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Ordinance No. 2667-23
Ordinance amending St. Louis Park City Code Chapter 8, Article II, Division 3
related to Cannabinoid Products
The City Council of the City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota does ordain:
Section 1. Sec. 8-474 of the St. Louis Park City Code is hereby amended by deleting the
strikethrough language as follows:
Sec. 8-474. Denial of license.
(a) Grounds for denial. The following will be grounds for denying the issuance or renewal of
a license under this article:
(1) The applicant is under the age of 21 years.
(2) The applicant has been convicted of a controlled substance-related felony within three
years of the application that:
(a) was violent, fraudulent, or deceitful in nature; or
(b) involved more than 42.5 grams of marijuana or any amount of any other controlled
substance.
(3) The applicant has had a license to sell Cannabinoid Products revoked within the past five
years.
(4) The applicant fails to provide any information required on the license application or
provides false or misleading information on such license application.
(5) The applicant is prohibited by state, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation
from holding a license under this article.
(6) The proposed licensed premises is within 300 feet of a school measured from property
line to property line.
(7) Pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 340A.412, subd. 14, no license shall be issued to an
exclusive liquor store.
(b) Rehabilitation. Persons convicted of a felony described in (a)(2) of this section may
provide evidence of rehabilitation to the city through the process outlined in Minn. Stat.
§364.03 subd. 3.
(c) Mistakenly Issued. If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed, it shall be revoked upon
the discovery that the person was ineligible for the license under this section.
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Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
ADOPTED this 5th day of September, 2023 by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park.
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the City Council:
Kim Keller, city manager Jake Spano, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
First Reading August 21, 2023
Second Reading September 5, 2023
Date of Publication September 14, 2023
Date Ordinance takes effect September 29, 2023
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