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<p class="MsoNormal">We require the City Council to approve the HCA prior to the SPGA approval. This is a two step process so once the draft HCA has been accepted, they can start the Zoning process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Gideon Schreiber, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(617) 972-6417 press 1 then 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael McCarthy via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 31, 2022 11:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com; 'Mass Planners' <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] [EXTERNAL] Host Community Agreements<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Jeff,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our ordinance requires that the HCA be completed (signed by the mayor and approved by city council) before they apply for the special permit for a marijuana establishment:
<a href="https://library.municode.com/ma/new_bedford/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH9COZO_S4100BMAESMEMATRCE_4140BSPPE">
https://library.municode.com/ma/new_bedford/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH9COZO_S4100BMAESMEMATRCE_4140BSPPE</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mike McCarthy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Asst. City Planner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">City of New Bedford<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">508-979-1488<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ruralplanningassociates--- via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 31, 2022 11:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Mass Planners' <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Massplanners] Host Community Agreements<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">For those of you who have been through the marijuana permitting process, has the host community agreement been completed before, during, or after the zoning permitting?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Thanks so much,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Jeff Lacy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Rural Planning Associates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">(413) 230-9693 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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