REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: December 9, 2018 Report No. DEV-19-105
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Tricia deMacedo, Policy Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Zoning Bylaw amendments for the regulation of cannabis within the Township
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council resolves that "Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2984 [Appendix A] as attached to Staff Report DEV-19-105, which would amend Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, by replacing text as detailed in the contents of amending Bylaw No. 2984, be given first and second readings; and
That Council authorizes the Corporate Officer to schedule a Public Hearing for Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2984, and advertise the same in the local newspaper.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Cannabis Act
Cannabis Control and Licensing Act (BC)
Tobacco and Vapor Products Control Act (BC)
Agricultural Land Commission Act (BC)
Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922
Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
The amendments are not directly related to any strategic goals or objectives.
BACKGROUND:
The following appendices are attached to this report:
Appendix A: Zoning Bylaw, 1992 No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2984
Appendix B: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2929
Appendix C: Cannabis Classes and Subclasses of Licences from the Cannabis Licensing Application Guide (Canada).
Appendix D: Information Bulletin No. 4: Cannabis Production in the ALR (Agricultural Land Commission BC).
On June 11, 2018, Council adopted a series of Zoning Bylaw amendments to regulate the production, sale and consumption of recreational and medical cannabis in the Township (Appendix B). Since then, Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, received Royal Assent, and became law on October 17, 2018. This Act, and its associated regulations, have changed the licensing process for cannabis, such that there is no longer any diff...
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