
Voigt said the council will have to look into this.

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Mayor Pro Tem Voigt asked if the zoning ordinance will need to be updated after the vote and Jones said it was updated two years ago and he doesn’t know about whether another update is needed. He said the city opted out of medical marijuana and it had to make a zoning distinction. Jones, former chairman of the planning commission, said it will be in the same zoning district as before. Mayor Pro Tem Ken Voigt said the city will lose $62,000 in fees when this passes.Ĭouncilman Steve Jones estimated $22,000. “Nobody knew what was being put on the ballot ,” said Mayor Conley. “Are we writing this for an individual?” Mayor Conley asked and Chief Robinson replied that you already have to be a retail license holder to apply. She said it most likely would be the same individual, but it will have an application process. It converts two retailer licenses to go to medical marijuana. Mayor Kerreen Conley said this would allow medical marijuana sales only within that district already outlined. He said the petition asked that the city allow medical marijuana sales at two of those facilities and also reduces the number of licenses.

“I don’t think an ordinance should be part of the charter … and this amendment takes out 11 pages of ordinance,” he explained. This is in response to petitions that were circulated in the city and presented which require the question to be put on the ballot.Ĭhief Robinson explained that should this pass, what is does is take the ordinance out of the charter that was put into the charter in 2020 after a similar election. 8 ballot and sent the wording to the Wayne County Clerk’s office the next day.Ĭity Manager/Police Chief David Robinson said the ballot language has to be less than 100 words and so they worked with legal counsel to get it prepared. 15, voted unanimously to place a medical marijuana question on the Nov. The Belleville City Council on Monday, Aug.
