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Commissioners table decision after heated public hearing on allowing indoor cannabis grows in B-1 zones
Summary
After hours of public comment for and against a zoning-text amendment that would permit indoor cannabis cultivation in neighborhood business (B-1) zones, Flathead County commissioners voted to table the item so they can review new submissions and further consult planning staff; planning board had been split 3-3 with no recommendation.
A Flathead County public hearing on Dec. 9 over a proposed zoning-text amendment to allow indoor cannabis cultivation in B-1 (neighborhood business) zones ended with the county commissioners tabling the measure for further review.
Supporters, including attorney Erin McGarvey for First Class Grass and proponent Rick Breckenridge, urged commissioners to adopt the amendment so long-running, small-scale growers can operate with clear local rules. "This is a preexisting nonconforming use," McGarvey told the board, adding that state oversight from the Cannabis and Alcohol Regulation…
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