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Cocoa Beach board approves special exception for medical marijuana dispensary at 4300 N. Atlantic
Summary
The Cocoa Beach Board of Adjustment approved a special exception allowing a medical marijuana dispensary at the former Bank of America site at 4300 North Atlantic, conditioned to prohibit recreational sales; the 4-1 vote followed extensive public comment and applicant testimony about traffic, security and operations.
The Cocoa Beach Board of Adjustment voted 4-1 on Feb. 19 to approve a special exception allowing a medical marijuana dispensary at 4300 North Atlantic, the former Bank of America building, with a condition that recreational sales not be permitted.
The board’s decision came after about an hour of applicant presentation, staff procedural hearings and public comment focused on traffic, neighborhood impacts and security. Chair Don Haynes called for a roll call vote that recorded four yes votes and one no vote from Board Member Anderson.
The board heard from Cole Oliver, a land-use attorney with Rossway Swan, who presented the application on behalf of the applicant and said the city’s redevelopment zoning allows dispensaries through a special-exception process. "This board as an entity made the distinction in the previous application that dispensaries are compatible with the permitted uses within the redevelopment districts," Oliver said, and the application sought the same finding for the Gateway Redevelopment Subdistrict.
Kyle Wood, representing Eden, the applicant, told the…
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