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Bel Air planning commission recommends less‑restrictive cannabis ordinance option to Town Board
Summary
Facing a new state law (Senate Bill 215) that complicates local setbacks for dispensaries, the planning commission reviewed two draft approaches and voted to recommend Option 2 (the 'least intrusive' approach) to the Town Board, with a recorded vote of four ayes and one abstention.
The Bel Air Planning Commission recommended that the Town Board consider the less‑restrictive draft (Option 2) of a proposed ordinance to amend local development regulations for cannabis businesses, citing the need to align local code with recent changes in state law.
Planning staff told the commission that Senate Bill 215, enacted in April 2025 and effective July 2025, imposes new statewide rules for licensed dispensaries that include setbacks from certain sensitive uses (schools, licensed child‑care centers, playgrounds, libraries, parks and places of worship) and a minimum…
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