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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1920-4 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 13-108, IN ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 13 (LICENSES AND OCCUPATIONS); AMENDING ARTICLE XXXIV, SECTIONS 13-3401 THROUGH 13-3407, IN CHAPTER 13 (LICENSES AND OCCUPATIONS); AMENDING SECTIONS 420.1 (A-1, GENERAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT), 420.2 (A-2, RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT), 422.7 (RO, RESIDENCE-OFFICE DISTRICT), 422.9 (O-1, OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT), 423.1 (CO, SUBURBAN OFFICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT), 423.2 (C-1, LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT), 424.1 (C-2, GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT), 424.2 (TC, TOURIST COMMERCIAL DISTRICT), 424.3 (CR, RURAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT), 425.1 (C-3, INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT), 426.1 (I-1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT), 428.1 (M-1, RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT), 429 (MUD, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT), ALL IN ARTICLE XI OF CHAPTER 22 (ZONING ORDINANCE); AND AMENDING SECTION 450 (DEFINITIONS), IN ARTICLE XIV OF CHAPTER 22 (ZONING ORDINANCE); ALL IN ORDER TO UPDATE LICENSING FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS AS ALLOWED BY STATE LAW, TO ADD AND UPDATE PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR THE LOCATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS AND USES IN CONFORMANCE WITH STATE LAW, AND TO ADD DEFINITIONS AND OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AS PROVIDED BY ARTICLE XII, SECTION 5 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND: Staff presented updates in state law concerning medical marijuana establishments to the City Council Oversight Committee on June 6, 2019. Upon direction from the Oversight Committee, staff presented a draft ordinance implementing state law definitions and licensing categories, and establishing and refining local licensing and zoning regulations to be consistent and compliant with state law that will become effective August 29, 2019. Below is a brief background of Oklahoma and the C...
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