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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1920-8 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 460 OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN SO AS TO GRANT SPECIAL USE FOR A MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROCESSOR, AS ALLOWED BY STATE LAW, IN THE C-1, LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR LOT THREE (3), BLOCK ONE (1), OF SOUTHLAND PLAZA ADDITION, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (2315 EAST LINDSEY STREET)
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SYNOPSIS: The applicant is requesting Special Use for a Medical Marijuana Processor in the C-1, Local Commercial District to operate a medical marijuana processing business. The applicant is approved by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) for a Medical Marijuana Dispensary and Processor License at this location as allowed by state law.
At the September 12 meeting of the Norman Planning Commission, the applicant, Karen Shobert, described the intended activities as using concentrates to make liniments, lotions, and bath bombs as well as pre-rolled medical cannabis products for sale retail to a licensed patients and caregivers. Though this description does not include extraction on-site, the Special Use requested by this applicant encompasses the entire definition of "Marijuana Processing" under current state law, and gives applicant the option of engaging in extraction in the future. The applicant would still be required to apply for and receive any required building permits for equipment installed for the purposes of extraction done on-site.
ANALYSIS: City Council passed the Medical Marijuana Ordinance, O-1819-17 on December 11, 2018 and on August 27, 2019 amended the ordinance, O-1920-4, to reflect the State Unity Bill.
A Marijuana Processor is defined as follows per Sec. 13-3401-Definitions: "An entity that has been licensed by the State pursuant to Title 63 O.S. 423, which allows the entity to: purchase marijuana from a commercial...
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