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Fiscal Court asks county attorney to draft zoning ordinance in response to medical cannabis Planning & Zoning amendment
Summary
Following a Planning & Zoning text amendment on medical cannabis, the Simpson County Fiscal Court directed County Attorney Sam Phillips to draft a county ordinance to regulate where cultivation, processing and dispensaries may operate, suggesting agricultural/industrial zones for growing/processing and B5 for dispensaries.
The Simpson County Fiscal Court discussed a recent Planning & Zoning text amendment regarding medical cannabis and directed County Attorney Sam Phillips to prepare an ordinance to address county regulation outside city limits.
Judge/Executive Mason Barnes suggested the ordinance should differentiate land uses: restricting cultivation and processing to agricultural (AG) or industrial zones and locating dispensaries in B5 commercial zones. The minutes record that the 90-day period following the Planning & Zoning action remains in effect, giving the county time to act, and Judge Barnes encouraged both the county and city bodies to be aware of P&Z text amendments before passage.
No formal vote to adopt zoning restrictions was recorded at the meeting. The court’s direction to the county attorney is a drafting and review step; any ordinance would return for formal consideration and potential vote at a future meeting.
