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City staff propose zoning rules for medical cannabis including distance and signage limits
Summary
Planning staff outlined zoning text amendments tied to KRS 218B that would allow dispensaries in B3/B4/B5 zones, cultivation/processing in I1/I2 zones, add a 1,000‑foot school/daycare buffer, a 1‑mile minimum between dispensaries, limits on signage and a prohibition in the downtown overlay; first reading introduced.
Melissa Evans, associate director of planning with the Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission, explained draft text amendments to appendix F (articles 8, 13 and 14) to implement state medical cannabis law (cited as KRS 218B in the presentation) and add local regulations.
Evans said dispensaries would be permitted in B3, B4 and B5 zoning classifications…
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