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Commission allows mayor to abstain, approves 1-year extension for conditional marijuana retail permit
Summary
The Mount Clemens City Commission approved a one-year extension for a conditional marijuana retail permit for 222 Biz 4 LLC at the site listed in city materials as 195 (Mall/Malo) Street. The mayor abstained because her husband was named in a related letter.
The Mount Clemens City Commission on March 6 approved a one-year extension for a conditional marijuana retail establishment permit sought by 222 Biz 4 LLC at the property listed in city materials as 195 (Mall/Malo) Street. The commission also voted to permit the mayor to abstain from the decision because of a disclosed personal connection.
The mayor told the commission she would abstain because, she said, "my husband was named in it." After that disclosure, a motion was made and the commission voted to allow the mayor to recuse herself from the vote.
City staff explained the company was originally granted a conditional permit on March 6, 2024, but did not start operations before the permit expired because of parking and engineering issues. Staff told commissioners the business has a one‑year lease for off‑site parking (reported in the record as a lease with a nearby property owner) and expects to provide on‑site parking once stormwater and engineering issues are resolved. A staff representative said, "These issues have since been resolved and the company remains committed to opening later this year." (staff statement in the meeting record.)
Commissioners asked whether the temporary parking arrangement is renewable and how the owner will provide permanent parking if adjacent lots are redeveloped; staff replied the temporary lease covers one year and that the applicant's engineering plans show on‑site parking once retention and sewer issues are addressed.
The motion to grant a one‑year extension passed. The meeting record does not include a full, named roll‑call vote for each commissioner in a single consolidated table; the chair announced the motion passed and recorded the mayor’s abstention.
Next steps: the extension runs until the new expiration date stated in the permit extension (city staff noted the conditional permit had originally expired in March), and staff will return to the applicant’s file for any subsequent compliance or permit matters.
