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Proposed Regulation Changes to Marijuana Production Facilities
Section 3.10
/ City of Milford, ConnecticutFounded 1639
70 West River Street u Milford, Connecticut u 06460-3317
www.ci.milford.ct.us / Department of Permitting and Land Use
David B. Sulkis,
City Planner
TO: X South Central Regional Council of Governments
X Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Council
X City Attorney, City of Milford
X State of CT DEEP
X City of West Haven, City Clerk
X Town of Stratford, City Clerk
X Town of Orange, City Clerk
FROM : David B. Sulkis, City Planner /DBS
DATE: March 23, 2016
RE: Proposed Section Changes to the City of Milford Zoning Regulations;
Re: Marijuana Production Facilities: Sec. 3.10 – Permitted Uses
In accordance with Milford Zoning Regulations 10.3 and CT General Statutes 8-3b and 22a-104, the distribution of the following proposed regulation changes is submitted for your agency’s review and comment.
Please provide this office with acknowledgment of your receipt of this memorandum and comments or approval within 35 days of the above date.
Please provide this office with your comments or approval.
EXISTING TEXT: SECTION 3.10 LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT: LI
3.10.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in Limited Industrial Districts, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, and Section 3.10.1.11.
3.10.1.11 Use Conditions: All of the above Permitted Uses shall be subject to the following conditions and safeguards:
(1) Site Plan Requirements: A landscaping plan shall be required showing all proposed re-grading, drainage, fences, walls, and other landscaping features. The landscaping plan shall be in conformance with Article V, Section 5.14.
(2) Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting shall be provided by the applicant at all access points to streets, parking areas, building entrances and elsewhere, where required for safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(3) Street Access: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot and/or subdivision has suitable access to a street which is adequate to accommodate the potential traffic generation from such use.
(4) Utilities: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the use is:
(a) Served by an adequate public sanitary sewerage system, community subsurface sewage disposal system, or private, individual sewage disposal facility approved by the Director of Public Health; and
(b) Supplied with water from an adequate public water supply; community water
supply or private, individual wells approved by the Director of Public Health.
(c) The Board may require the use to be served by an approved public sanitary
sewage disposal system in order to protect the public health.
PROPOSED TEXT:
3.10 Permitted Uses:
3.10.1 Permitted Uses: Subject to all other applicable provisions and limitations of these Regulations the Board shall permit the following buildings or uses in Limited Industrial Districts, subject to Site Plan Approval in accordance with ARTICLE VII, and Section 3.10.1.11 13.
3.10.1.11 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Facility as defined in Section 5.19 of these Regulations subject to the provisions of Section 5.19.
3.10.1.12 Medical Marijuana Production Facility as defined in Section 5.19 of these Regulations subject to the provisions of Section 5.19.
3.10.1.11.13 Use Conditions: All of the above Permitted Uses shall be subject to the following conditions and safeguards:
(1) Site Plan Requirements: A landscaping plan shall be required showing all proposed re-grading, drainage, fences, walls, and other landscaping features. The landscaping plan shall be in conformance with Article V, Section 5.14.
(2) Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting shall be provided by the applicant at all access points to streets, parking areas, building entrances and elsewhere, where required for safety of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.
(3) Street Access: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the lot and/or subdivision has suitable access to a street which is adequate to accommodate the potential traffic generation from such use.
(4) Utilities: No use shall be approved by the Board unless the use is:
(a) Served by an adequate public sanitary sewerage system, community subsurface sewage disposal system, or private, individual sewage disposal facility approved by the Director of Public Health; and
(b) Supplied with water from an adequate public water supply; community water supply or private, individual wells approved by the Director of Public Health; and
(c) The Board may require the use to be served by an approved public sanitary sewage disposal system in order to protect the public health.
REASON FOR CHANGE:
The current regulations are inadequate to address zoning concerns regarding the new use.
A petition for substantially the same change in regulations has previously been filed:
Yes _____ No __X___ if Yes, date of hearing:
This regulation change is proposed by: Petitioner: X City of Milford and the Milford Prevention Council, Inc., or □ Planning and Zoning Board Subcommittee
C: Kevin Curseaden, Esq.
Anthony Sutton, Chairman, P & Z Board
Joseph D. Griffith, Director, DPLU
Milford Department of Permitting and Land UseBuilding: 203-783-3234
Planning and Zoning: 203-783-3245
Wetlands: 203-783-3256 / Fax (Building): 203-783-3690
Fax (Planning and Zoning/Wetlands): 203-783-3303
Director: 203-783-3374