ORD 2016 # 4 · Communication to the City Council · Apr 11 2016

FIRST PUBLICATION NUMBER 3396 City of Cambridge In the Year Two Thousand and Sixteen AN ORDINANCE In amendment to the Ordinance entitled “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge” which reads as follows: To amend the zoning map and ordinance by adoption of the following: 1. Amend the Zoning Map to create an additional Medical Marijuana Overlay District (MMD-3) coterminous with the BB-2 base zoning district boundaries. 2. Add a new section 20.705.1 to include additional planning board special permit criteria applicable to the proposed MMD-3. 20.705.1 Additional Special Permit Criteria for MMD-3: In granting a special permit for a Registered Marijuana Dispensary in the MMD-3 the Planning Board shall find that the criteria in 20.705 are met as well as the criteria in 20.705.1 (a) Use Limitations: The RMD facility shall be retail only with no cultivation activities on site. (b) Siting: The RMD facility must be located either below grade or above the street level at the second story or above and be appropriately shielded from the public view. (c) Size: The RMD facility size shall be less than 10,000 square feet and at least 70% of the square footage shall be used for patient services and the remainder shall be devoted to administrative support, storage and security. (d) Access to Public transit: Areas with access to pedestrian and public transportation would be preferred. Passed to a second reading at the City Council meeting held on April 4, 2016 and on or after April 18, 2016 the question comes on passing to be ordained. ATTEST:- Donna P. Lopez City Clerk