Sep 03, 2024 Planning Commission

[A. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]

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AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE GROVE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. I BRING THE MEETING TO ORDER, AND WE'LL START WITH A ROLL CALL. MR. ROCK. HERE. MISS WEMLINGER. HERE. CHAIR. OYSTER.

HERE. MR. FARNSWORTH. HERE. MR. TITUS. HERE. AND IF YOU'LL STAND WITH ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. GREAT. PLANNING COMMISSION HAS HAD THE

[C. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – August 6, 2024]

[1. APPLICATION: Butterfly Boutique – Certificate of Appropriateness (HPA Sign Appeal)]

OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION? NO, I'VE BEEN THERE, AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. HEARING NO QUESTIONS IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL BE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR, I MAKE THE MOTION. WE RECOMMEND OUR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF APPLICATION ONE BUTTERFLY BOUTIQUE FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. HBA SIGN APPEAL. I SECOND. IS THAT WITH THE DEVIATIONS? DID YOU SAY WITH THE TWO DEVIATIONS? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL, MR. ROCK. YES, MISS. WEMLINGER.

YES, CHAIR. OYSTER. YES, MR. FARNSWORTH? YES, MR. TITUS. YES THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER

[2. APPLICATION: The Chandler – Certificate of Appropriateness (HPA Sign Appeal)]

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OTHER THAN IN SECTION 1138 23. SIGNS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT, WHICH NOTES THAT NO INTERIOR SIGN CAN EXCEED FOUR SQUARE FEET OR 25% OF THE WINDOW AREA, WHICHEVER IS LESS. AS THE PROPOSED SIGN EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR AN INTERIOR SIGN AND CODE, DOES NOT CONTAIN OTHER STANDARDS BY WHICH AN INTERIOR SIGN MUST COMPLY. THE PROPOSED SIGN IS BEING REVIEWED BASED ON A GENERAL SCALE, COMPARED TO OTHER SIGNS APPROVED IN THE HFPA. THE PROPOSED SIGN ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 22% OF THE WINDOW AREA, AND STAFF BELIEVES THE SIGN IS APPROPRIATELY SCALED WITHIN THE WINDOW AND IS APPROPRIATE IN TERMS OF CHARACTER, SCALE AND MATERIALS TO OTHER SIGNS FOUND WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER. NOTING THAT THE PROPOSED SIGN ALIGNS. ALIGNS WITH AND IS DESIGNED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE HISTORIC TOWN CENTER AND ITS BUILT CHARACTER. AFTER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, WITH THE ONE DEVIATION NOTED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS, THE ONLY COMMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK.

AND WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, SO WE'VE BEEN HERE IN GROVE CITY. IT'S OUR FLAGSHIP STORE, AND, WE CANNOT BE HAPPIER. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S GREAT NEWS. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSIO. ALL RIGHT. WITH NO QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE CHANDLER CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. I SECOND. ROLL CALL. WITH ONE DEVIATION. ONE DEVIATION. I SECOND. MISS WEMLINGER. YES. CHAIR. OYSTER. YES. MR. FARNSWORTH. YES. MR. TITUS. YES. MR. ROCK. YES ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER THREE. SHANGRI-LA DISPENSARY,

[3. APPLICATION: Shangri-La Dispensary (Ohio Holistic Health LLC) – Use Approval]

