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Woolwich JLUB adopts Master Plan amendment to allow indoor cannabis cultivation and recommends zoning changes for Class 2 manufacturing
Summary
The Woolwich Township Joint Land Use Board adopted a Master Plan amendment to permit indoor cannabis cultivation, recommended Ordinance 2024-20 (Class 2 cannabis manufacturing in the 5A zone) back to committee, and memorialized a zoning-code change via Resolution 2024-38. Planner A. Jones provided a consistency letter and board votes were unanimous.
The Woolwich Township Joint Land Use Board on Nov. 7 adopted a Master Plan amendment to permit indoor cannabis cultivation and took related zoning steps to enable Class 2 cannabis manufacturing in a designated commercial zone.
Planner A. Jones presented the Master Plan amendment and provided a Master Plan consistency letter addressing a proposed change to allow indoor cannabis grows. After discussion, Vice Chair Rushton called for a vote to review and return the amendment with comments to the Township Committee; Member Kauffman moved to review and return comments, Member Morris seconded, and the motion passed on roll call.
The board then adopted Resolution 2024-37 to amend the Master Plan to allow indoor cultivation (motion by Member Kauffman; second by Member Nocentino). Later the board reviewed Ordinance 2024-20, which would allow Class 2 cannabis manufacturing within the 5A zone; members asked questions about locations and required zoning setbacks from neighboring properties. Planner A. Jones provided a Master Plan consistency letter to the board. Member Kauffman moved to return and recommend the ordinance back to committee as written; Member Morris seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
The board voted to memorialize the zoning code change through Resolution 2024-38 (motion by Member Kauffman; second by Member Morris), with unanimous roll call. The minutes record that the actions were unanimous and that the board asked questions about siting and setbacks; no public comments on these items were recorded in the minutes.
Next steps include the Township Committee review (the board’s review was to return comments to the committee) and any subsequent ordinance hearings required by municipal procedure.
