City Council Meeting Date: December 2, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Mathias Hughey, Associate City Planner
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Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for Fares Ibrahim to Operate a Cannabis Retail Establishment at 2010 Jefferson Rd. Suite C.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves a motion for a conditional use permit (CUP) for Fares Ibrahim to operate a cannabis retail establishment at 2010 Jefferson Rd, Suite C.
Summary Report:
The applicant, Fares Ibrahim (applicant), has applied for a CUP to operate a cannabis retail establishment at 2010 Jefferson Rd, Suite C. The applicant has received Preliminary License Approval from the State of Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management to operate a cannabis business and has applied for a Retail Registration from the City Clerk. In order to approve the Retail Registration, the applicant must first receive a conditional use permit.
The following is the limit on the number of cannabis licenses allowed within the City of Northfield per City Code:
Sec. 30-122. Limitation of registrations.
The city shall limit the number of cannabis retail businesses to no fewer than one registration for every 12,500 residents within the city, excluding medical cannabis combination businesses and any potential municipal cannabis store, and shall issue no more than two (2) cannabis retail business registrations. The city shall include in its count of active retail registrations any cannabis retail business operating under a Tribal compact or a Tribally issued license or registration. If there is one active cannabis retail business registration for every 12,500 residents in the applicable county, the city shall not be required to register additional state-licensed cannabis retail businesses.
Staff has reviewed the status of all licensed cannabis retail businesses within Rice County (including other municipalities therein) and there are not currently any licensed. Addition...
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