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City staff and police recommend mixed outcomes on consumable‑hemp license applications
Summary
Staff and police told the planning session that two consumable‑hemp license applications (Lisonbee and Gallery Smoke Shop) are not recommended for approval, while the Piggly Wiggly location met accessory‑use criteria and the police reported no objection. Council discussed limiting edibles and imposing licensing conditions such as no exterior advertising and controlled access to products.
City planning staff and police briefed the council on three pending consumable‑hemp license applications. For Autry Enterprises (doing business as Lisonbee) at John Hawkins Parkway, staff recommended denial after an ABC application investigation; police concurred. For Gallery Smoke Shop (3065 Lorna Road), staff likewise recommended denial, finding the location did not meet the franchise's grandfathering/ nonconforming status and was too close to single‑family residential neighborhoods (within 1,000 feet).
By contrast, a Piggly Wiggly grocery location at 2148 Tyler Road qualifies under the amended zoning ordinance as an accessory sale in a grocery larger than the threshold square footage; staff and police reported no objection, though council asked for clarifying license conditions (internal print advertising only, no exterior advertising, and a controlled access approach similar to tobacco behind the counter). Council asked staff and legal counsel to prepare proposed licensing conditions for Monday’s vote.
