City Council Ordinance 853 (Cannabis Zoning)Ordinance No. 853
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XV, CHAPTER 153: ZONING TO AMEND
CANNABIS AND HEMP BUSINESS ZONING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA, HEREBY
ORDAINS. -
SECTION 1. Monticello City Code, Section 153.092, Table 5-4 is amended to add the
following row:
Use
Type
AO
RA
R1
R2
TN
R3
R4
MH
Bl
132
133
134
CCD
PCD
IBC
I1
12
Additional
Requirements
Lower-
P
P
P
P
P
§ 153.092(D)(22)
Potency
Hemp
Edibles
Retailer
SECTION 2. Monticello City Code, Chapter 153, Section 153.092 is hereby amended to add
the following Section 153.092(D)(22). Following enactment of this Ordinance, the City Clerk is
authorized to renumber the provisions of Section 153.092 as required to place the provisions into
alphabetical order.
(22) Lower -Potency Hemp Edible Retailer
(a) Lower -Potency Hemp Edible Retailers are permitted as an accessory use as listed
in Table 5-4 for the following businesses:
(i) A business holding a current on -sale intoxicating liquor license from the
City of Monticello; or
(ii) A business holding a Brewer Taproom or Brewer off -sale license from the
City of Monticello; or
(iii) A business holding a 3.2 off -sale license from the City of Monticello; or
(iv) A business operating as Municipal Liquor Store as licensed by the City of
Monticello; or
(v) A business holding a current tobacco sales license from Wright County
(b) Lower -Potency Hemp Edible Retailers operating as an accessory use under this
section must comply with all location restrictions as required by the liquor or tobacco sales
license, but are not subject to the requirements of § 153.091(A)(4)(c)(10). Lower -Potency Hemp
Edible Retailers operating as an accessory use under this section must comply with all remaining
requirements of § 153.091(A)(4)(c)
SECTION 3. Monticello City Code, Chapter 153, shall be amended to enact the following
Section 153.091(E)(7)(g):
(7) Cannabis Retail Business.
(g) At any time there shall be no more than 2 registered cannabis retailers, cannabis
microbusinesses with a retail endorsement, or cannabis mezzobusinesses with a retail
endorsement operating within the City at any time.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication
except where otherwise provided above.
ADOPTED by the Monticello City Council this 10 day of July, 2025.
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ATTEST
CJenMifejrhrei e , City Clerk
Voting in Favor: Christianson, Gabler, Hilgart, Hinz, and Martie
Voting in Opposition: None