Two-week delay for prospective cannabis retailers in Red Deer

Applications will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 24 at City Hall, but if you’re coming in, you best make sure you’ve checked all the boxes.

“We need people to come prepared with all the necessary approvals and documents,” Stuart added. “Incomplete application packages will be returned to the applicant until they are able to complete the full package.”

A complete development permit application package includes:

A completed and signed development permit application form

– Site plan of the property where the retail store is to be located
– Elevations or photos of the building façade where the retail store is to be located
– Floor plan of the retail store
– Letter of Authorization from the property owner (a lease agreement is not sufficient)
– Letter of Intent providing details about the retail business

A completed cannabis retail sales application requirement list

– A site plan that illustrates the retail sales location and their separation to all uses identified in Section 5.7.12 of the land use bylaw. This includes schools, day care facilities, a City operated recreation facility, and hospitals. At this time the map does not need to show distances to other cannabis retail stores.
– A site plan that illustrates the retail sales location and the separation to all provincial setbacks.
– Written confirmation from the AGLC that the applicant has submitted an application to them for the pre-qualification process. Full approval will be required as part of the Development Permit approval.

Regardless of if an applicant is granted a permit, business operations cannot commence until cannabis is officially legal on Oct. 17, 2018.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Two-week delay for prospective cannabis retailers in Red Deer

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