Appeal of Commercial
Cannabis Business Permit
Application (CCBP) #22-02R
Culturee Mercedd onn Motell Drive,, Inc.. (Culturee Cannabiss Club) Commerciall Cannabiss Retail
11111 Motell Drive
CC 04/03/2023
ATTACHMENT 6
MERIT-BASED SCORING
(FINDING C)
• T otal of eleven (11) CCBP
retail applications
submitted to the City,
January 2022
•
Ninee (9)) applicationss
completedd Phasee 22 review
• 100 possible points (78
Non-discretionary points,
22 discretionary points)
• Culturee Cannabiss Clubb
achievedd topp rankk basedd
onn thee averagee off thee totall
scoress fromm eachh memberr
off thee Selectionn Panel
SUBJECT SITE
ZONED THOROUGHFARE
COMMERCIAL (C-T) WITH
THOROUGHFARE
COMMERCIAL (CT) LAND
DESIGNATION
APPROXIMATELY 3,520 SF
EXISTING BUILDING
(FORMERLY KEWL CATS)
ADJACENT TO COMMERCIAL
USES
20XX 3
Sensitive
Use Buffer
Map
4 ELEV ATIONS
20XX 5
SITE PLAN– 1111 MOTEL DRIVE
Takuma Hayashi
President
• Retail Use
• Parking requirements: 7 spaces minimum
• Including 2 accessible spaces
• Red shaded areas indicate extra parking
• Ingress/Egress to the South (off Motel Dr)
• No access to the North (Pine St) per
Planning Commission Condition
FLOOR PLAN– 1111 MOTEL DRIVE
Takuma Hayashi
President
Flora Berggren
Chief Operations Officer
20XX Contoso business plan
Mainn
Entrance/
Reception
Saless
Floor
Vendorr
Room//
Qualityy
Inspection
DELIVERY AREA
• Fenced in loading bay
allows for only 1
authorized vehicle at a
time
• Security guard present
• Surveillance cameras
• Protocols in line with
State requirements
OPERATIONS
9 Hours of Operation to be from 8:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m., daily
Commercial Cannabis Dispensary (Medicinal
and Recreational) including Delivery
Business to receive finished product from
licensed cannabis distributors and sell to the
general public
Four Manager positions will be filled at build
out; staff anticipated at a total of 25 employees at
open
5 POS Stations on the sales floor
Community Benefits Proposed by Applicants
10 Community Outreach
Meetings
Youth Incubator
Program
2% Gross Receipts
Donated to Local
Charitable
Organizations
100% Local
Workforce
Various
Contributions to
Local
Organizations
SECURITY
11 At least one guard shall be onsite during the build out; two guards shall be present onsite after open
Security to increase if operations require it
Security guards shall be present onsite 24/7
Card scanners installed for restricted (employee-only) access areas
Applicant shall meet or exceed all security
requirements set forth in MMC 20.44.170 E(3)
Planning Commission Action–
• The Planning Commission voted 5-2 to approve
Culture’s application with an additional
condition:
• All access to Pine Street from the site and
the adjacent site to the west is to be blocked
off, interior of site to be redesigned to
handle the new flow.
• New Site Plan has been provided, at left.
• Two Appeals of the PC Decision were received:
• Jiva (Applicant tied for 2
nd Place)
• Edwin Kainth (Local Business Owner)
Appeals– CCBP #22-02R
Jiva (CCBP Applicant, Tied for 2nd Place in Merit-Based Score) • Appeal asserts that Jiva should have more points from Criteria 5d and 5e, which regard owner experience in a Mutual Benefit Nonprofit for 1 year and 3 years, respectively.
Edwin Kainth (Local Business Owner)
• Appeal asserts negative impact to business, traffic issues, pedestrian issues, incompatible use type.
CITY COUNCIL MOTION
• Grant or deny the appeal of Edwin Kainth; and,
• Provide direction to staff regarding findings to
grant or deny the appeal, with or without
prejudice.