Pubdate: Fri, 24 Jul 2015
Source: Alaska Dispatch News (AK)
Copyright: 2015 Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.adn.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/18
Note: Anchorage Daily News until July '14

FAIRBANKS RELEASES MARIJUANA ZONING PROPOSAL TO PUBLIC

FAIRBANKS (AP) -- The Fairbanks North Star Borough has made its 
proposed ordinance dealing with the nascent marijuana industry public.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that borough Mayor Luke 
Hopkins plans to introduce the ordinance at the July 30 Borough 
Assembly meeting. The 14-page document became public in a packet 
outlining the meeting agenda.

The ordinance must be reviewed by the Planning Commission and 
approved by the assembly before it becomes law.

In the ordinance, a 500-foot buffer zone around schools, playgrounds 
and public housing with children is proposed. A 200-foot buffer would 
be around colleges, universities and vocational schools and a 
100-foot buffer would surround residential areas, youth centers, 
public pools and arcades.

The proposal also limits home grown marijuana intended to be sold to 
property outside of residential zones.
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