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Planning board to research marijuana zoning changes; will delay formal hearings
Summary
Members agreed to gather comparative research and petitioner input before scheduling public hearings on a proposal to relax marijuana zoning; several members said they would not support loosening buffers around schools or child-care centers.
The Townsend Planning Board on June 22 agreed to postpone any formal public hearings on proposed marijuana-zoning relaxations and to conduct an internal research phase first.
Members said they would collect information on neighboring towns’ experience with retail and cultivation facilities, ask the petitioner to outline the specific changes sought, and consider standards — including buffer distances from schools and child-care centers — before drafting proposed bylaw language. Several members said they were open to reviewing expanded commercial locations but opposed reducing school buffers.
The board emphasized a cautious approach: an initial “information dump” of comparative zoning frameworks and a later public outreach plan if the board decides to advance changes. No formal vote or bylaw change was taken on June 22.
