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Resident urges Norton City Council to narrow cannabis zoning and require conditional approvals
Summary
At the April 20 Norton City Council meeting, resident Susan Welch urged the council to remove the B2 general business district as an allowable location for cannabis dispensaries and to require a strict conditional-use permit process including planning commission review, council approval and public input.
Susan Welch, a Norton resident, urged city council on April 20 to narrow proposed local zoning for cannabis dispensaries and to add a strict conditional-use permitting process that would require planning commission review, city council approval and public input.
Her remarks focused on the proposal before council (ordinance 35-2026), which she said allowed dispensaries and related facilities in multiple zones — including B2 general business — that, in Norton, sit close to residential areas. "Allowing retail…
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