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Applicant asks Queenstown to speed zoning decision for Dudley property cannabis grow
Summary
At the Sept. 11 Queenstown commissioners meeting, a proponent of a proposed cannabis cultivation operation asked the town to expedite a rezoning decision for the Dudley property because of state licensing deadlines; commissioners said they will visit a Centreville facility to study odor controls before acting and noted the Planning Commission recommended introducing a cannabis ordinance.
At a Sept. 11 meeting, Gary Nusinov, a guest speaking for proponents of a proposed cannabis operation on the Dudley property off Cherry Lane, asked the Queenstown Commissioners to accelerate a zoning decision to meet state licensing deadlines. He told the board the operation “would include growing operations in a greenhouse and future outdoor growing” and said the group believes current county zoning would permit the use and that the present zoning situation may be the result of an error.
President Al Hardee said odor control is a top concern for the commissioners and that they ‘‘still wish to seek knowledge related to odor and control methods employed by the Centreville facility as odor is a top concern for the Commissioners and due to the odor issue in Centreville seeming to have recently been improved greatly.’’ Hardee said the town would visit the Centreville facility to observe controls, but cautioned that rezoning and ordinance work take time.
The Planning Commission recommended introducing a cannabis ordinance that would allow indoor and outdoor growing and hold a public hearing to take comment. The meeting agenda also lists Ordinance No. 24-05, described as an amendment to the town zoning articles ‘‘to establish reasonable zoning regulations for cannabis growing facilities,’’ as eligible for introduction; commissioners said they would make decisions on the proposed zoning map amendments and the cannabis ordinance after their visit to the Centreville facility.
Town staff and attorneys described the next steps as fact-finding and procedural: a site visit to review odor-control methods, review of proposed ordinance language and zoning map amendments, and scheduling a public hearing if commissioners move forward with introduction. No formal motion or vote on a rezoning or ordinance was taken during the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 5:01 p.m. after a motion by Commissioner Tom Willis, seconded by President Al Hardee; the vote was recorded 2–0 in favor.