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THIS PROPERTY IS 0.59 ACRES AND IT'S SITUATED AT 3586 BROADWAY, AT THE CORNER OF BROADWAY AND SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD, WHICH IS A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR WITHIN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. IN FACT, THIS IS A PRIME COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR AND PRIME COMMERCIAL RETAIL SITE. ACROSS SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD IS THE JOLLY PIRATE DONUT. ACROSS BROADWAY, OUR CVS PHARMACY AND UNITED DAIRY FARMERS AND SPEEDWAY IS LOCATED TO THE REAR OF OUR PROPERTY. TO THE EAST IS A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE THAT'S TRUE, BUT OUR BUILDING HAS BEEN USED AS RETAIL SINCE AS A C-2 USE SINCE 1960. AND IN FACT, THE FORMER USE WAS AN AUTO SERVICE AND REPAIR. THE MULTIFAMILY USE TO THE EAST, AS WELL AS THE OTHER MULTIFAMILY AND DUPLEXES MORE TO OUR EAST, HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE THIS SITE BEING A RETAIL USE IN EVEN AUTO REPAIR AS A MORE INTENSE RETAIL USE SINCE 1962, WHEN THEY WERE CONSTRUCTED. SO THAT MEANS THE TENANTS AND THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THIS MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY TO OUR EAST KNOWS THAT THIS USE SHOULD BE RETAIL AND WOULD REMAIN RETAIL IN TERMS OF IT BEING AT THE HARD CORNER OF SOUTHWEST AND BROADWAY. SO THIS USES A RETAIL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS A LAND USE CRITERIA THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION SHOULD BE REVIEWING AND IS A GOOD USE FOR THIS PROPERTY. THIS USE SHOULD BE TREATED NO DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY OTHER RETAIL OR PHARMACY USE IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY IN THE ZONING DISTRICT PERMITS THIS USE AS A C-2 DISTRICT, WHICH IS FOR RETAIL. ON AUGUST 19TH, 2024, CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF A FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING PASSED AS EMERGENCY LEGISLATION PERMITTED MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. OR I'M SORRY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSED BY THE VOTERS AND UNDER SECTION 1135 09B 12 G OF YOUR CITY CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

ALREADY THIS USE WAS LISTED AS A SPECIAL PERMIT USE. HOWEVER, OUR APPLICANT HAD ALREADY FILED AND WAS GRANDFATHERED IN UNDER THIS USE APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY.

HOWEVER, WE'RE FINE WITH YOU USING THE STANDARDS THAT CITY COUNCIL PUT TOGETHER FOR THESE TYPES OF USES WITHIN THE CITY. WE HAVE ONE REQUEST RELATED TO ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY ATTACHED TO THE LEGISLATION, AND THAT DOES RELATE TO THE BUFFER REQUIREMENT UNDER THE OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THERE IS A 500 FOOT BUFFER REQUIREMENT, BUT IT IS FROM PUBLIC PARKS, SCHOOL, LIBRARIES, THAT SORT OF THING. THEY'RE TRYING TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND MAKE SURE USES ARE NOT COMPATIBLE, THAT ARE NOT COMPATIBLE, ARE NOT PUT CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. RESIDENTIAL WAS NOT PART OF THE STATE LAW OR STATE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. HOWEVER, BOTH APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH DISPENSARIES THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN FILED WITHIN THE CITY ARE WITHIN THAT 500FT OF A RESIDENTIAL USE, WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT ANY DISPENSARY OF ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS YOU HAVE SO FAR. THERE'S ALSO A LARGER IMPACT THAT I'LL LET MY CLIENT TALK ABOUT THAT RELATES TO FRANKLIN COUNTY AND GROVE CITY GETTING ANY DISPENSARY AT ALL.

IF IT WERE TO BE THAT YOU NEEDED TO NOT ALLOW THESE TWO USES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPLIED FOR WITHIN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY UNDER THE USE APPLICATION. SO WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT FROM YOUR CODIFIED ORDINANCES, WHEN THEY'RE SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO LEGISLATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, AS THIS WAS, AND THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF THEM THAT WE CAN COMPLY WITH, WE'RE FINE WITH THEM, THAT COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION MAY VARY OR WAIVE THOSE SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS WITHIN THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT PART OF YOUR CODE, MEANING THESE LEGISLATIVE CONDITIONS THAT WERE JUST ATTACHED CAN BE WAIVED, BUT THEY MUST BE WAIVED BY BOTH PLANNING

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SO AGAIN, CITY COUNCIL WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THIS CONTROLLED REGULATORY PROVISION RELATED TO A BUFFER REQUIREMENT FOR LOCATIONS. THE STATE REGULATIONS AIM TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND AGAIN, TO BUFFER USES THAT ARE INCOMPATIBLE. THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE. SO THIS RESIDENTIAL USE AGAIN HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1962. AND THIS SITE HAS BEEN RETAIL COMMERCIAL SINCE 1960.

