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CLERK'S TOWN II I, Donna M. Hooper, Clerk of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, hereby certify that at the 2013 Special Town Meeting held on June 17, 2013,the following motion was adopted under ARTICLE 4. ARTICLE 4: AMEND ZONING BYLAW—MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTERS MOTION: That the Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 13 5 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, be amended as follows: (1) Insert the following definition, in the correct alphabetical sequence, for"Medical Marijuana Treatment Center,"to read as follows: Medical Marijuana Treatment Center(MMTC) - Means a not-for-profit entity registered under 105 CMR 725.100, to be known as a registered marijuana dispensary(RMD), that acquires, cultivates, possesses, processes (including development of related products such as edible marijuana infused products (MIPs), tinctures, aerosols, oils, or ointments), transfers, transports, sells, distributes, dispenses, or administers marijuana, products containing marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials to registered qualifying patients or their personal caregivers. Unless otherwise specified, RMD refers to the site(s) of dispensing, cultivation, and preparation of marijuana. (2) Insert anew section 6.10: "Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers,"to read as follows: Section 6.10, Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers 6.10.1 Purpose: Medical marijuana raises novel and complex planning, land use, public safety, and legal issues. A moratorium on the use of land and structures for a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center will allow the Town sufficient time to engage in a planning process to address the effects of this new land use and to enact subsequent local by-laws and regulations. 6.10.2 Applicability: The Town is instituting a moratorium on the use of land or structures for a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center, for a period as described below. 6.10.3 Moratorium Period: The moratorium is in effect until no later than July 31, 2014. (3) and further that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of Lexington. Declared Adopted by more than the necessary two-thirds vote. A true copy. Attest: Donna M. Hooper, ToVn Clerk