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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Tracey M. Vacek, Senior Planner
DATE: November 17, 2021
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance amending O20-116 granting additional time for compliance of the Conditional Use for a Cannabis Dispensing Facility (2115) at 1415 Corporate Boulevard that was granted on December 22, 2020
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this Ordinance is to grant additional time for compliance of the Conditional Use (previous called Special Use).
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora granted NuMed Partners, LLC, a conditional use permit for a cannabis dispensing facility at 1415 Corporate Boulevard by Ordinance O20-011 on January 28, 2020, that contained conditions. Specifically, the ordinance granting the conditional use permit states:
The Conditional Use permit shall terminate and the classification of the PDD Planned Development District shall be in full force and effect without further action by the City Council if said property 1) fails to obtain conditional registration license for Cannabis Dispensing Facility by the State, within one hundred eighty (180) days of the authorization of the permit, or 2) fails to commence its use as a Cannabis Dispensing Facility within one (1) year of the authorization of the permit, or 3) ceases its use as a Cannabis Dispensing Facility for a period greater than thirty (30) days
Due to the shutdowns caused by COVID-19, the state delayed the timeline for issuing the cannabis dispensing licenses. The Conditional Use was therefore amended by Ordinance O20-045 on July 28, 2020 granting additional time for compliance of the Conditional Use.
At the end of last year, the State delayed awarding licenses again to give applicants a second chance at qualifying following complaints about the scoring process. On December 22, 2020, City Council approved a second amended to the Conditional Use by Ordinance O20-116 granting additional time for compliance of the Conditional Use.
As required, NuMed Partners (now called NuEra) submitted a w...
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