AND AGAIN, A RESIDENTIAL USE BY A RETAIL IS NOT INCONSISTENT. IT'S OFTEN TIMES THAT A MULTIFAMILY USE WOULD BE A TRANSITIONAL USE FROM SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX TO MORE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. SO THIS IS VERY NATURAL AND NORMAL. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW TURN TO OUR OWNER AND OPERATOR, NEVILLE PATEL OF SHANGRI LA DISPENSARY, SO HE CAN SPEAK A BIT ON THE RETAIL DISPENSARY OPERATIONS. YOU MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ON THAT. WE ALSO HAVE WITH US SECURITY PERSONNEL THAT WE HIRE THROUGH A COMPANY CALLED SILVER STAR PROTECTION GROUP. THEY'RE OPERATING AND DOING SECURITY IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO. THERE'S FOUR IN OHIO AND OTHER STATES AS WELL. SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE REAL INFORMATION AND ACCURATE FACTS RELATED TO THE USES AND SECURITY ON THESE SITES. AND IF YOU KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION I HANDED OUT, THERE'S OTHER PROVISIONS IN THERE THAT SHOW YOU. AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY PROVISION. THIS IS A VERY HIGHLY REGULATED TOPIC. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OHIO LAWS AND RULES ALREADY IN PLACE RELATED TO STORAGE AREAS FOR A DISPENSARY LOCATION, RETAIL AREAS, LIGHTING VAULTS, RESTRICTED ACCESS AREAS, OUTDOOR TRANSACTIONS, NO USE ON THE PREMISES, ENCLOSED DELIVERY BAY OR SECURE DELIVERY AREAS. RECORDING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. VERIFICATION OF CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION LICENSE. DISPENSARY. KEY EMPLOYEES. THESE ARE LICENSED PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO BE ON SITE, INCLUDING OTHER LICENSED PEOPLE. THE PRESENCE OF SECURITY PERSONNEL, ETC. THERE'S ALSO A RULE THAT I JUST WANT TO REFERENCE ON THE RECORD 3796. COLON SIX. HYPHEN THREE. HYPHEN 16. THAT'S THE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RELATED TO REGULATED SECURITY PROVISIONS FOR THESE TYPES OF USES IN OHIO. SO OHIO IS DOING IT RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW. I WOULD

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ALL RIGHT, SO THE OVERVIEW FOR OUR SECURITY, IS THAT WE DO A LOT OF MONITORING. SO LET'S SAY IF A, IF YOU GO ON PROPERTY, WE HAVE OUR SYSTEMS THAT IMMEDIATELY CATCH THE VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. ALSO WHEN A PERSONNEL DOES COME OUT, TO KEEP TRACK ON HANDS AND, FACES AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES ON PROPERTY, SECURITY PERSONNEL IS AROUND ALL OPEN HOURS AND ALSO, THROUGH ALL DELIVERIES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. SECURITY ALSO HELPS WITH CHECK IN METHODS. SO THEY CHECK IDS. THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS. THERE'S SEVERAL TO CHECK ID SEVERAL TIMES. HONESTLY FIRST YOU CHECK IN SECURITY CHECKS. THE ID, THEY SCAN IT INTO A DATABASE, THEN THEY GO BACK. ONCE THE PATIENT IS APPROVED, THE PATIENT GOES BACK AND THE ID IS CHECKED AGAIN, OUR SECURITY PERSONNEL IS ARMED AND TRAINED, WE'RE ALL LICENSED UNDER THE STATE OF OHIO. WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR 20 HOUR RULE. SO THEY TEACH US ALL BASIC, PRETTY MUCH LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYTHING. LIKE THAT, WHICH IS MANDATORY FOR OUR ARMED SECURITY OFFICER, A LOT OF OUR OUR OFFICERS HAVE EMERGENCY TRAINING, SO THAT MEANS FIRST AID OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT TO DEAL WITH ANY SITUATIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT MIGHT OCCUR, WE ALSO DO WALK AROUNDS AT RANDOM TIMES. SO EVERY HOUR TO EVERY 30 MINUTES TO CHECK LOCATION AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY. ALSO, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I'VE PERSONALLY DONE IT, AT ANOTHER DISPENSARY WHERE WE ACTUALLY HELPED CATCH SOMEBODY COMMITTED A CRIME. SO, OUR VIDEOS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, IF OFFICERS NEED IT, IT WAS CAUGHT. WE ARE WILLING TO HELP ANY LOCAL AT ANY TIME. SO, AS OF SECURITY ASPECT, OUR SECURITY COMPANY HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS MYSELF. I'VE BEEN DOING REC, MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND JUST STARTED RECREATIONAL, I HAVE ABOUT SIX YEARS OF SECURITY EXPERIENCE, WE, OUR SECURITY COMPANY VENTILATES THROUGH ALL OF OUR GUARDS. SO WE DO, RECORD BACKGROUND CHECKS, FBI, BCI, EVERYTHING. BUT THAT'S THE PRETTY MUCH THE SECURITY ASPECT OF IT, ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION? ONE QUESTION. I READ WHEN THESE ESTABLISHMENTS STARTED GOING THAT IT WAS A COMPLETE CASH BUSINESS. AND THERE'S NOT A LOT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH A BANK. IS THAT TRUE? STILL OKAY. GO AHEAD. OH YOU CAN GO. YEAH. OKAY, GOOD.

JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. WAS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTION FOR HIM, THOUGH, BEFORE I START? I DID HAVE A SECOND PART TO IT. BUT GO AHEAD. IF YOU WANTED TO ANSWER THAT INSTEAD. MY NAME IS NEVILLE PATEL. I AM CEO AND OPERATOR AND OWNER OF SHANGRI-LA ENTERPRISES.

AND SHANGRI-LA DISPENSARY IS A MAJOR PORTION OF OUR BUSINESS. MY RESIDENT ADDRESS IS 5100 FORUM BOULEVARD, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI AND I DROVE IN YESTERDAY FOR THIS MEETING. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALLOWING US TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME DOWN.

OKAY, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR, YES, WE DO HAVE, SO RIGHT. PLATT, CREDIT UNION IS, AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER BANK THAT WE WORK IN OHIO, AND ALMOST EVERY STATE THAT WE GO IN, THERE'S NORMALLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3 TO 15 BANKS THAT WORK WITH US, WE CAN ALSO WORK WITH NATIONAL BANK. BUT TO GIVE YOU A SIMPLE ANSWER. RIGHT. WPCU IS WHO WE WORK WITH IN OHIO, WE DO HAVE

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AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY, BECAUSE, CANNABIS STARTED IN COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, WHEN IT STARTED INITIALLY, A LOT OF THOSE, THESE THINGS THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT AND ASKING QUESTION WERE NOT IN PLACE. OHIO IS MORE OR LESS MORE LIKE A 3.0 OF WHAT COLORADO WAS. SO, SO MANY OF US HAVE A VISUAL OF, OH, I'VE BEEN TO A DISPENSARY IN COLORADO AND THE SMELL WAS EVERYWHERE. THE PEOPLE ARE OUT EVERYWHERE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S FACT. THAT IS TRUE. OHIO DOES NOT DO THAT. OHIO LOOKED AT ALL THE STATES. IN FACT, THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY. SO THIS BUILDING, THIS FACILITY IS BEING TREATED AS IF IT'S IF IT'S A PHARMACY FACILITY, ALL THE PRODUCT STAYS IN THE VAULT AT ALL TIME. NO PRODUCT GOES ON THE SHELF. SO LET'S SAY YOU GUYS ARE CASHIERS AND I'M A CUSTOMER. THERE IS NO PRODUCT IN THIS ROOM AT ALL. ONCE YOU AND I HAVE A COMMUNICATION AND I PLACE MY ORDER AS A CUSTOMER, THE ORDER GOES IN THE BACK, BACK IN THE VAULT. VAULT PREPARES THE ORDER, AND THEY THEY PUT IT IN THE BAG.

SEAL THE BAG AND PUTS IT THROUGH A SMALL WINDOW. I TAKE THAT BAG. I'M NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN THE BAG HERE, NOR AM I ALLOWED TO OPEN THE BAG WITHIN THE FACILITY. THE ONLY TIME I CAN OPEN THE BAG IS AFTER I LEAVE THE FACILITY. OKAY, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, THIS IS A REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE JUST DEALT WITH, ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES WAS TRYING TO GET IN THE MILITARY BECAUSE THESE MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARDS, THE MILITARY IS TURNING THEM DOWN. AND BASICALLY WHAT HE GOT INTO WAS A BUNCH OF HIS BUDDIES WHEN HE WAS 18 YEARS OLD, DID IT ONLINE AND GOT THEIR MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD ONLINE. IT'S TAKEN ALMOST TWO YEARS FOR THE MILITARY TO CLEAR HIM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A FUNNY LITTLE THING TO DO. AS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, HE'S NOW IN THE ARMY RESERVES, BUT HE HAD NUMEROUS PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE WHAT THAT KID HAD TO PUT HIMSELF THROUGH JUST BECAUSE HE MADE A STUPID DECISION DURING HIGH SCHOOL, AT 18 YEARS OLD, TO GET THESE CARDS. SO CAN YOU STILL GET THESE MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARDS ONLINE, NO. STATE OF OHIO DOES NOT ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARDS TO BE ONLINE AT ALL. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE SAD PARTS, PART OF THE PLACE. WE LIVE IN MORE THAN HALF OF THE STATE AND MORE THAN HALF OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE APPROVED TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS.

