A report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on March 24, 2016 to discuss a zoning petition by the Sage Cannabis, Inc. to amend the Zoning Ordinance in Section 20.700 Medical Marijuana Overlay Districts by creating an additional Medical Marijuana Overlay District (MMD-3)

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