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Lauderhill tables text amendment to allow medical-marijuana dispensaries, asks staff for more research
Summary
The Lauderhill City Commission voted 5-0 on Feb. 24 to table a citywide text amendment that would permit medical‑marijuana dispensaries (treated like pharmacies) until staff provides more research and options to limit proliferation; the item was set for April 14, 2025.
Lauderhill — The City Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 24 to table a proposed amendment to the city’s land-development code that would allow medical‑marijuana dispensaries to operate under rules mirroring pharmacies. Commissioner Danielle Dunn moved to delay the measure while staff researches limits and best practices; the motion passed 5-0 and the item was set for April 14, 2025.
The ordinance (listed in the packet as 25O-02-007) would add “medical marijuana establishment/dispensary” as a permitted nonresidential use and align standards with pharmacy zoning. Daniel Keystrell Mills, the city’s development‑services director, told the commission that using pharmacy spacing and zoning could allow as many as 14…
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