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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ZONING FOR USES SPECIFIC TO RECREATIONAL CANNABIS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that Appendix A, Zoning, Article 5, Commercial Districts, Sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.8 of the Cook County Code shall be amended as follows:
5.3. C-3 General Service District
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5.3.4. Special uses. A special use may be allowed subject to issuance of a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. Unless otherwise specifically set forth, wherever a special use is named as a major category, it shall be deemed to include only those enumerated uses.
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A. Retail businesses.
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4. Recreational cannabis dispensing organizations, as regulated by 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
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5.4. C-4 General Commercial District
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5.4.4. Special uses. A special use may be allowed subject to issuance of a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. Unless otherwise specifically set forth, wherever a special use is named as a major category, it shall be deemed to include only those enumerated uses.
A. Retail businesses.
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7. Recreational cannabis dispensing organizations, as regulated by 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
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5.8. C-8 Intensive Commercial District
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5.8.4. Special uses. A special use may be allowed subject to the issuance of a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. Unless otherwise specifically set forth, wherever a special use is named as a major category, it shall be deemed to include only those enumerated uses.
The following special uses may be permitted in the C-8 District:
A. Retail businesses.
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2. Recreational cannabis dispensing organizations, as regulated by 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
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D. Recreation and social facilities.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that Appendix A, Zoning, Article 6, Industrial Districts, Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of the Cook County Code shall be amended as follows:
6.1. I-1 Restricted Industrial District
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6.1.4. Special uses. A special use may be allowed subject to the issuance of a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. Unless otherwise specifically set forth, wherever a special use is named as a major category, it shall be deemed to include only those enumerated uses.
A. Industrial.
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9. Recreational cannabis production centers, as regulated by 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
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I. Miscellaneous.
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6. Recreational cannabis dispensing organizations, as regulated by 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
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6.2. I-2 General Industrial District
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6.2.4. Special uses. A special use may be allowed subject to the issuance of a special use permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. Unless otherwise specifically set forth, wherever a special use is named as a major category, it shall be deemed to include only those enumerated uses.
A. Industrial.
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7. Recreational cannabis production centers, as regulated by 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
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B. Retail businesses.
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2. Recreational cannabis dispensing organizations, as regulated by 410 ILCS 705/1 et seq.
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that Appendix A, Zoning, Article 14, Rules and Definitions, Section 14.2 of the Cook County Code shall be amended as follows:
ARTICLE 14. - RULES AND DEFINITIONS
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14.2.1. The following words and terms shall have the meaning[s] set forth [in this section], except where otherwise specifically indicated. Words and terms not defined shall have the meaning indicated by common dictionary definition:
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Recreation Cannabis Production Center. “Recreational cannabis production center” means a facility operated by an organization or business that is registered by the Department of Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport, and perform other necessary activities to provide cannabis and cannabis-infused products to cannabis business establishments.
Recreational Cannabis Dispensing Organization. “Recreational cannabis dispensing organization”, or “dispensing organization”, or “dispensary organization” means a facility operated by an organization or business that is licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire cannabis from a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization, or another dispensary for the purpose of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia, or related supplies.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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