Title
Resolution of Hampton City Council Initiating Amendments to the Hampton City Zoning Ordinance to Address the Adult-Use Retail Cannabis Marketplace
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this item is to request City Council adoption of an initiating resolution to formally begin the process of amending the Hampton City Zoning Ordinance as it relates to retail cannabis, including the creation of new land use categories, identify use districts where permitted, establish hours of operation, and establish procedures of objecting to proposed cannabis licenses. This initiating resolution starts the public process for a zoning text amendment related to the adult-use retail cannabis marketplace.
The initiating resolution does not adopt the ordinance text amendment itself; instead, it directs Community Development and other appropriate staff to prepare draft text and advance it through the required public hearing process in accordance with applicable law.
Discussion:
The proposed zoning ordinance amendment process is intended to promote commercial activity while providing clearer, more consistent definitions and processes regarding the adult-use retail cannabis marketplace.
By improving ordinance clarity and predictability for business owners, staff, and the public, the City can reduce interpretation disputes, support compatible economic activity, and maintain appropriate zoning controls consistent with public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.
Impact:
Adoption of the initiating resolution is not expected to have a direct fiscal impact because it does not, by itself, change regulatory requirements. Anticipated City costs at this stage are primarily associated with staff time for drafting ordinance text, internal coordination, legal review, required public notice/advertising, and processing the text amendment through Planning Commission and City Council hearings
Recommendation:
Rec
Adopt the initiating resolution dire...
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