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Approval of Standard Marijuana Cultivation Facility License - Alaskan Greenery
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SUBMITTED BY: Sheri L. Pierce, MMC
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Express No Objection to Issuance of Standard Marijuana Cultivation Facility License for Alaskan Greenery
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office, has notified the City of Valdez that they have received a completed application for a Standard Marijuana Cultivation Facility, License #10043, from Michael R. Liljedahl DBA, Alaskan Greenery.
A local government may protest the approval of an application pursuant to 3 AAC 306.060 by furnishing the director and the applicant with a clear and concise written statement of reasons for the protest within 60 days of the date of this notice. If a protest is filed, the board will deny the application unless the board finds that the protest is arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable.
3 AAC 306.010 (c) provides that the board will not issue a license when a local government protests an application on the grounds that the applicant's proposed licensed premises are located in a place within the local government where a local zoning ordinance prohibits the marijuana establishment, unless the local government has approved a variance from the local ordinance. The property associated with this license request described as Lot 3E, USS 3563, is currently zoned as Light Industrial. Marijuana cultivation facilities are a permitted principal use in a Light Industrial Zone under Section 17.36.020 (G) of the Valdez Municipal Code.
The application and all attachments as submitted by the Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office have been reviewed by the Valdez Police Department and the Community Development Department for compliance with lo...
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