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Planning commission backs six-month moratorium on natural medicine businesses while town reviews land-use code

2100732 · January 9, 2025
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Summary

The commission voted 5-0 to recommend a six-month moratorium on applications for natural medicine facilities so staff can draft land-use code amendments after recent state law changes.

The Timnath Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend an ordinance that would impose a six-month moratorium on any local land-use approvals, building permits or licenses for natural medicine businesses and facilities.

Town Attorney Carolyn Stiefel told commissioners the state recently passed legislation allowing licensed “natural medicine healing centers” and related manufacturing facilities; Timnath’s code has not yet addressed these uses. The proposed moratorium would give staff time to research appropriate…

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