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Planning commission delays decision on primary caregiver facility at 860 Badder pending technical clarifications
Summary
The commission postponed action on a site plan for a primary caregiver medical-marijuana facility at 860 Badder Avenue and asked the applicant to supply technical details including parking calculations, odour-control specifications, lighting/photometrics, proof of state caregiver licenses and utility/sewer agreements with Troy.
The Clawson Planning Commission on Aug. 12 postponed action on the site plan for a proposed primary caregiver facility at 860 Badder Avenue after staff and commissioners identified multiple outstanding technical items the applicant must address.
Planning staff said the site is roughly 0.33 acres and that the use is allowed in the I-1 (Limited Industrial) district under the city’s primary caregiver standards adopted in 2021. Staff summarized that primary caregivers are permitted to have up to three caregivers with up to 72 plants each (216 plants total) under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act for medical uses; the city’s ordinance imposes additional site standards the applicant must meet.
Key issues the commission flagged included parking and the measurement method used to calculate required spaces, the lack of a final photometric…
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