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Grove City council denies special‑use permit for Jackpot Road dispensary after heated public hearing
Summary
After extended public comment and council debate over traffic, proximity to a recovery center and neighborhood impacts, council voted 4‑3 to deny the special‑use permit for a marijuana dispensary at 3989 Jackpot Road (Ordinance C0326). Applicants disputed traffic estimates and offered security concessions; hotels and residents opposed the site.
Grove City Council voted down a special‑use permit for a proposed marijuana dispensary at 3989 Jackpot Road, concluding a lengthy public hearing in which staff, the applicant and multiple residents and businesses presented conflicting traffic estimates and competing safety and economic arguments.
Staff and planning‑commission materials recommended disapproval, citing two central concerns: largely unchanged application materials compared with an earlier submission and inconsistent traffic figures. City staff reported a prior application estimated about 700 customers and 673 vehicle trips, the applicant revised its estimate to about 380 vehicles per day, while the engineering traffic manual and staff calculations suggested a figure near 612 vehicle…
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