Agenda for Regular Meeting

Synopsis:     This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. In light of and consistent with the passage of the Delaware Marijuana Control Act by the Delaware General Assembly, this Ordinance amends various sections of Chapter 48 of the City Code to explicitly permit and limit the cultivation, manufacture, testing, and retail of recreational marijuana within certain commercial, manufacturing, and waterfront zoning districts in the City of Wilmington as follows: (i) marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana product manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities, and retail marijuana stores will be permitted as a matter of right in the C-5 (Heavy Commercial) commercial zoning district, the M-1 (Light Manufacturing) and M-2 (General Industrial) manufacturing and industrial zoning districts, and the W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-2 (Waterfront Manufacturing/Commercial), and W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) waterfront zoning districts and (ii) marijuana testing facilities and retail marijuana stores will be permitted as special exception uses in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) waterfront district.  In addition, this Ordinance requires a buffer zone of 300 feet between any of the four permitted marijuana-related uses and (i) residential zoning districts or (ii) public and private schools serving any grade between kindergarten and twelfth grade.  Finally, this Ordinance establishes parking requirements for laboratory, research, and testing facilities, which will apply to marijuana testing facilities.

Synopsis:     This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution urges the Delaware General Assembly to enact legislation that will amend Title 22 (Municipalities), Chapter 9 (Municipal User Tax) of the Delaware Code to enable the City of Wilmington to impose a local excise tax of up to 3% on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products by a retail marijuana store located within the boundaries of the City, in addition to any amounts imposed by the State.  The State’s Retail Marijuana Tax rate is 15%. The additional revenue generated by the local marijuana excise tax would be allocated to bolster the City’s capacity to develop holistic support systems that benefit the high concentration of Disproportionately Impacted Areas (DIAs) in the City. 

Synopsis:     This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 45 of the City Code to prohibit the Department of Finance from foreclosing on owner-occupied residential properties which receive City utilities, and whose debts consist solely of unpaid water, sewerage, and stormwater fees, interest, penalties, and costs. This Ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 2025.

Synopsis:     This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance makes stylistic, but not substantive, changes to Section 37-125 of the City Code. 

Synopsis:     This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 10-1 of the City Code regarding the fees for ambulances and related services provided by the City’s Fire Department to (i) increase the rates for basic ambulance service and administration of oxygen, (ii) delete the cervical collar rate, and (iii) add a loaded mile rate.  The City will collect such fees from private insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid.