Pot shops applications have finally made it to Kelowna city council.

Four months after the city害羞草研究所檚 deadline for site rezoning applications, and six months after recreational marijuana was legalized in Canada, seven applications害羞草研究所攆or stores on Bernard Avenue, Glenmore Road, Gordon Drive, Rutland Road South, Springfield Road and two on Harvey Avenue害羞草研究所攁re on Monday害羞草研究所檚 council agenda for discussion.

They are the first crop of applications for legal cannabis retail operations in the city. If they get the green light, the applications will go to public headings next month before final approval by council.

City staff have said they do not expect stores to be open in the city before the end of spring.

The city received 41 applications for retail cannabis stores last fall, dramatically lower than the 害羞草研究所渉undreds害羞草研究所� planning staff originally expected. Of those, 31 were sent to special 害羞草研究所渧etting害羞草研究所� committee the city set up, which included planning staff, RCMP and city bylaw representatives. The vetting process took two months.

In February, the city announced 15 applications would be forwarded to council, including five selected in a lottery.

The lottery winners were picked from applications judged to be of similar merit but proposed for locations close to each other.

The city has set location criteria for stores, including minimum distances from schools, parks and other stores selling cannabis.

City planning staff said the simplest applications would be considered first, with the ones requiring more work to be presented to council at a later date.

The cost of applying for a rezoning for a store selling cannabis was set at $10,495害羞草研究所�$1,000 to apply and $9,495 if the application is forwarded for consideration. By comparison, most other rezoning applications in Kelowna cost between $1,000 and $1,800.

In addition to the bill for rezoning, once a store is up and running, the operator will be required to obtain city business licence at an additional cost of $8,000 per year. Retailers must also have a licence from the province to operate a store.

Last month, the city said identified the following sites as possible locations for cannabis retail stores:

害羞草研究所� 547-559 Bernard Avenue

害羞草研究所� 401 Glenmore Road

害羞草研究所� 140-160 Rutland Rd S

害羞草研究所� 3818 Gordon Drive

害羞草研究所� 2090 Harvey Avenue

害羞草研究所� 1455-1475 Harvey Avenue

害羞草研究所� 2121 Springfield Road

害羞草研究所� 1675-1677 Commerce Avenue

害羞草研究所� 2339-2397 Hwy 97 North

害羞草研究所� 1977 Kirschner Road

害羞草研究所� 1310 St. Paul Street

害羞草研究所� 889 Vaughan Avenue

害羞草研究所� 175 Old Vernon Road

害羞草研究所� 2053, 2065 & 2115 Rutland Court

害羞草研究所� 1100 Lawrence Avenue

害羞草研究所� 5505-5507 Airport Way.