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Fremont County approves Pure Medical'0LLC modification to expand Penrose cultivation site
Summary
After a public hearing with no public opposition, the board approved Pure Medical LLC's request to expand an Optional Premises Cultivation (OPC 14011) site in Penrose by about 1.17 acres, add a refrigeration unit and enlarge the secured fence line; staff found the application compliant and recommended approval.
The Fremont County Board of County Commissioners approved a modification to Optional Premises Cultivation license OPC 14011 for Pure Medical LLC, allowing the business to move its fence line, incorporate equipment into the secured area, add a refrigeration unit and modestly increase its grow area at a Penrose property.
Applicant James Marks described the proposal as primarily operational and aesthetic: enclosing equipment and storage areas within an expanded fence line to improve security and neighborhood appearance and adding a refrigeration unit to support a fresh-frozen product line. Marks said the new fenced section would contain about 630 plants in the area discussed, with full-site capacity later described as nearer 800—000 plants if tapped water allowed more production. "We're looking more to make it look very distinguishable ... and all the OPC activities basically are inside that fence line," Marks said.
Senior Planning Coordinator Danielle Adamic told the board the modification would add roughly 1.17 acres to the secured area on a lot the staff described as approximately 7.5 acres, zoned R-2 and currently permitted as an active OPC that has operated since 2014. Adamic summarized agency reviews and said staff had received no negative public comments and had found the application in compliance with the Fremont County Medical Marijuana Business Licensing regulations (staff recommended approval).
The staff report described utility connections and site conditions: Penrose Water District provides water, sanitation is handled by an on-site wastewater treatment center, and electricity is served by Black Hills Energy. Adamic and Marks described an odor-mitigation system used for drying rooms and said outdoor planting could produce some odor but that nearby residents had not reported nuisances; Marks also said the operation installed about 3,000 feet of 6-inch mainline to improve water availability and two fire hydrants. The application materials run more than 200 pages, the chair said, and commissioners noted they had time to review the packet.
No members of the public spoke at the hearing, and the board moved to approve the modification. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members voting "aye." The approval includes the fence-line adjustment, the addition of the refrigeration unit and the listed increase in grow area.
Note on address: the application was read into the record with two different street numbers in the transcript (440 8th Street and 448 Street); the county's staff report and application materials were the basis for the board'0action and would be the authoritative record for the property location.
