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Commissioners consider zoning change to allow cannabis cultivation on Dudley property with odor and proximity limits
Summary
An applicant told the board he has state licenses to cultivate cannabis on the annexed Dudley property; Planning recommended applying the Countryside (CS) zone and permitting cultivation provided operations are at least 3,000 feet from residential zones or dwellings and odor-control requirements are specified; town attorney will draft ordinances for review.
At the Aug. 14 Queenstown Commissioners meeting, Thomas Klassen expressed interest in establishing a cannabis cultivation operation on the Dudley property recently annexed into town limits. Klassen said the operation would include indoor — and possibly outdoor — growing and that he "has all required State licenses."
The Planning Commission told the board it had recommended designating the Dudley property as Countryside (CS) and amending zoning text to allow cultivation in the CS zone. Planning also recommended a proximity limitation: no cannabis cultivation use within 3,000 feet of a residential zone or an existing dwelling unit within town limits.
Commissioners said they could consider an ordinance amendment but asked that odor-control requirements be explicitly specified if the use is to be permitted. President Al Hardee expressed concern about outdoor operations and asked how odor would be addressed; Klassen said he could provide details on facility security and the proposed appearance of the facility.
Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan said she will draft the zoning map amendment and text changes for review and possible introduction at the next meeting. Because the area previously remained under county zoning until August 2023, the town must adopt local zoning to allow the use. The commissioners did not make a final decision at the meeting.
Next steps: Attorney Ryan will prepare draft ordinances for the commissioners to review at the next meeting; staff will include the Planning Commission's recommended 3,000-foot buffer and clarify odor-control language in the draft.
