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Planning Commission pauses decision on SPARK dispensary after neighborhood outcry over clustering

San Francisco Planning Commission · October 16, 2014
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Summary

After hours of testimony for and against SPARK’s application for a medical cannabis dispensary at 5420 Mission St., the Planning Commission voted 3–2 to continue review to Dec. 11 and requested more enforcement and police data on neighborhood impacts.

The San Francisco Planning Commission on Oct. 23 continued its review of SPARK’s application to open a medical cannabis dispensary at 5420 Mission St., citing neighborhood concerns about clustering, parking and public consumption.

Planning staff summarized that the proposal met the city’s location and operational standards for medical cannabis dispensaries under the Medical Cannabis Act and local planning code but noted substantial public comment both in support and opposition. "SPARK is a model dispensary," Robert Jacob, SPARK’s executive director, told commissioners, pointing to the…

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