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Grove City aligns marijuana-retailer spacing with state measurement; residents urge pause
Summary
Council voted Aug. 4 to amend local code so the 500-foot marijuana-retailer buffer is measured according to state practice, prompting public opposition over potential sites near treatment centers; council noted any retailer still must secure a special-use permit and return for council approval.
Grove City council approved Ordinance C3125 on Aug. 4 to change how the city measures the 500-foot buffer between retail marijuana retailers and specified sensitive uses, bringing the local measurement method into alignment with state practice.
City Attorney Steven Smith said the change simply mirrors the state’s approach to measuring the shortest distance between a facility's structure and a prohibited property's parcel…
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