YET FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT. WELL, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUTS THIS PRODUCT SAME AS SO MANY OF THE OTHER, HORRIBLE PRODUCTS, WHICH THE GOOD PORTION IS, AS WE ALL KNOW, RESCHEDULING OF CANNABIS IS, WAS APPROVED BY, WELL, IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY AND I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT BUT IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY DEA. DEA AND IS NOW IN PLACE. THEY ARE GOING THROUGH RULEMAKING PROCESS. SO WE ARE EXPECTING WITHIN NEXT 2 TO 4 MONTHS, WHEREAS CANNABIS WILL BE RESCHEDULED FROM, FROM A TO OR EXCUSE ME, FROM 1 TO 3. AND WHEN THAT DOES HAPPEN, MILITARY WILL NOT HAVE TO ENFORCE THESE REGULATIONS THAT EVEN THE PERSON ENFORCING IT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN, BUT THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT THE REGULATION REQUIRES THEM TO DO. WHEN DID THAT CHANGE THIS? THIS KID'S ONLY 21 YEARS OLD. SO THIS HAPPENED THREE YEARS AGO. WHEN DID THEY CHANGE IT THAT YOU COULD NOT GET IT ONLINE? THESE MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARDS, WAS THAT IN STATE OF OHIO? YES. STATE OF OHIO. SO THEY MUST HAVE RECEIVED THAT RIGHT DURING. AND I DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS, BUT I BELIEVE DURING COVID TIME THEY THEY APPROVED THE WINDOW FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO RECEIVE THAT MEDICAL CARD ONLINE. AND SINCE THEN THEY THEY'VE CLOSED IT AS OF RIGHT NOW YOU CANNOT DO THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WINDOW WAS OPENED FOR STATE OF

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OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. OKAY. GO BACK TO MY PRESENTATION. ONE ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO YOU HAVE THESE FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY? YES WE HAVE FACILITY IN MISSOURI. WE HAVE THREE ACTIVE LOCATIONS IN MISSOURI. WE HAVE ACTIVE LOCATION IN ILLINOIS. WE HAVE ACTIVE LOCATION IN OHIO. WE HAVE FOUR ACTIVE LOCATION IN OHIO, TWO IN MONROE, OHIO, ONE IN CLEVELAND AND ONE IN DELPHOS, OHIO. AND THOSE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF ROUGHLY ABOUT A YEAR. AND WE HAVE AN ACTIVE LOCATION IN CONNECTICUT, AND WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MORE ACTIVE LOCATIONS THAT ARE COMING UP OVER THE NEXT ONE YEAR. AND THESE ARE ALL STATE LICENSED, REGULATED DISPENSARY. WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN ANYTHING ELSE BEYOND THAT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO LIKE, LIKE CRIME ISSUES YOU'VE HAD? SO I WILL SPEAK TO THE CRIME ISSUES. I'VE GOT THE NUMBER OF CRIME THAT OCCURRED AT THE DISPENSARY, WHETHER IT'S SOMEBODY, ANY SORT OF CRIME WITHIN THOSE 11, EXCUSE ME, TEN LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE OPENED FOR AS LONG AS AS MUCH AS THREE PLUS YEARS IS ZERO, BUT I ENCOURAGE ANY AND EVERYBODY TO CALL. OUR WEBSITE IS AVAILABLE AND THAT LIST, ALL OF OUR DISPENSARIES WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED. PLEASE PICK UP A PHONE CALL AND CALL YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ASK THEM ABOUT FACTUAL INFORMATION. HOW OFTEN DOES THIS LOCATION CAUSES ANY PROBLEM? WHEN DID YOU HAVE TO GO THERE? LAST TIME. WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR IT? ASK HIM FOR THE REPORT. ASK CITY COUNCIL. ASK ANY OTHER CITIZENS WITHIN THOSE TOWNS THAT WE ARE LOCATED. I CAN CONTROL ONE, BUT I'M. I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER IT. TEN LOCATIONS SPREAD IT ACROSS SO LET THE FACTS SPEAK FOR ITSELF. THANK YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION ON THE SALES. HOW MUCH IS MEDICAL AND HOW MUCH IS RECREATIONAL? THAT'S TOUGH TO SAY. IT VARIES BY STATE, BY STATE. OHIO, AS WE ALL KNOW, OPENED ABOUT SO OHIO OPENED THEIR DOOR FOR RECREATIONAL SELLERS. WE'D LIKE TO CALL IT AN ADULT USE SALE. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. SO THE PLAY IT'S NOT EVEN YET. RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 5050, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY GO DOWN TO ABOUT 40% MEDICAL, 60% ADULT USE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS HOW IS WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN DESCRIBED.

