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Commission approves ordinance changes to clarify CBD, hemp and THC rules and cap ancillary sales
Summary
The planning commission approved ORD042025 to explicitly add hemp and THC to CBD/tobacco specialty store definitions and to limit ancillary sales to no more than 10% of retail area or 1,000 square feet, with excess subject to conditional-use review.
Holly Springs planning commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance to clarify how CBD, hemp and THC products are treated and to set a cap on ancillary sales by other retailers.
Staff explained the ordinance change adds hemp and THC explicitly to the definition of CBD and tobacco specialty stores and introduces a limit on ancillary product areas: ancillary use may occupy no more than 10% or 1,000 square feet, whichever is smaller, of the retail area of the establishment. Any additional square footage would require approval through the conditional-use permit process. "We have added the language... the ancillary use may occupy no more than 10% or 1,000 square feet, whichever is smaller, of the retail area of the establishment," planning staff said.
Commissioners discussed whether existing shops would be grandfathered (staff: existing tobacco shops are grandfathered unless they seek to add THC which wasn’t on their original license) and how enforcement would work; staff said code-enforcement officers would handle compliance and that the ordinance is not retroactive for grandfathered businesses. The commission moved, seconded, and approved ORD042025 unanimously.
The ordinance change is intended to make the rules for CBD/hemp/THC clearer and to create a predictable threshold for when a retailer must undergo the public conditional-use review process.
