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South El Monte council delays decision on cannabis buffer-zone maps after heated public comments
Summary
The South El Monte City Council pulled a proposed update to its cannabis buffer-zone maps to a "date uncertain" after extended public comment urging preservation of a 1,000-foot school buffer and staff requests for more time to finalize maps.
The South El Monte City Council on Tuesday temporarily removed a zoning item about cannabis buffer zones from the agenda and asked staff for more time to produce updated buffer maps after a lengthy public-comment period in which residents urged the council to keep a 1,000-foot buffer between dispensaries and places where children gather.
The council, led by Mayor Gloria Olmos and Mayor Pro Tem Hector Delgado, approved an amended agenda that moved a separate town-hall item up and pulled agenda item 9A — the staff update on cannabis buffer-zone maps — to a "date uncertain" while staff completes updated buffer-zone maps, engineering overlays and related analysis.
The move came after more than…
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