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Lemon Grove council denies appeal, upholds denial of dispensary permit at 8280 Broadway
Summary
The City of Lemon Grove denied an appeal of a Community Development Manager’s decision to deny a Minor Use Permit for a proposed cannabis dispensary at 8280 Broadway, finding the site fails the city’s 1,000-foot separation requirement; the council voted unanimously to adopt staff’s recommendation.
The Lemon Grove City Council on April 7 denied an appeal of the Community Development Manager’s denial of a Minor Use Permit (MUP2500001) for a proposed cannabis dispensary at 8280 Broadway, adopting staff’s resolution 5–0.
City Development Manager Michael Fellowes told the council the MUP, submitted March 23, 2025, was denied because the subject property shares a property line with an operating dispensary at 8290 Broadway and therefore cannot meet the 1,000‑foot separation required by Lemon Grove Municipal Code 17.32.0.08(a). “Because the properties abut, we cannot make the…
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