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Commission reviews ordinance amendment to add hemp and THC and a CUP request to sell those products
Summary
Commissioners reviewed ORD 4 20 25 to add hemp and THC to zoning definitions and uses and heard a conditional-use application from a store at Pinecrest shopping center seeking to sell hemp/THC products; commissioners flagged enforcement and distance-rule questions and asked staff to research square-footage or percentage-based limits for the public hearing.
At the work session, staff introduced Ordinance ORD 4 20 25 to amend Holly Springs zoning ordinance Articles 2 and 5 to add hemp and THC to definitions and to list them alongside CBD and tobacco in permitted and conditional uses. Speaker 3 said the change is primarily clarifying language: "Everywhere it said CBD and or tobacco specialty store, we added hemp and THC."
Closely related, the applicant for CUP 01 20 25 seeks permission to sell hemp/THC products at 2271 Holly Springs Parkway (a Pinecrest liquor store location). Staff explained the store had been grandfathered under an existing business license but the change of ownership prompted a CUP because the original license did not list THC or hemp.
Commissioners asked how the ordinance and CUP would interact with existing distance requirements (1,000 feet from churches, day cares or schools; 5,000 feet between specialty stores). They discussed whether gas stations that sell hemp products should be regulated the same as tobacco specialty stores, and whether enforcement should be square-footage-based or tied to gross-sales shares. Staff offered to research examples and present options — including a square-footage threshold or a percentage limit — at the advertised public hearing. No approvals or denials occurred during the work session.
