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Council adopts BZA decision reversing Planning Commission denial for Omniplex dispensary; competitor’s attorney objects
Summary
The Forest Park City Council on April 7 adopted a Board of Zoning Appeals decision to partially reverse the Planning Commission’s denial and grant conditional use for a marijuana dispensary at 12181 Omniplex Court after public comment and a summary of the BZA action.
Taylor Trout, an attorney representing a marijuana dispensary located at 1233 Omniplex Drive, told the Forest Park City Council on April 7 that he opposes the conditional-use approval for a second dispensary at 12181 Omniplex Court and said the applicant has not met the zoning standards required for such a use.
Trout said he has “been at every single public hearing” on the application by King City Gardens and that King City Gardens “just has failed to meet their their standards.” He told council members the proposed location is roughly a thousand feet from his client’s store and warned of…
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