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Land Use Board approves Garden State Grows cannabis retail at 2001 S. Delaware St. with variances
Summary
The Paulsboro Land Use Board granted preliminary and final major site-plan approval and three variances to Garden State Grows, LLC to convert roughly 1,800 sq ft at 2001 S. Delaware St. into a cannabis retail store; the site will reuse the existing parking lot and must meet conditions on screening, striping and county driveway coordination.
The Paulsboro Land Use Board voted unanimously to approve preliminary and final major site-plan applications for Garden State Grows, LLC to open a cannabis retail store at 2001 S. Delaware Street.
The board’s vote authorizes the conversion of about 1,800 square feet of an existing building for retail cannabis sales and grants three variances for pre-existing bulk conditions: a front-yard setback of 40.4 feet where 50 feet is required, a side-yard of 5.2 feet where 10 feet is required, and a conditional-use variance to permit two façade signs where the borough’s cannabis ordinance limits the use to one façade sign. Administrator Vernon Marino moved the approval; Jack Henderson seconded, and the roll call recorded 10 ayes.
Applicant CEO Jim DiNatale said the company already operates licensed facilities elsewhere in New Jersey and described the proposed space and operations. "We will be converting a portion of the building about 1800 square feet into the Cannabis retail business," DiNatale said, adding that the business has state retail approval. Engineer Chuck Endicott told the board the proposal reuses the existing asphalt parking lot and commits to sealing, seal-coating and restriping the lot.
Endicott presented the applicant’s parking analysis: state and borough calculations yield an estimated demand of nine parking spaces for the dispensary and about 60 spaces attributable to the neighboring restaurant’s patron area, for a combined demand of roughly 69 spaces; the site plan shows 72 spaces on the lot. The board’s approval is conditioned on the applicant providing updated floor and site plans, addressing ADA compliance and signage dimensions, and coordinating required driveway and county approvals with the Borough Engineer.
The board also required the applicant to provide additional details on dumpster screening and pavement markings and to work with borough professionals to finalize accessible parking and entrance geometry. The application received no public speakers during the comment period and the board’s motion carried on the recorded roll call vote.
