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AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT A MORATORIUM ON APPLICATIONS FOR, AND THE GRANTING OF BUILDING PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, USE OR CHANGE OF USE THAT WOULD ENABLE THE CULTIVATION, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION OR SALE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, after the 131st General Assembly of Ohio approved Substitute House Bill 523 ("H.B. 523"), Governor John Kasich signed it into law on June 8, 2016; and
WHEREAS, H.B. 523 was effective on September 8, 2016; and
WHEREAS, H.B. 523, among other things, permits licensed physicians to recommend the use of medical marijuana to patients within the State of Ohio, and creates State regulatory oversight of the cultivation, processing, sale, and use of medical marijuana; and
WHEREAS, H.B. 523 gives this Council the power to adopt regulations prohibiting or limiting the number of medical marijuana cultivators, processors, and dispensaries within the limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Charter of the City of Gahanna, as well as the Ohio Constitution, this Council also has the inherent power to enact planning, zoning and business regulation laws that further the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of its citizens, including restricting or prohibiting certain business uses; and
WHEREAS, City Council previously adopted a six-month moratorium on March 19, 2018; and
WHEREAS, in order to continue researching possible impacts those types of businesses may have on the community, the Administration is requesting an additional one-year moratorium; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative to proceed with this Ordinance for the preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That for the purpose of this Ordinance, "medical marijuana" shall have the same meaning as that term is d...
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