MEDICAL SALE REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE MEDICAL CARD, AND NOW YOU HAVE TO NOW YOU'RE EXPOSED IN MANY PLACES ADULT USE DOES NOT. AND THE PRODUCT IS SAME NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. OKAY.

ALSO WITH THE 500 FOOT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, HOW CLOSE IS THIS TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SCHOOL? AND SO IT'S FAIRLY CLOSE, ISN'T IT? AT LEAST 500FT AWAY. YEAH. FROM THE CHURCH AND THE SCHOOL, IT'S MORE THAN 500FT, BUT IT'S THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL THAT IT'S WITHIN THE 500FT OF CHURCH PARK, SCHOOL, LIBRARY. PLAYGROUND. I JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S YOUR TREATMENT.

VERY CLOSE. THE CHURCH, THE SCHOOL, THE CHILD CARE. YES. YOU KNOW, CENTER. AND SO FORTH ARE RIGHT THERE. SO THE ONLY THE ONLY THING THAT GROVE CITY HAVE DONE AND I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT. SO, ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM STATE OF OHIO. AND IF YOU CAN SEE THERE'S THREE RED DOTS AND THOSE ARE THREE CS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS AS OF 30 MINUTES AGO, STATE OF OHIO ANNOUNCED THAT NO ADDITIONAL DISPENSARY OR NO NEW LOCATION CAN GO WITHIN THOSE THREE. THOSE THREE COUNTIES. COLUMBUS IS BEING ONE OF THEM. FRANKLIN COUNTY IS BEING ONE OF THEM. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WHEN WE APPLIED FOR THESE LOCATIONS AND MANY OTHER LOCATIONS TO STATE, GROVE CITY DID NOT HAVE ANY REGULATION IN PLACE AS FAR AS HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MANAGE THAT. SO WE CHOSE A LOCATION THAT COMPLIED WITH STATE REGULATION AND THAT COMPLIED WITH THE REGULATION FOR ALL THE FOR THE CITY. AND SO WE CHOSE THIS LOCATION. WE PAID $75,000 TO LANDLORD TO RESERVE THIS. WE PAID ADDITIONAL $100,000 PLUS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. THAT'S MY PROBLEM. NOT YOURS. I UNDERSTAND, BUT WE'VE DONE ALL THAT. WE GOT STATE TO APPROVE THESE LOCATIONS JUST TO FIND OUT THAT NO OTHER CITY IN OHIO IS PLACING RESIDENTIAL 500FT RESIDENTIAL ZONE RESTRICTION. BUT GROVE CITY DID. NOW, WHAT THAT MEANS IS BOTH OF THESE DISPENSARIES WILL NOT QUALIFY TO BE IN THIS BE IN GROVE CITY. THAT ALSO MEANS THAT NO OTHER DISPENSARY. WE CANNOT EVEN CHANGE A LOCATION BECAUSE AT THOSE RED DOTS IMPLEMENTS THAT NO MOVEMENT CAN HAPPEN WITHIN THOSE RED DOTS. SO IF THESE TWO DISPENSARIES ARE OUT, GROVE CITY WILL NOT HAVE A CANNABIS DISPENSARY OF ANY SORT. THAT MAY BE A GOOD THING. THAT MAY BE A BAD THING. BUT ALSO WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ABOUT $1 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE COMING FROM THOSE TWO DISPENSARIES EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO GROVE CITY. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? I'D LIKE. OTHERWISE I CAN GO ON PRESENTATION. WHAT ABOUT THE SIC CODE? I MEAN, ISN'T THAT KIND OF A SHOWSTOPPER ON THE SIC CODE THAT THAT'S NOT ALLOWED? I MEAN, WHEN IS THAT GOING TO GET

