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THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • TUESDAY , APR IL 14 , 2015 NOR TH COA S T 3A S e a s id e c oun c i l l o ok s a t m ed i c a l m a r i ju an a d i sp en s a r i e s Bu s in e s s l i c en s e o rd in an c e a l so to be am end ed By KATHER INE LACAZE EO M ed ia G r oup SEAS IDE — Th e S e a s id e C i ty Coun c i l i s s low ly mov ing ah e ad on adop t ing an o rd in an c e to r egu - l a t e m ed i c a l m a r i ju an a d i sp en s a r i e s w i th in c i ty l im i t s and th e U rb an G row th Bound a ry . A t i t s m e e t ing Mond ay , th e coun - c i l r e ad a d r a f t o rd in an c e , c r a f t ed by th e S e a s id e P l ann ing Comm i s s ion , a s w e l l a s a p ropo s ed am endm en t to th e bu s in e s s l i c en s e o rd in an c e . - r i e s in th e c i ty w i l l b e to am end th e Cod e o f S e a s id e , wh i ch cu r r en t ly proh ib i t s any bu s in e s s th a t i s un l aw - fu l , i l l eg a l o r p roh ib i t ed by s t a t e and f ed e r a l l aw s . Th e p ropo s ed am end - m en t ch ang e s th e bu s in e s s l i c en s e o rd in an c e to in c lud e th e s en t en c e : “No tw i th s t and ing th e a fo r em en - t ion ed p rov i s ion s , a l i c en s e c an b e i s su ed fo r m ed i c a l m a r i ju an a d i sp en - s a r i e s th a t comp ly w i th th e add i t ion - a l l i c en s ing r equ i r em en t s in Ch ap t e r 1 18 . ” Th e wo rd ing i s m e an t to n a r row - ly a l low m ed i c a l m a r i ju an a f a c i l i t i e s w i thou t l e av ing th e po s s ib i l i ty fo r o th e r i l l eg a l bu s in e s s a c t iv i ty , S e a s id e P l ann ing D i r e c to r K ev in Cupp l e s s a id . “ (Th e o rd in an c e ) h a s ju s t b e en op en ed a c r a ck , ” h e s a id . In add i t ion , a n ew ch ap t e r r egu l a t - ing d i sp en s a r i e s w i l l b e add ed to th e Cod e o f S e a s id e . Th e ch ap t e r , a s p ro - po s ed , r equ i r e s a l l m ed i c a l m a r i ju an a d i sp en s a r i e s to b e r eg i s t e r ed in a c co r - d an c e w i th th e O r egon R ev i s ed S t a t - u t e s and O r egon Adm in i s t r a t iv e Ru l e . D i sp en s a ry own e r s mu s t b e l i c en s ed w i th th e O r egon H e a l th Au tho r i ty p r i - o r to op e r a t ion . I t a l so r equ i r e s b a ckg round ch e ck s fo r anyon e who own s , vo lun t e e r s w i th o r wo rk s in a d i sp en s a ry . D i sp en s a r i e s w i l l no t b e ab l e to op e r a t e f rom 8 p .m . to 8 a .m . and d i s t r ibu t ing m a r i ju an a o r m a r i ju an a - in fu s ed p rodu c t s f r e e o f ch a rg e w i l l b e p roh ib i t ed . 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A l r e ady d i sp en s a r i e s c anno t b e lo c a t ed w i th in 1 ,000 f e e t o f s choo l s o r o th e r d i sp en s a r i e s . “ I don ’ t th ink th e r e w a s enough en fo r c em en t in th i s , ” h e s a id abou t th e p ropo s ed o rd in an c e , add ing , “W e ’v e wo rk ed fo r y e a r s to m ak e th i s a f am i ly town . ” H e sugg e s t ed add ing two mo r e r e - s t r i c t ion s th a t wou ld p r ev en t d i sp en s a - r i e s f rom op e r a t ing w i th in 1 ,000 f e e t o f an a r c ad e w i th a t l e a s t 10 op e r a - t ion a l a r c ad e g am e s a s w e l l a s w i th in 1 ,000 f e e t o f lo c a l and s t a t e p a rk s un - l e s s s ep a r a t ed by a r iv e r , wh i ch c r e a t e s a n a tu r a l b a r r i e r . Th e s e cond p rov i s ion , a s p ropo s ed by L a r son , wou ld no t ap - p ly to d i sp en s a r i e s r eg i s t e r ed w i th th e h e a l th au tho r i ty p r io r to Ap r i l 2015 . On ly on e bu s in e s s ho ld s a l i c en s e f rom th e s t a t e to op e r a t e a s a m ed i c a l m a r i ju an a d i sp en s a ry and th a t i s H igh - w ay 420 on No r th Roo s ev e l t D r iv e . S t ev e G e ig e r , th e own e r o f H ighw ay 420 , th ank ed th e coun c i l m emb e r s a t th e m e e t ing fo r th e i r wo rk on th e o r - o f C a r tw r igh t P a rk . H e a sk ed th em to con s id e r th a t i f th ey adop t a lo c a t ion r e s t r i c t ion p e r t a in ing to p a rk s . Th e M i l l Pond s a l so a r e n e a r H igh - w ay 420 and on c e th e p a rk a t th a t lo c a - t ion i s e s t ab l i sh ed , i t w i l l c r e a t e fu r th e r l im i t a t ion s fo r po t en t i a l d i sp en s a ry own e r s . A l so , i f G e ig e r w e r e to s e l l h i s bu s in e s s in th e fu tu r e , th e buy e r wou ld no t b e ab l e to op e r a t e a d i sp en - s a ry a t th e f a c i l i ty b e c au s e o f th e p a rk s e tb a ck . On a 5 -2 vo t e , th e coun c i l ap - p rov ed L a r son ’ s p ropo s ed am endm en t to b e in c lud ed fo r th e o rd in an c e ’ s s e c - ond r e ad ing . Coun c i lo r s J ay B a rb e r and S e th Mo r r i s s ey vo t ed ag a in s t th e am endm en t . Th e coun c i l in t end s to h e a r pub l i c comm en t on th e a l t e r ed o rd in an c e a t i t s Ap r i l 27 m e e t ing and th en b r ing i t b a ck fo r a th i rd r e ad ing a t i t s M ay 1 1 m e e t ing . Th e o rd in an c e c an b e am end - ed up un t i l i t s adop t ion . Coun c i lo r D an a Ph i l l ip s , s ay ing sh e s e e s no r e a son to d r ag ou t th e p ro - c e s s , mov ed to h av e a s e cond r e ad ing by t i t l e on ly ; M ayo r Don L a r son s e c - ond ed th e mo t ion , bu t i t f a i l ed in a 3 -4 vo t e . 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