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Deltona commission denies draft ordinance on dispensary rules, directs staff to draft ban on new medical‑marijuana dispensaries
Summary
After extended public and commissioner discussion, the commission on April 7 voted to deny the staff‑proposed ordinance regulating pharmacies/drugstores/medical marijuana dispensaries and directed staff to return with an ordinance that would prohibit new medical‑marijuana dispensaries (existing locations would remain nonconforming). Vote was 7–0.
The Deltona City Commission debated changes to rules for pharmacies, drugstores and medical‑marijuana dispensaries at length on April 7 before denying the staff‑proposed ordinance and directing staff to draft a separate ordinance to prohibit new medical‑marijuana dispensaries.
City Attorney read the proposed ordinance (No. 07‑2025) to update zoning‑related rules after state law changes. Staff gave three options: ban dispensaries outright; allow them where pharmacies are allowed; or adopt regulations (the staff recommendation). The proposed text would have required a 1,500‑foot separation between pharmacies/dispensaries, and a…
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