Planning commission forwards proposed dispensary zoning to Norton City Council

The Norton City planning commission voted to forward a draft ordinance recommending where marijuana dispensaries could locate in the city and what operating conditions should apply.

A commissioner leading the discussion said they had reviewed ordinances from Ravenna, Seville and other municipalities and circulated a draft adapting Ravenna’s Chapter 862 for Norton, focusing on allowable districts and site design. Samantha read a note from zoning administrator Bill Braymond stating he is comfortable with the state rules and recommending that medical marijuana dispensaries be limited to I1 districts and that a conditional use permit be required so any proposed dispensary comes before the planning commission and city council. "Mr. Braymond would like to ask the planning commission to include within the proposed legislation that medical marijuana be…