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Council narrows marijuana retail lighting, then delays broader 'places of assembly' rules after debate
Summary
Council amended zoning text to allow LED lighting but ban LED rope or string lighting visible from exterior for adult-use marijuana establishments; the companion municipal ordinance regulating places of assembly was postponed indefinitely after council members raised enforcement and equity concerns.
Pontiac City Council on Feb. 4 amended its zoning code to clarify lighting standards for adult-use marijuana establishments and to ban rope or string LED lighting visible from exterior windows or facades. Council approved the amendment after a staff presentation and legal review, then later postponed a related municipal ordinance that would have created a licensing and nuisance-enforcement regime for "places of assembly."
The lighting change: Planning staff told council that the existing zoning text unintentionally prohibited LED lighting, which is now industry standard. The council voted to allow LED lighting generally but to prohibit…
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