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BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR WHAT WE'VE COVERED SO FAR? AND THEN I DO WANT TO ASK, JUST TO KEEP THE MEETING IN ORDER IS THIS THE LAST PRESENTATION OR WILL THERE BE OTHERS? YES, MA'AM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ONE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS OUR SITE PLAN, EXCUSE ME. THIS IS OUR RENDERING OF WHAT THE BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE, AS YOU SEE, THE LINE OF TREES IN THE BACK, THAT'S WHERE THE RESIDENTS ARE LOCATED AT. SO WE DO. WE DO NOT. WE TRY TO HIDE AND PUT TREES. SO THERE IS A CLEAR SEPARATION FROM ANY AND ALL RESIDENTS. SECOND VIEW ON THAT. ANY QUESTIONS? IF YOU SEE THE CONSTRUCTION IS MOSTLY MOSTLY USING BRICKS AND STONE AND, AND THE LANDSCAPING IS ACTUALLY RATHER BEAUTIFUL. AS WE, AS WE TEND TO GO TOWARDS THAT. AND IF ANY ONE OF YOU IS VISITING MONROE, WE ARE RIGHT ON THE EXIT. SO I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE LOCATION THAT SPEAKS FOR OURSELVES. AND SO THE THIRD RENDERING. CHAIR IF I MAY. YES, THIS APPLICATION IS FOR THE USE ONLY, NOT FOR BUILDING ARCHITECTURE, WHICH WILL REQUIRE FURTHER APPLICATIONS. JUST TO PUT THAT ON RECORD. AND THEN THIS SIDE, WE HAVE A FLOOR PLAN, WHICH I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO EXPLAIN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURITY. ALL THESE ALL THESE DOTS THAT YOU SEE INDICATES CAMERA. SO, THIS WILL BE THE, THIS WILL BE THE FRONT ENTRANCE, AS YOU SEE. ENTRANCE WILL, THE CUSTOMER WALKS IN THERE, THEY'RE BEING GREETED BY A RECEPTION HERE, ONCE THEY ONCE THEY DOUBLE CHECK ONCE THEY CHECK ID AND PUT IT THROUGH THE SYSTEM IN OHIO STATE OF OHIO APPROVES THAT PERSON TO BE ABLE TO GO IN. THEN THEY BUZZ AND THIS DOOR WILL OPEN AND OR A SECURITY PERSON WILL WALK THEM THROUGH. THERE'S GOING TO BE A VESTIBULE WHERE IT'S CALLED MANTRAP. WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND PASSES THROUGH THIS DOOR, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DOOR. SO NO, BOTH DOORS WILL NOT OPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.

IT'S EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER TO TRAP ANY PROBLEM TYPE OF PERSON EITHER AT THE TIME OF LEAVING OR AT THE TIME OF GOING IN. ONCE THEY GET THROUGH THAT DOOR, THEY ARE NOW ON THE SALES FLOOR. THIS IS WHERE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WILL BE STANDING IN, AND THIS IS WHERE OUR CUSTOMERS WILL BE STANDING. IT YOU SEE THESE LITTLE WINDOWS, THOSE INDICATES WHERE. SO CUSTOMER COMES IN

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SO THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION YOU CAN ASK LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT OR CITY TO SEE HOW THE DRIVE THROUGH IS CAUSING PROBLEMS. NOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. YOU MAY HAVE. AND THAT'S THAT'S IT. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, THAT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF PLANNING COMMISSION? I HAVE A QUESTION FROM FOR THE CITY, ACTUALLY, HAVE WE CONSULTED WITH, LIKE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LIKE, THE SAFETY DIRECTOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT? JUST TO. AND ARE WE LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS AROUND TOWN THAT HAVE ALLOWED IT AND THE IMPACTS? AND ARE WE PREPARED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR HERE. MR. TEDFORD, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT. OKAY. NO MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME.

