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Planning commission approves conditional use permit for marijuana dispensary at 1350 N. Penrod Road
Summary
The Show Low Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing Health Center Navajo Inc to operate a marijuana dispensary at 1350 North Penrod Road subject to existing and reaffirmed conditions, including a nontransferable permit, security requirements and limited hours of operation.
On Sept. 23, 2025, the Show Low Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing Health Center Navajo Inc to operate a marijuana dispensary at 1350 North Penrod Road (APN 210-49-123).
Planning staff summarized the application and the regulatory background, noting that Arizona ballot measures and the city zoning code shape local authority on marijuana facilities. Planning staffer Celine said that the permit is “nontransferable” and outlined required conditions, including compliance with Arizona Department of Health Services rules, a security plan approved by ADHS, panic buttons, exterior lighting for surveillance, a security guard on site at all times, limits on signage to the facility name only, a prohibition on on-site cultivation and no loitering on the exterior of the business. The staff report also reiterated that the hours of operation are limited to six days a week from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for a one-year period, after which staff will review the permit and the planning director may extend the permit for up to five years if there are no issues.
Commissioners asked staff to confirm whether the conditions differed from the prior CUP. Celine said the conditions are “almost exactly the same” as the prior approval and that the only substantive change was the addition of wording to reflect state law allowing qualified recreational customers; the permit still requires customers to be qualified under state rules. Commissioners also clarified that the requirement for a new CUP on a change of ownership stems from the city’s nontransferable-permit policy rather than state licensing rules.
Commissioner Clark moved to approve CUP 602-04-277 submitted by Health Center Navajo Inc to allow a marijuana dispensary at 1350 North Penrod Road, subject to staff recommendations. Vice Chair Wilson seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Director Tragaszewski noted a seven-day appeal period: if no appeal is filed with the city clerk within seven days, the permit will take effect.
The approved conditions include the city’s inspection rights (with an on-site inspection to be scheduled no later than five working days after the city’s written request unless a different date is agreed), requirements that the applicant supply operational procedures and supplemental materials submitted with the CUP application, and that the dispensary may transfer marijuana or related products only to entities with valid ADHS registration certificates or to qualifying patients/designated caregivers as allowed by state law.
