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Findlay Council narrows where cannabis dispensaries may locate, adopts zoning overlay
Summary
Findlay City Council adopted an ordinance creating a conditional-use overlay that limits where retail cannabis dispensaries may open in the city and caps the number of stores; the decision followed more than an hour of public comment and a divided council vote.
Findlay City Council on March 18 adopted a zoning ordinance that creates a conditional-use overlay for retail cannabis dispensaries in designated commercial areas and sets local controls on how and where dispensaries may operate.
The ordinance, cited as Ordinance 2025-016 during the meeting, designates portions of existing C-2 commercial zoning as eligible for dispensaries, requires a conditional-use review by the City Planning Commission, and limits the total number of dispensaries in the city. Council members said the overlay is intended to give the city more control than would exist if the moratorium simply expired.
The city attorney summarized state restrictions that remain in force, including state-mandated buffer distances from schools, parks, day-care centers and other sensitive sites. Council members and…
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