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Planning commission approves recreational cannabis retailer at 41 E. Walton; site plan returned for final details

5923553 · October 2, 2025
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Commissioners approved a special-exception permit for an adult-use cannabis retail store at 41 East Walton and granted preliminary site-plan approval with a requirement to return for final site-plan review after outstanding façade, lighting and odor-management items are completed.

The Pontiac Planning Commission on Oct. 1 approved a special-exception permit for an adult-use cannabis retail store at 41 East Walton Boulevard and granted preliminary site-plan approval, while requiring the applicant to return for final site-plan review once outstanding technical items are resolved.

Michael Betcher, senior planner, told commissioners the building is an existing roughly 3,200-square-foot structure within the Walton Boulevard adult-use marijuana overlay and that staff found the special-exception standards were met. Staff recommended approval with conditions and noted some site-plan items — building elevations, photometrics, an odor-management…

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