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Planning commission approves amendments to Lake Elsinore cannabis zoning rules
Summary
The Lake Elsinore Planning Commission voted unanimously to amend Chapter 17.156 of the municipal code to clarify cannabis use rules: consolidate the 10-business cap across industrial zones, extend operating hours to 10 p.m., remove the 25% retail cap and require retail to be part of a non‑retail operation.
The Lake Elsinore Planning Commission unanimously approved an amendment to Chapter 17.156 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code to change how cannabis businesses are regulated in the city.
The change consolidates the previous five‑and‑five cap in industrial zones into a single maximum of 10 cannabis businesses citywide for the M1 and M2 zones, extends permitted hours of operation from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., removes a 25% cap that limited retail to no more than 25% of a business’ floor area, and clarifies that retail cannot operate as a stand‑alone use — retail must be part of a non‑retail operation such as cultivation, distribution, or manufacturing.
The item was presented to the commission by Demaris Abraham, speaking on behalf of…
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