Luverne City Zoning Code
CANNABIS BUSINESSES
§ 153.200 CANNABIS BUSINESS MINIMUM BUFFER REQUIREMENTS.
(A) The city shall prohibit the operation of a cannabis business within 1,000 feet of a school.
(B) The city shall prohibit the operation of a retail cannabis business within 500 feet of an attraction within a public park that is regularly used by minors, including a playground or athletic field excluding Rotary Park.
(C) Pursuant to M.S. § 462.357, subd. 1e, nothing in this section shall prohibit an active cannabis business or a cannabis business seeking registration from continuing operation at the same site if a school moves within the minimum buffer zone.
(Ord. 47, Fourth Series, effective 4-24-2025)
§ 153.201 ZONING AND LAND USE FOR CANNABIS BUSINESSES.
(A) Cultivation. Cannabis businesses licensed or endorsed for cultivation are permitted as a conditional use in the following zoning districts: I-1 or I-2, cultivation to occur indoors.
(B) Cannabis manufacturer. Cannabis businesses licensed or endorsed for cannabis manufacturer are permitted as a conditional use in the following zoning districts: D, I-1 or I-2, with all processing, handling, and storage indoors.
(C) Hemp manufacturer. Businesses licensed or endorsed for lower-potency hemp edible manufacturers permitted in the following zoning districts: D, I-1, I-2, with all processing, handling, and storage indoors.
(D) Wholesale. Cannabis businesses licensed or endorsed for wholesale are permitted as a conditional use in the following zoning districts: D, I-1, I-2, H-C or C-C, with all storage indoors.
(E) Cannabis retail business.
(1) Cannabis businesses licensed or endorsed for cannabis retail are permitted as a conditional use in the following zoning districts: I-1, I-2, H-C, C-C or D.
(2) I-1 and I-2. Only when the principal use of the property is cannabis cultivation and/or manufacturing in accordance with a licensed cannabis micro- or mezzobusiness; retail may not exist as a principal use.
(F) Cannabis transportation. Cannabis businesses licensed or endorsed for transportation are permitted as a conditional use in the following zoning districts: D, I-1, I-2, H-C or C-C.
(G) Cannabis delivery. Cannabis businesses licensed or endorsed for delivery are permitted as a conditional use in the following zoning districts: D, I-1, I-2, H-C or C-C.
(H) Cannabis testing facility. Cannabis businesses licensed or endorsed as cannabis testing facilities are permitted as a conditional use in the following zoning districts: D, I-1 or I-2.
(I) Lower-potency hemp edible retailer. Businesses licensed or endorsed to sell lower-potency hemp edibles directly to consumers are permitted in the following districts: H-C, C-C or D.
(J) Lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler. Businesses licensed or endorsed for lower-potency hemp edible wholesale are permitted in the following districts: D, I-1, I-2, H-C, or C-C, with all storage indoors.
(Ord. 47, Fourth Series, effective 4-24-2025; Ord. 55, Fourth Series, effective 8-7-2025)