Submitted by: Chair Croft at the Request of the

Mayor Prepared by: Municipal Clerk’s Office and

Planning Department For reading: January 29, 2019

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AR No. 2019-29

A RESOLUTION OF THE ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY APPROVING 1 A MARIJUANA LICENSE AND SPECIAL LAND USE PERMIT FOR 2 GREENSLEEVES GENETICS LLC, A MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY 3 WITH LICENSE NUMBER M15192, DOING BUSINESS AS GREENSLEEVES 4 GENETICS LLC, AND LOCATED AT 1700 N. POST ROAD. 5 6 (Government Hill Community Council) (Case 2019-0005) 7 8 THE ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY RESOLVES: 9 10 Section 1. The approvals in sections 2 and 3 of this resolution are for 11 GreenSleeves Genetics, LLC a marijuana cultivation facility with municipal license 12 number M15192, doing business as GreenSleeves Genetics, LLC, located at 1700 13 N. Post Road, in the I-2 district, within W2 Lot 10, Alaska Railroad Reserve; 14 generally located southwest of the intersection of N. Post Road and Sitka Street, in 15 Anchorage. 16 17 Section 2. The application submitted for the requested marijuana establishment 18 license generally meets the applicable provisions of Anchorage Municipal Code 19 (AMC) chapter 10.80. A marijuana cultivation facility license is hereby approved for 20 GreenSleeves Genetics, LLC, subject to the following conditions pursuant to AMC 21 section 10.80.015: 22 23

1. The licensee and his/her agents and employees shall conform to the 24 narrative submitted with the license/special land use permit 25 application, as modified by this resolution, and with all applicable 26 portions of Anchorage Municipal Code. 27

28 2. All licensees, employees, and agents of the marijuana establishment 29

who sell, cultivate, manufacture, test, or transport marijuana or 30 marijuana product, or who check the identification of a consumer or 31 visitor, shall obtain a marijuana handler permit from the Alaska 32 Marijuana Control Board (AMCO). The marijuana handler permit shall 33 be kept in the holder’s immediate possession or a valid copy shall be 34 kept on the premises of the marijuana establishment at all times. 35

36 Section 3. The application submitted for the requested special land use permit 37 for marijuana generally meets the applicable provisions of AMC section 21.03.105 38 and AMC section 21.05.055. A special land use permit for a marijuana cultivation 39 facility is hereby approved for GreenSleeves Genetics, LLC, subject to the following 40 conditions pursuant to AMC subsection 21.03.020M.: 41 42

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1. All uses shall conform to the plans and narrative submitted with the 1 license/special land use permit application, as modified by this 2 resolution, and with all applicable portions of Anchorage Municipal 3 Code, and may be modified in accordance with AMC subsection 4 21.03.105C.9. 5

6 2. A notice of zoning action shall be filed with the State of Alaska 7

Recorder’s Office before operation of the establishment. 8 9 3. The establishment shall be open for inspection and examination by 10

the municipality during municipal business hours and establishment 11 business hours. 12

13 4. The premises shall be ventilated so that the odor of marijuana cannot 14

be detected at any lot line by a person with a normal sense of smell. 15 Violation could lead to a requirement to increase air filtering and/or 16 change the ventilation location in the establishment. 17

18 5. The Conditions Certificate, issued by the Planning Department and 19

containing conditions imposed by the Assembly on this special land 20 use permit, shall be displayed in a visible location near the main 21 entrance at all times. 22

23 6. The licensee or a designated employee shall keep written records 24

(downwind location; distance from facility; time; odor intensity) of 25 weekly outdoor odor observations made on the property in order to 26 detect odor breakthrough and to aid in any odor complaint 27 investigations. 28

29 7. Resolve with Traffic, the parking lot layout and design to include 30

adequate driveway width, required paving, and an accessible route. 31 32 Section 4. The conditions contained in this resolution shall be met and shall be 33 verified by inspection before the marijuana establishment can begin operations. 34 35 Section 5. Failure to comply with the conditions of this license and special land 36 use permit and the applicable provisions of Anchorage Municipal Code shall 37 constitute grounds for modification or revocation of the license and/or the special 38 land use permit. 39 40 Section 6. The marijuana license approved in section 2 above expires on August 41 31, 2019. An application to renew the marijuana license may be submitted in 42 accordance with AMC section 10.80.036. The special land use permit for marijuana 43 approved in section 3 above is valid until it expires in accordance with AMC 44 subsection 21.03.105C.10. 45 46 Section 7. In accordance with AMC subsection 10.80.061B., the Municipal Clerk 47 shall, upon approval of this municipal marijuana establishment license and 48 fulfillment of the conditions in Section 2 and verification pursuant to Section 4, 49 provide written notification to the AMCO that the protest is lifted. 50

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1 Section 8. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage and 2 approval by the Assembly. 3 4 PASSED AND APPROVED by the Anchorage Assembly this _______ day of 5 _______________, 2019. 6 7 8

9 Chair 10 ATTEST: 11 12 13 14 15 Municipal Clerk 16

MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE

Assembly Memorandum

No. AM 68-2019 Meeting Date: January 29, 2019

From: MAYOR 1 2 Subject: A RESOLUTION OF THE ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY 3

APPROVING A MARIJUANA LICENSE AND SPECIAL LAND USE 4 PERMIT FOR GREENSLEEVES GENETICS LLC, A MARIJUANA 5 CULTIVATION FACILITY WITH LICENSE NUMBER M15192, 6 DOING BUSINESS AS GREENSLEEVES GENETICS LLC, AND 7 LOCATED AT 1700 N. POST ROAD. 8

9 10 GreenSleeves Genetics, LLC has applied for a cultivation facility license and 11 special land use permit. The facility is proposed to be located at 1700 N. Post 12 Road in the Government Hill Community Council. 13 14 The applicant has successfully completed their public notice requirements, and 15 on December 12, 2018, the Planning Department mailed 78 public hearing 16 notices to residents and property owners within 500 feet of the site of the 17 proposed facility. 18 19 The Municipal Clerk’s office and the Planning Department have reviewed the 20 application against the requirements of Anchorage Municipal Code (AMC) 21 chapter 10.80, AMC section 21.03.105, and AMC section 21.05.055 and 22 considered any comments received from various reviewing agencies, the 23 community council, and the public. Staff has determined that the applicant is 24 generally in compliance with municipal code with the conditions recommended in 25 the Assembly Resolution. 26 27 THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. 28 29 Prepared by: Ryan Yelle, Senior Planner, Planning Department 30 Approved by: Michelle McNulty, Director, Planning Department 31 Concur: Christopher M. Schutte, Director 32 Office of Economic and Community Development 33 Concur: Rebecca A. Windt Pearson, Municipal Attorney 34 Concur: William D. Falsey, Municipal Manager 35 Respectfully submitted: Ethan A. Berkowitz, Mayor 36 37

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