I SUPPOSE. POSSIBLY. OKAY. WELL I'LL BE HERE. RIGHT HERE, IF YOU NEED IT. THANK YOU. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ASK. MY NAME IS KEVIN. FROM THE SAFETY DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OR RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, ARE WE LOOKING AT OTHER COMMUNITIES AND HOW IT AFFECTS THEM? THINGS LIKE THAT, NOT SO MUCH. HOW THE RECREATIONAL, THE ADULT USE MARIJUANA IS IN OTHER CITIES. WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING DATA FROM OTHER STATES THAT THAT DO HAVE, THE ONE THING THAT REALLY STANDS OUT FOR STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CRASHES ARE THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES HAVE HAVE INCREASED IN OTHER STATES WHERE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA HAS BEEN LEGALIZED. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS WHAT PERCENTAGE MIGHT THAT HAVE INCREASED ON AVERAGE

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ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. CAN I JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT? I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT ONE ITEM THAT MISS MOSS, MISS MOTT MENTIONED ON THE SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE NOT EVER READ IT AS A TWO TIER REQUIREMENT. AND SO I THINK MISS MONTAG SAID THAT BOTH, PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO WAIVE IT. SAYS THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MAY VARY ANY REQUIREMENTS IT DETERMINES. WE HAVE ALWAYS READ THAT TO MEAN COUNCIL CAN WAIVE WHATEVER THEY WANT ON THE SECOND, AND YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO ALIGN WITH THAT PERFECTLY. DOES THAT MAKES ANY SENSE? THANKS. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION, MAY I JUST ADDRESS ONE THING? SORRY. TECHNICALLY, THE WORD AND IS IN THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES. AND WHETHER THE CITY HAS INTERPRETED THAT IN THE PAST TO MEAN JUST COUNCIL CAN WAIVE. WE DO FEEL LIKE FROM A LEGAL, TECHNICAL STANDPOINT, WE WOULD ASK THIS BODY TO RECOMMEND A WAIVER OR AT LEAST LEAVE THAT UP TO COUNCIL WITH A MOTION THAT IT'S UP TO COUNCIL IF YOU'RE WAIVING, IF YOU MIGHT BE WAIVING THE BENEFIT TO WAIVE OR VARY A REQUIREMENT THAT'S IN THE SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

IT'S KIND OF TECHNICAL. THANK YOU. IT IS. AND I WOULDN'T EXPECT THE APPLICANT'S ATTORNEY TO SAY OTHERWISE. WE JUST DISAGREE ON THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLEAR THAT FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTION. CHAIR I MAKE A MOTION TO DISAPPROVE THIS, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ALL MOTIONS WILL BE MADE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, WHICH MEANS YOU WILL BE MAKING THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. AND THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THAT. AND, CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION OF APPROVAL. ITEM THREE SHANGRI-LA DISPENSARY. I MAKE A MOTION.

AGREE WITH THE CITY THAT WE DISAPPROVE THIS TO CITY COUNCIL. SECOND. THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE. I THINK WHAT WE WANTED THERE WAS. SORRY IT'S FINE. A MOTION TO APPROVE. OH, AND THEN A NO VOTE WAS A DISAPPROVAL. OKAY. AS OPPOSED TO APPROVAL. SECOND, IT'S BEEN SECONDED. WHAT WE IT'S OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND SO, A YES VOTE RECOMMENDS DISAPPROVAL. OKAY, A NO VOTE. RIGHT. THE MOTION WAS TO DISAPPROVE. OH, WAIT, YOU COULD RESTATE THE I THINK WE NEED TO RESTATE I THINK WE NEED TO RESTATE THAT. RESTATE IT. YEAH. SORRY I DON'T NEED TO DO IT. LET SOMEBODY ELSE. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE USE PERMIT. AND A SECOND CHAIR I MAKE THE MOTION. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF APPLICATION THREE SHANGRI-LA DISPENSARY TO OUR CITY COUNCIL. THEN WE NEED A SECOND, SECOND CHAIR. OYSTER SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, A YES MEANS A YES RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. A NO WOULD GO FORWARD AS A RECOMMENDATION OF DISAPPROVAL. OKAY. NO MR. FARNSWORTH, NO. MR. TITUS, NO. MR. ROCK, NO. MISS WEMLINGER, N, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS ITEM NUMBER THREE ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.