PUBLIC NOTICE

SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE NO. 734
AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN
TO REGULATE CANNABIS BUSINESSES

The Austin City Council adopted an ordinance governing the zoning and registration of Cannabis Businesses that are licensed by the State of Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management.

SUMMARY: Minnesota Statutes empower the City of Austin to adopt reasonable restrictions of the time, place, and manner of the operation of a cannabis business, cannabis events, and use or consumption of cannabis. This ordinance contains these restrictions, including zoning, registration, and application processes and fees. This ordinance also governs enforcement, inspections, and both renewal and suspension of local cannabis business registrations. This ordinance also limits the number of cannabis retail licenses allowed within the City of Austin to one registration for every 12,500 residents of the City, and allows the City to reject a cannabis retail license if Mower County has already approved one active cannabis retail registration for every 12,500 residents of Mower County.

COPIES OF ORDINANCE: The above is only a summary of the essential elements of the ordinance. A printed copy of the full ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the Clerk’s Office located at 500 4 th Avenue NE, Austin, Minnesota 55912, or at the Austin Public Library located at 323 4 th Avenue NE, Austin, Minnesota 55912.

Passed by the Austin City Council this 21 st day of January 2025.

YEAS 6 NAYS 1

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Tom Dankert, City Recorder Stephen M. King, Mayor

This ordinance was introduced on January 6, 2025; approved on January 21, 2025; was published in the

Austin Daily Herald on January 29 2025; and becomes effective February 4, 2025.

Austin Daily Herald:
Jan. 29, 2025
ORDINANCE 734