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Westerville debate continues over ordinance to allow limited dispensaries, public raises buffer and access concerns
Summary
City council held a public hearing on an ordinance that would lift a complete local ban and allow medical and dual-use marijuana retail dispensaries under strict rules, including zoning limits, special use permits, a two-store cap and a one-mile separation requirement; no final vote was taken.
Westerville City Council held a public hearing during the second reading of Ordinance 2025-01 that would replace the city’s full prohibition on marijuana activity with rules allowing medical and dual-use retail dispensaries while continuing to ban cultivation and processing.
The proposal would confine dispensaries to the community commercial and planned community commercial zoning districts, require a special use permit, limit the city to no more than two dispensaries and require at least one mile between them. The ordinance mirrors the state’s 500-foot buffer from schools, parks and similar facilities in its baseline and retains design and review standards for retail uses; staff reported proposed hours of operation of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and said planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval at a Dec. 18…
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