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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. PZ2019-16CITY OF KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. PZ2019 -16 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI RECOMMENDING THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI ENACT ORDINANCE 3068-2019 AMENDING KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE 14.20.320 -DEF INITIONS AND 14.20 .330 - STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS , TO PROHIBIT ONSITE CONSUMPTION OF MARIJUANA AT RETAIL MARIJUANA STORES REQUIRING AN ONSITE CONSUMPTION ENDORSEMENT. WHEREAS , Kenai Municipal Code 14.05.010 states the City of Ke nai Planning and Zoning Commission will act in an advisory capacity to the Kenai City Council regarding the Ke nai Zoning Code; and, WHEREAS, at their meeting on May 1, 2019, after reviewing recommendat ions and input from the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission as part of their decisio n process , t he Kenai City Council failed to enact Ordinance 3061-2019, which would have allowed onsite consumpt ion through the City's conditional use process ; and , WHEREAS, 3 AAC 306.200 provides that a City Council by ordi nance may prohibi t ons ite consumption endorsements to a retail marijuana store within its jurisdiction and the Kenai City Council referred Ordinance 3068-2019 prohibiting marijuana consumption at retail marijuana stores to the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission for a recommendat io n at t heir meetin g on May 15, 2019; and, WHEREAS , public health, safety, and welfare would be protected by prohib itin g onsite marij uana consumption at retail marijuana stores ; and, WHEREAS, quality of life , a stated goal in the 2016 Imagine Kenai 2030 Comprehens iv e Plan , is supported by prohibiting onsite marijuana consumption at retai l marijuana stores; and , WHEREAS , the City may reexamine onsite consumption at ma rijuana retail stores if additional evidence and information would support this use at a future date. NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA: Section 1. That the Kenai City Council enact Ordinance 3068-2019 . Section 2. That a copy of Resolution PZ2019-16 be forwa rded to t he Kena i City Council. Resolution No. PZ2019-16 Page 2 of 2 PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 22nd day of May, 2019. IT, CHAIRPERSON ATTEST: