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Willowick council places marijuana-dispensary rules on first reading; planners detail fees and security review
Summary
The council put two ordinances on first reading that would create a licensing regime for marijuana dispensaries and amend retail-use rules. Planning commissioners and city staff outlined a $500 one-time security-plan fee and a $17,500 annual license fee, and said police would review security plans and conduct background checks.
Willowick City Council on first reading introduced two ordinances to regulate marijuana dispensaries and to amend retail-district uses, with planning commissioners and city staff outlining application and licensing costs and security review requirements.
The ordinances — numbered 2025-19 (to create Chapter 786, “Marijuana Dispensaries”) and 2025-20 (to amend retail-district uses in Chapter 1145) — were referred to the record on first reading after a presentation from planning staff and a Planning Commission attendee. Council did not vote to adopt either measure; both were placed on first reading, meaning no final council vote occurred at the meeting.
City staff and a Planning…
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