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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1920-6 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 FOUR (4), BLOCK ONE (1), OF SOUTHLAND PLAZA ADDITION, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (1102-1104 24TH AVENUE S.E.)
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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, Nick Brown, responded to Commissioner's questions about on-site activities by stating that processing can mean a number of things, in their case they will essentially operate as a bakery that adds refined cannabis oils to their ingredients and that the applicant does not plan to extract at the site, and will not be opening a shop front for retail sales to the public. 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-Defin...
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