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Commission approves cannabis retail special‑use permit near Tortugas mobile home park with no‑consumption condition
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission granted a special‑use permit Oct. 9 to allow retail cannabis sales at 3895 S. Main St., Las Cruces, with conditions limiting hours and banning on‑site consumption; the permit drew a 4‑3 vote after neighbors and the applicant spoke.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4‑3 on Oct. 9 to approve Special Use Permit SU25037, authorizing retail cannabis sales at an existing commercial building at 3895 South Main Street, at the northeast corner of Main and Tortugas Drive.
The site is currently zoned C‑2, but county code requires a special‑use permit when a cannabis retail outlet would be located within 300 feet of residential property. Staff presented the application and noted the building is roughly 2,700 square feet, was constructed in 1979, and has been vacant several years; the nearest mobile home in the adjacent park sits about 65 feet from the proposed storefront.
Applicant Ryan Strand said the company already operates a farm in La Mesa and has kept a long‑term lease on the Main…
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