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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO

ITEM/TOPIC:   Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2018, Second Reading, An Ordinance Amending Title 10 of the Town of Vail Municipal Code by the Addition of a New Chapter 4, Concerning the Cultivation of Marijuana on Residential Property

PRESENTER(S):   Craig Bettis, Commander, and Matt Mire, town Attorney

ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL:   Approve, approve with amendments or deny Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2018 upon second reading.

BACKGROUND:   Under Article XVIII, Section 16 of the Colorado Constitution, cultivation of both medical and recreational marijuana is generally limited to 6 plants, with 3 or fewer being mature.  As a result of new legislation, without local regulation, the 6-plant limitation could be increased to 12 plants.  Ordinance No. 4, Series 2018 adopts local regulations to restrict the number of marijuana plants that may be cultivated on residential property to 6, and further adopts regulations to limit the impacts of such cultivation on surrounding areas.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:   Approve Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2018 upon second reading.

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Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2018