensary application;
   b. A cannabis dispensary shall be 
   located not less than three 
   hundred feet from a public park, 
   licensed daycare or pre-school 
   existing before the date of the 
   cannabis dispensary application; 
   c. Exemption from separation 
   requirements.  Any separation 
   distance requirement, other 
   than the State requirement from 
   schools (1,000 feet), may be 
   waived, provided:
       i. The applicant provides 
       documentation waiving the 
       setback requirement from the 
       title holder of the land 
       benefiting from the 
       separation.
   d. Prescribed separation/setback 
   distances from certain existing 
   uses are to be measured from the 
   lot line of the property where 
   the dispensary is proposed
3. Other Locational Requirements
   a. Permanent or temporary 
   dispensaries are prohibited in all 
   other zoning districts and not 
   eligible for a home occupation 
   use. 
   b. It shall be unlawful to operate 
   a dispensary in a building which 
   contains a residence or a mixed-
   use building with commercial 
   and residential uses.    
4. Controlled Access - No cannabis establishment shall share premises with or permit access directly from another medical cannabis establishment, business that sells alcohol or tobacco, or, if allowed by law, other cannabis establishment.
5. Hours of operation:
   a. Cannabis dispensaries are 
   allowed to be open between the 
   hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. 
   on Monday through Saturday. 
6. Documentation of State Licensure. 
   a. No cannabis dispensary shall 
   acquire, possess, store, deliver 
   transfer, transport, supply or 
   dispense cannabis, cannabis 
   products, paraphernalia without 
   providing documentation of 
   licensure from the State of South 
   Dakota.
7. The zoning official is authorized to issue permits (building/use) for cannabis dispensaries subject to following:
   a. Submission of a site plan 
   containing the following: 
       i. Any information required 
       for applicable building permit, 
       ii. Ingress and egress plan
       iii. Parking plan
       iv. Lighting plan (including 
       security lighting)
       v. Screening/security fencing 
       plan, 
       vi. Refuse plan;
       vii. Hours of Operation;
       viii. Any other information as 
       lawfully may be required by 
       the Zoning official to 
       determine compliance with 
       this ordinance
   b. Documentation of ability to 
   meet setback/separation 
   requirements.
   c. Documentation of State 
   Licensure.
8. All Cannabis Establishments are required to be constructed in conformance with the current edition of the International Building Code and International Fire Code. 
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milbank, South Dakota:  that Article V, “DEFINITIONS” adopted by Ordinance 682 on June 11, 2001, as amended, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Milbank be amended by adding the following Definitions in bold and underline font:
Cannabis (or Marijuana): all parts of any plant of the genus cannabis, whether growing or not, in its natural and unaltered state, except for drying or curing and crushing or crumbling. The term includes an altered state of marijuana absorbed into the human body. The term does not include fiber produced from the mature stalks of such plant, or oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant. The term does not include the plant Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis.
Cannabis Cultivation Facility: this term is defined as a legally licensed entity that acquires, possesses, cultivates, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, or sells cannabis and related supplies to a cannabis establishment.
Cannabis Dispensary: this term is defined as a legally licensed entity that acquires, possesses, stores, delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies, or dispenses cannabis, cannabis products, paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials.
Cannabis Establishment: a cannabis cultivation facility, a cannabis testing facility, a cannabis product manufacturing facility, or a cannabis dispensary.
Cannabis Product Manufacturing Facility: this term is defined as a legally licensed entity that acquires, possesses, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, or sells cannabis products to a cannabis dispensary.
Cannabis Products: any concentrated cannabis, cannabis extracts, and products that are infused with cannabis or an extract thereof, and are intended for use or consumption by humans. The term includes edible cannabis products, beverages, topical products, ointments, oils, and tinctures.
Cannabis Testing Facility: this term is defined as a legally licensed entity legally authorized to analyze the safety and potency of cannabis.
Passed and adopted this 30th day of August 2021.
/s/ Pat Raffety, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Cynthia Schumacher, 
Finance Officer
This ordinance shall become effective twenty days after publication of this notice in the official newspaper, thereby repealing all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith unless a referendum is timely involved prior thereto.
1st Reading:  8-23-21
2nd Reading: 8-30-21
Adopted:  8-30-21
Published: 9-7-21
Effective:  9-28-21    
 

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