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Planning commission recommends high score for Sir Francis Drake cannabis permit; council to review
Summary
After lengthy public comment and technical questions, the commission unanimously recommended the cannabis business permit application for 1601 Sir Francis Drake (applicant Martin Kaufman) for a combined retail/delivery business, recording an average planning commission score of 92.6 and forwarding that recommendation to the town council.
The Fairfax Planning Commission on July 17 completed its required scoring of a business-permit application to operate a cannabis storefront and delivery business at 1601 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and unanimously forwarded a planning-commission recommendation (average score 92.6) to the Town Council for final action.
Staff summarized the application: the proposal would occupy a vacant commercial unit and involve interior remodel only to meet state cannabis regulations; the applicant proposed to repaint the storefront in a palette matching the building and to install a projecting sign that staff said could be designed to meet the town's sign rules. The town's scoring process (adopted by council resolution 19-34) asks…
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